“Merry-go-round” that has no ultimate purpose or end p154 - Instead of using the term selfish we should give “prudential generosity” p154 - Browne grounds his views on psychological egoism‚ believes that we follow everything by a single motive “self-love” p154 - Unselfishness trap : the belief that you must be the happiness of others before your own - Everyone motive is doing what he believes will assure his happiness A better world? A unselfish world He uses the example of a
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Philosophy hw Fast car and a good woman October 3‚ 2011 Raymond Martin talks about the problem of the meaning of life in his work in a fast car and a good woman. He brings up thought provoking questions life what is the meaning of life and what will satisfy our minds and make us happy. We all have everyday struggles to satisfy our hearts and the problem with us as Americans is that we try to do too much in a sense there are way too many things that we think will make us happy like money‚ a person
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Jina Kim ECD 101 September 24‚ 2012 Philosophy My personal philosophy is: to instill good morals and values in all children; respect all children and their families’ cultures‚ ethnicities‚ race‚ beliefs‚ and structure; and to treat each child fairly to ensure that all children feel equally special. Also to have families‚ communities‚ and educators work as one; remain a lifelong advocator of children; exhaust all resources before deciding to hold a child back a grade; and to maintain a constant
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Angels Have No Philosophy But Love “She is your mirror‚ shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness‚ who sees you at your worst and best‚ and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime‚ your midnight companion‚ someone who knows when you are smiling‚ even in the dark. She is your teacher‚ your defense attorney‚ your personal press agent‚ even your shrink. Some days‚ she’s the reason you wish you were an only child.” To have a sister is to have a forever friend‚ and
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The issue of knowledge is definitely an essential part in philosophy. It forces us to question whether we are certain of the things we think we know‚ and whether we can justify the things we know are actually true. This theory or study of knowledge can be referred to as epistemology. All these views on knowledge can vary depending on how we view the world itself. We are able to perceive the world through the application of our senses‚ however‚ our senses alone can be very deceiving. We can never
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Socrates was a Greek philosopher‚ who is often considered to be the father of Western philosophy‚ and a key figure in the development of Western civilisation. "The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being." Socrates - Republic 38c He left no actual writing so impressions of Socrates have come primarily from the writings of his student‚ Plato. There are also other contributions from Xenophon and a contemporary playwright - Aristophanes. It is possible that Plato embellished the legacy
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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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John Locke “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain‚ but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law‚ where there is no law‚ there is no freedom” – John Locke. What I feel that John Locke is attempting to express in his quote is that society believes that by having laws in place the government is taking away from the freedom they long to endure. However‚ by having laws in place it actually helps to enforce their rights to freedom. I chose
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and among others. Scientific reasoning is the logic behind scientific research and consists of the explanation‚ prediction‚ and control of empirical phenomena in a rational manner. In general‚ a science involves a pursuit of knowledge by covering truths. Scientific reasoning is important not just for institutional science resources‚ but also it is applicable to everyday life. In day to day activities we‚ as human beings‚ need to make good reasoning to explain‚ predict‚ and control the events around
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Roosevelt are two very essential people in our history. Lemkin grew up in a Jewish family and was one of three children born to Joseph and Bella Lemkin. His father was a farmer and his mother a highly intellectual woman who was a painter‚ linguist‚ and philosophy student with a large collection of books on literature and history. With his mother as an influence‚ Lemkin mastered ten languages by the age of 14‚ including French‚ Spanish‚ Hebrew‚ Yiddish‚ and Russian. His mother being why he becomes a great
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