Philosophy is an Academic discipline that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge‚ life‚ morality and human nature. Philosophy is the root of all knowledge. It is considered as mother of all sciences. Philosophy helps to coordinate the various activities of individual and the society. It helps to understand the significance of all human experiences. Philosophy develops a comprehensive system of thoughts about the universe and
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PHIL 2200 REVIEW QUESTIONS1) Etymologically‚ what does Philosophy mean? Ancient Greek: Philo – Love‚ Sophia – Wisdom/knowledge. The love of wisdom.2) What is epistemology? Theories of knowledge 3) What is ontology? The study of being.4) What is ethics? A system of moral principles.5) According to Singer‚ what are four things that ethics are not? Particularly concerned with sex An ideal system which is useless in practice Something only intelligible in context with religion Relative or Subjective
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Philosophy and Theory of Yin and Yang In Taoist philosophy‚ dark and light (☯) yin and yang‚ arrives in the dàodéjīng at Chapter 42. It becomes sensible from an initial quiescence or emptiness (wuji‚ sometimes symbolized by an empty circle)‚ and continues moving until quiescence is reached again. For instance‚ dropping a stone in a calm pool of water will simultaneously raise waves and lower troughs between them‚ and this alternation of high and low points in the water will radiate outward until
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Boethius’ View on Mortal Goods In The Consolation of Philosophy‚ the topic of human happiness is approached from the viewpoint of the early Christian writer Boethius. In his work‚ he constructs a narrative which imagines a Lady Philosophy incarnate come to help him rediscover what he has lost sight of – ultimate human purpose and how to achieve this. Boethius the author speaks to us through this character of Lady Philosophy‚ rather than his own stand-in in the proses and poems which make up the book
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Philosophy of Mind is an exceptionally intricate and challenging topic to comprehend. I located a YouTube video that proved to be enormously beneficial at clarifying the topic of philosophy of mind‚ as I assimilate information quicker when there are visuals and not only written text. The YouTuber assists in answering the questions: what is the mind‚ what is it like‚ and does it consist of matter or some other substance? The first example he provides examines the question if Luke Skywalker and Darth
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RS353 Religion & Psychology Reading Questions- Fuller text Chapter 1 – William James 1. Describe James’ “Criterion for Judging Religion‚” including the results the criterion are based upon‚ and the three standards for judging religious viewpoints. James’ Criterion for judging religion is summarized as “by their fruits ye shall know them‚ not by their roots.” James specifically focuses not on the origins or early stages of religion‚ but exclusively on its results. His study
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The Three Philosophies The three philosophies were ruled during the time of the Shang dynasty. They are Legalism‚ Confucianism‚ and Daoism. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Confucianism was a philosophy of peace ( but did have some rules). Daoism was a philosophy of peace‚ being laid-back‚ and kindness. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Legalism was based on the teachings of Hanfezi. Hanfezi lived from 280-233 b.c.e. He was also a royal prince from the state of Han. Legalism
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appiness Rests on Luckiness Moral philosophers‚ beginning with Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel‚ have recently broached the topic of moral luck in the philosophical literature. They limit their discussion however to considerations of how luck affects our ability to carry out actions or how it affects the consequences of our actions. I wish to suggest that luck is also an important factor in determining our actions as ends in themselves. What actions we may choose to perform for their own sake
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In our present society‚ we all are able to live and interact with each other in a community‚ that is‚ a group of people who live in close association with one another and share common attitudes‚ identity‚ or interests‚ under an established and enforced code of law. This system of justice primarily projects a standard of basic ethics which are generally agreed upon despite of different belief systems‚ cultural norms‚ and religion. For example‚ theft is clearly not tolerated by our justice system and
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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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