W. K. Clifford (1845-1879) was a British philosopher and mathematician. He made a compelling argument regarding ethics of belief. In module two reading‚ he stated that it is always wrong to make a claim without sufficient evidence. William James (1842-1910)‚ on the other hand‚ a philosopher and psychologist‚ took a different approach‚ in which he shared a different view concerning religious belief. Notably‚ both evidentialism and nonevidentialism approach have some merit and validity. I will assess
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It is often said that people are what they believe. Philosopher William Clifford would not only agree with this statement‚ but provides context to why he argues that it is wrong to believe something without sufficient evidence. In his perspective‚ the beliefs people hold have power over the people they are and the people that these beliefs are shared with. The consequences can be‚ or in his view‚ are always harmful. He uses the example of a shipowner allowing an unsafe ship to set sail‚ as he trusts
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What I’m here to discuss is some of the flaws in Clifford’s principal in The Ethics of Belief. Clifford argues that it is always wrong to believe on insufficient evidence. He brings up a couple of premises. Premise 1 is that believing anything on insufficient evidence is always harmful to others. Premise 2 is that it is always wrong for anyone to believe anything on insufficient evidence. With the example of a shipowner‚ the shipowner believed strongly in his ship without sufficient evidence that
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Geertz’s theoretical contributions start with his definitions and descriptions of culture. For Geertz‚ culture is “an historically transmitted pattern of meanings embodied in symbols‚ a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate‚ perpetuate‚ and develop their knowledge about and their attitudes toward life” .In an alternative (and more quoted) formulation‚ Geertz states‚ “Believing‚ with Max Weber‚ that man is an animal suspended in webs of significance
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Symbolic Interactionism and Geertz’ Deep Play Symbolic interaction‚ one of the three main perspectives of the social sciences of Anthropology and Sociology‚ was thought to be first conceived by Max Weber and George Herbert Mead as they both emphasized the subjective meaning of human behavior‚ the social process‚ and the humanistic way of viewing of Anthropology and Sociology. As human behavior and socialization were observed‚ Mead discovered that behavior may be either overt‚ meaning observable
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Clifford Brown: Life and Music A musician’s life and works go hand in hand‚ with each one influencing and giving insight to the other. One of the greatest trumpet players in jazz‚ Clifford Brown‚ lived a short but successful life. Clifford Brown gained the respect and admiration of his peers‚ and his works continue to be appreciated by listeners today. His longtime friend and bandmate Max Roach pioneered modern jazz drumming and is featured on almost all of Clifford Brown’s classic recordings. Clifford
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Explain the perspectives of Durkheim‚ Marx‚ Weber‚ and Geertz on religion. Which one do you think best captures the role‚ the function of religion on human life‚ and why? Durkheim’s social view of religion focuses on what is sacred (holy) and profane (unholy) which is expressed through religious rituals. A ritual is an “act or series of acts regularly repeated over years or generations that embody the beliefs of a group of people and create a sense of continuity and belonging” (Guest‚ 2018 p.36)
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In the arguments done in the article on “The Ethics of Belief‚” that’s written by Clifford he states that “it is wrong always‚ everywhere‚ and for anyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.”The example that Clifford gives of the immorality of belief without evidence is the shipowner‚ who goes for any repair to his own ship and overcomes his own doubts.He believed his ship was seaworthy. Then going through the expense of checking it and making the necessary repairs. This example plays
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Argumentative Essay on “The Ethics of Belief” PHIL 2641 Online – Section 001 February 13‚ 2008 William K. Clifford sets out to show in “The Ethics of Belief” that “it is wrong always‚ everywhere‚ and for anyone‚ to believe anything upon insufficient evidence…” In this paper‚ I will show that his argument lacks key definitions needed in order to found his inference upon and that it begs the question as to what qualifies as “insufficient” evidence. Furthermore‚ I will show that the primary issue
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himself as a superior member in the painting group. A 2004 exhibition by The Art Gallery of New South Wales spoke of him as “...an expert wood-carver who took up painting long before the emergence of the Papunya Tula School in the early 1970s. When Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri joined this group of ‘dot and circle’ painters early in 1972 he immediately distinguished himself as one of its most talented members and went on to create some of the largest and most complex paintings ever produced”. (Art Gallery
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