Chapter I Section 1 Philosophy in the West began‚ for the most part‚ in Ancient Greece. In the period of the Fifth Century BCE‚ particularly in Athens‚ an incredible number of remarkable thinkers‚ artists‚ politicians‚ etc.‚ participated in the life of the city-state. Their accomplishments have guided and inspired the entire development of Western culture. It’s pretty obvious then‚ that we ought to know something of their philosopher’s ideas. The most famous are‚ of course‚ Socrates‚ Plato
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Institutes. His theory of epistemology is based on his belief that humans are naturally aware of God. He also asserts two fundamental knowledges- God and self- and he elaborates upon the relationship between the two. I. Biography of John Calvin A. Birth and childhood B. Schooling and further education C. Early works and accomplishments II. How is it possible to know anything? III. John Calvin A. brief introduction of the Institutes B. Calvin’s theory of epistemology 1. Humans have a natural
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assumptions and‚ consequently‚ the proposition are wrong‚ these objections are based on misinterpretations of Spinoza’s definitions‚ and I believe Spinoza is correct in arguing for substance monism. In order to prove my point‚ I will first define some terms and give some axioms that Spinoza uses. Then I will prove the two assumptions he uses in his proof‚ and argue for substance monism. Afterwards‚ I will proceed to give the most common objection to Spinoza’s proof‚ followed by a refutation of this objection
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Of all the plays by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet deals the most with what lies beyond this terrestrial sphere. In the words of Michael Neil‚ "Hamlet [is] a prolonged meditation on death." It is a study of life beyond death‚ in the metaphysics of the eternal soul‚ the afterlife‚ and the eternal consequences of temporal causes. Characters in the play are obsessed by the afterlife. Hamlet ’s fixation on suicide is possibly the most obvious example of this. In one of his soliloquies‚ he confesses
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Epistemology is the study of our right to the beliefs we have. More generally‚ we start from what we might call our cognitive stances‚ and ask whether we do well to have those stances. Cognitive stances include both our beliefs and (what we take to be) our knowings; and in another dimension they include our attitudes towards the various strategies and methods we use to get new beliefs and filter out old ones‚ as well as the products of those strategies and methods. Epistemology‚ on this showing‚
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Metaphysics shares a breadth of problems concerning ‘universals’. One view that addresses these problems is nominalism. Nominalism is the position that universals do not exist outside the mind. There are different sects of nominalism that expresses various stances about the problem at hand. Austere nominalism‚ metalinguistic nominalism‚ and trope theory are the various types of nominalism that refute the claim of realism. Each of these types of nominalism contain their own respective views towards
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What is Philosophy? There are a number of definitions of philosophy given by many thinkers and they vary according to their interests and orientations. Generally‚ philosophy is regarded as perhaps the most obstruse and abstract of all subjects that seems apart from ordinary life. Although quiet a number of people may think of it as a being remote from every normal interest‚ it may be inferred that all of us have some philosophical views‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Most often‚ the term appears
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PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is divided into many sub-fields. These include epistemology‚ logic‚ metaphysics‚ ethics‚ and aesthetics. Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ such as the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and theories of justification. Logic is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality‚ such as existence‚ time‚ the relationship between mind and body‚ objects and their properties‚ wholes
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Assignment Introduction to Logic: PHI142 August 26‚ 2014 Weightage: 10 % All Questions carry equal( ve) Marks. 1. What is Logic ? Is it bene cial for you to think in a logically consistent 1 manner? [200 words] 2. What if when . . . the basic laws of logic such as below are not available to us? [200 words] (a) Law of Identity: A is A (b) Law of excluded middle: A or not A. (c) Law of Non contradiction: A and not A both doesn’t follow. 3. Why Symbols are important in the domain of
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BS Architecture Olanio‚ Marc Q. BS Architecture Branches of Philosophy Main branches of philosophy Traditionally‚ there are five main branches of philosophy. They are: Metaphysics‚ which deals with the fundamental questions of reality. Epistemology‚ which deals with our concept of knowledge‚ how we learn and what we can know. Logic‚ which studies the rules of valid reasoning and argumentation Ethics‚ or moral philosophy‚ which is concerned with human values and how individuals should act
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