Qi Saiyang Philosophy 101 Midterm Paper: Answers to Five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Explain Socrates’ view of himself as a philosopher. Answer: From the Oracle representing the God of Delphi‚ Socrates firstly got the message that no one is wiser than him. Considering both the facts that it’s impossible for him to be the wisest man and also impossible for god to lie‚ Socrates starts thinking and
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Before the 16th century‚ Europe had a radically different approach and view of science. At that time‚ this system of explaining the universe and superstition were seen as equal counterparts. There was a belief almost‚ that the ways of life could not be explained logically‚ but only by superstition and the mysterious actions of God. That assumption was created in part by the Catholic church and since‚ the church influenced a large portion of the common people’s time and lives‚ science remained as
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used for both mind and soul‚ Descartes’ idea was interpreted as referring to the relationship between mind and body. His view that the mind and body were distinct‚ but could still interact with each other‚ became known as dualism. However‚ psychologists today reject the idea of dualism as they believe that the mind and body are a single entity which is equivalent to the idea of materialism (assuming that all behaviour has a physiological basis). In 1861‚ Paul Broca‚ provided evidence of functional localisation
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1. Are you a dreamer? The meditator determines that there is not a reliable test to determine if you are dreaming or not (EP 88). The meditator comes to this conclusion by first noting that all of his knowledge has been derived from or through his senses (EP 88 middle). The mediator then realizes that sometimes his senses give him wrong information‚ so he cannot trust them on the grounds that his senses could be feeding him more false information (EP 88 middle). To further his idea that his senses
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priesthood compared to that of the perfect heavenly expression which according to the author finds its full realisation in the Royal High Priesthood of Jesus Christ. Some scholars like James D. G. Dunn perceive this to be a signature of ‘. . . Platonic Dualism . . .’.2 However‚ this argument seems to me to have some problems‚ since we find symbolism right throughout the bible and is clearly demonstrated in Gen 1:14b. According to F. E. Gaebelein ‘Symbolism is as old as humanity’.3 In addition Donald Macleod
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discredited spiritual substances or committing itself either to the acknowledgment of yet unrecognized physical entities or to an Identity Mysticism on the level of persons. As a consequence‚ many philosophers think that the problems that infiltrate dualism and Cartesian theories of the soul‚ such as the alleged
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1. Introduction The system for blocking in and regulation annual accounts in France is more different than in UK. During the reign of Louis XIV‚ French accounting was first introduced as a compulsory feature of business in 1673 by a law (known as the Savary Order) that required traders to maintain daybooks of their business transactions and prepare an annual list of assets. The Ordonnance de Colbert was the first regulation that imposes a form of accountability. It required traders to register
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spiritual. Some may hold that love is physical‚ i.e.‚ that love is nothing but a physical response to another whom the agent feels physically attracted to. Behaviorism‚ which stems from the theory of the mind and asserts a rejection of Cartesian dualism between mind and body‚ entails that love is a series of actions and preferences which is thereby observable to oneself and others. Expressionist love is similar to behaviorism in that love is considered an expression of a state of affairs towards
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Week 7 Tuesday‚ February 18 Plantinga—“The Free Will Defense” pgs. 157-160 Hick—“The Soul-Making Defense” pgs. 160-164 Essay assignment 8: Essay question 5 on pg. 165 Thursday‚ February 20 Plato—“Euthyphro” pgs. 484-485 Rachels—“The Challenge of Cultural Relativism” (available under ‘Course Materials’ on Blackboard) Essay assignment 9: Essay question 4 on pg. 489 Week 8 Tuesday‚ February 25 Catch-up/Review FREE WILL AND TIME TRAVEL Thursday‚ February 27 Taylor—“Freedom
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rapidly Chamber and Symphonic music 1815-1827 (3rd Period) Starts to lose his hearing around 2nd period‚ he can still hear just losing his ability to hear String quartets were considered decades ahead of his time Romantic Music and the concept of Dualism Music vs. words Individual vs. crowds Professional vs. amateur (concert hall vs. home) Man vs. Nature (city vs. country) Science vs. irrational Materialism vs. idealism (capitalism vs. Marxism) Nationalism vs. internationalism Tradition
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