Chapter 5 Case Analysis IV: A Cross-Tradition Examination—Philosophical Concern with Truth in Classical Daoism It is philosophically interesting and significant to explore the philosophical concern with truth from a vantage point that crosses traditions‚ instead of looking at it exclusively within one single philosophical tradition (i.e.‚ the Western philosophical tradition). Such exploration can not only enhance our understanding of the nature‚ scope and characteristics of the philosophical
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counted on take her responsibilities seriously. “What is it to be responsible?” The philosophical literature has explored three broad approaches to this question: 1. Human beings have free will‚ that is‚ distinctive causal powers or a special metaphysical status that separate them from everything else in the universe. 2. Human beings can act on the basis of reason(s). 3. Human beings have a certain set of moral or proto-moral feelings” (Williams‚ 2006). A responsible person realizes that
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and spikes of corruption affect the ideology and function of liberty. How does one define liberty if it is thought of differently in certain theoretical situations? Liberty is multifaceted because it is an ideology‚ and by nature ideologies are metaphysical‚ which extend into different realms of thought and application. Liberty is a buffer that has the ability to mitigate power imbalances within a system of coercion and inequality‚ or more simply put tyranny. The
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In the book titled‚ The Things They Carried‚ the author‚ Tim O ’ Brien‚ depicts a world where traumatic memories and crushing emotional baggage are far heavier than any combat pack or assortment of weapons that has ever burdened the back of a soldier. The author‚ O ’Brien‚ explores the physical and emotional burdens that the soldiers of the Vietnam War "hump" or carry with them. The author portrays the things the soldiers carry throughout the story as both literally tangible items and figuratively
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through his works in the area of logical positivism. He published various works countering the concepts of metaphysics such as Language‚ Truth‚ and Knowledge and The Elimination of Metaphysics. It was in these works and others where he countered metaphysical claims such as the concept of a priori knowledge or knowledge through deductive reasoning that was popularized by philosophers such as Descartes‚ Kant‚ & Russell. These philosophers argued that we could use a priori knowledge because according
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Essays on Free Will and Moral Responsibility Essays on Free Will and Moral Responsibility Edited by Nick Trakakis and Daniel Cohen Cambridge Scholars Publishing Essays on Free Will and Moral Responsibility‚ Edited by Nick Trakakis and Daniel Cohen This book first published 2008 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street‚ Newcastle upon Tyne‚ NE6 2XX‚ UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
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this method. This method would provide a good way of clarifying consciousness as vital facet of human subjectivity. A person is a substance in a metaphysical sense. On the other hand‚ he is also a personal subject who experiencing himself and an active agent which are the components of man’s subjectivity. Hence‚ the issue is not just the metaphysical objectification of the human being as an acting subject‚ as the agent of acts‚ but the revelation of the person as
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based upon ecological holism. More specifically‚ Leopold’s ethical holism is based upon epistemological holism and metaphysical holism – two varieties of holism found in the science of ecology. Epistemological holism is the view that we can gain an understanding of the individual members of a biotic community only if we understand their roles in the community. Metaphysical holism is the view that the biotic community should be regarded as a distinct kind of thing over and above its individual
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There are also those elements which we feel with our soul (our feelings and emotions)‚ those which we sense around us (our perceptions and thoughts) and those in which we believe (God or a higher being) – i.e. the metaphysical. Awareness and knowledge of both the physical and metaphysical states is fundamental to making sense of our existence and should be incorporated
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“forgets” its previous realm and universal lore. Plato therefore argues that “all wisdom is recollection” (Biffle 216) of that which was learned prior to mortality. This notion remains consistent with beauty‚ perfection‚ courage‚ equality‚ and other metaphysical concepts that transcend sensory experience. The very existence of these unattainable sentiments testifies of preexisting universal measures for which humanity aspires. Plato’s argument for innate knowledge is further exemplified in Phaedo‚ where
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