Nigel Warburton is a british philosopher and writer. He was born on march 30th‚ 1962. He is best known for his philosophical books. His most popular is A Little History of Philosophy‚ however‚ he has also written: Philosophy: The Basics‚ Philosophy: The Classics‚ Thinking from A to Z‚ The Art Question‚ and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bristol and then continued his education and received his PhD from the Darwin College of the
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Ma 1 Kimo Ma October 2011 Professor Kenneth Peter Humanities 1A The Virtuous Beings Modern society glorifies people for much pettier accomplishments when compared to that of the ancient times. During the twenty-first century‚ a convicted felon may come back after serving a prison sentence and present himself as a figure of perfection. Less than five years ago‚ a football player‚ named Michael Vick was arrested and convicted of illegal actions involving the maltreatment of domesticated animals
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Yet if everyone presumes their country is above all others‚ then at most only one can be correct (Nathanson 537). In the essay “Is Patriotism A Virtue‚” MacIntyre brings up an effective example of this. Consider a scarce resource that all countries need such as oil. Since patriotism encourages a people to put their own country’s interests first‚ they would want to keep their oil within their country
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Pressure‚ ignorance‚ or reward can have a various affects on a person’s choices about virtuous acts but when it causes his or her moral actions to be compromised‚ then only certain situations can pressure or ignorance be an excuse. Courage is a virtue that can be determined by choices that a person can make. A person that only does an act because he sees some personal gain from the act such as saving a child from a fire may not have committed a virtuous act because of the motive behind it such
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While history is the study of past events‚ particularly related to human affairs and activities‚ the Oxford dictionary defines philosophy as‚ “the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline.” From the definition itself‚ one can easily see areas that overlap between these two disciplines. When Dionysius of Halicarnassus said‚ “History is philosophy learned from examples”‚ he certainly meant that studying about the history
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Virtues in Engineering William F. May said of the expert: “He had better be virtuous. Few may be in a position to discredit him. The knowledge explosion is also an ignorance explosion; if knowledge is power‚ then ignorance is powerlessness” (Harris 30). In the context of engineering‚ this places engineers in a very special position. Because of this power‚ which few may ever possess‚ it becomes necessary for engineers to be virtuous or posses certain attributes for the welfare of the public
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Lesson 1 : Man: The Crown of Creation ***A Christian Philosophy of Man In order to break down the complexities of man‚ one must enumerate and dissect the many facets and relationships of man’s being. ***Concept of Man as the Crown of Creation Man is considered as the crown of all God’s creation because he is the only created thing made in the “image” and “likeness” of God and‚ therefore‚ uniquely distinct in his existence. No other creature is like man; he is one of a kind. Only man has been
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Philosophy 101 Final Paper: Answer to five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Why does Hume think that the “design” in nature cannot prove God’s existence? Answer: One of the most common reasons why people say they believe in God is that the universe seems to have been intentionally designed. Hume observes that while we may perceive two events that seem to occur in conjunction‚ there is no way for us to
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As a Christian‚ St. Augustine (354-430 AD) couldn’t believe that the soul preexisted creation despite his ties to Neoplatonists‚ who held disdain for the material world. Philosophy had a purpose geared towards the religious and the ethical because God’s truth is that He is a priori‚ or prior to experience‚ in his existence. His work expressed his belief that happiness can be achieved when Faith is preceding and Understanding is succeeding: an individual cannot understand if he first does not believe
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On Barry Hallen’s A Short History of African Philosophy: Summary of Text The framework of this review shall be that every chapter/topic shall be individually reviewed. Having said so‚ I shall start much in the way Hallen started: by humbling my synopsis. In no way‚ shape‚ or form can this review qualify as substitution for the actual text. I shall simply abridge that which is already abridged for the purpose of pure relation of subject matter. In essence‚ with this summary I only seek to provide
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