explicit line of critique: e.g Paley’s teleological argument and the problem of evil as presented either by Hume or Dostoevsky) Or you can make the major point of emphasis a critique of one of the arguments. (E.g. Rachels critique of Rand’s ethical egoism…as noted‚ that would require an elaboration of Rand’s view as well.) A distinct option would be that you could present your own thinking on the subject (after presenting a view- do you think it withstands rational scrutiny? Why/why not? Obviously
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of twelve tone music and atonalism‚ Schoenberg had created “the agony of modern music”. The minimalists had rebelled against the systematic‚ “aurally ugly” music of Schoenberg and the avant-garde beliefs of atonality being the “Promised Land”‚ choosing instead to return to traditional tonality. Adams partially agreed with the rebellion against Schoenbergian music‚ his works containing distinctly minimalist elements. Thus when he spoke about “freeing [him]self from the model Schoenberg represented”
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would be happy” p153 - Browne uses a concept that he calls the “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
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‘Phrygian Gates’ 1977 First published piece: quite late in life at 30. Key features * Adopts constant quaver pulse. * Use of technology: tape recorders/mixers. Experiments with looped phrases * No ‘Basic Unit’- a more instinctual use of evolving modes * Emulation of electronic music through exploitation of various ‘bandwidths’ on piano-ie: introducing material in a restricted register. * Performance model: The Toccata * No use of melody or harmony * Evolution
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September 11‚ 2013 Psychological Egoism Psychological Egoism is the position that the ultimate motive of all actions is selfish. It is not the position that everyone should be motivated by selfish desires‚ but rather that they are motivated by selfish desires. This is supposed to be a psychological fact of human motivations. Joel Feinberg presents a multitude of arguments against psychological egoistic hedonism. There are four “arguments” which support psychological egoism: (a) “Every action of mine
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Ethical egoism is the normative theory that the promotion of one’s own good is in accordance with morality. In the strong version‚ it is held that it is always moral to promote one’s own good‚ and it is never moral not to promote it. In the weak version‚ it is said that although it is always moral to promote one’s own good‚ it is not necessarily never moral to not. That is‚ there may be conditions in which the avoidance of personal interest may be a moral action. In an imaginary construction
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Lastly‚ I believe Ethical Egoism is important because nothing matters more than yourself. Although it is arguable that things like family are more important‚ what good is a family if you are not happy and feeling fulfilled in life? Sophism‚ Empiricism‚ and Ethical Egoism are the philosophies that define my life and show what I believe. Throughout my entire life‚ I have never been in a situation where
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TOPIC MATERIALS NEEDED EVALUATION OTHER ACTIVITIES (Enrichment and Remedial) June 17‚ 2013 4.5 – 8:30-9:30 Music of the 20th Century New sound in music Chance music Electronic music Minimalist music Laptop‚ speaker‚ Recorded sample music of Chance music‚ electronic music and minimalist music. 97% of the students are able to comprehend. Research on the lives of the following composers: La monte young Steve Reich Philip Glass Pierre Schaeffer Dr. Jose Maceda 4-3 – 9:30-10:30
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at any given time. Examples of such can be found in the infidelity of numerous characters and the condemnation of all of them according to the conventional”standard” that is heavily influenced by categorical imperative. But in consonance to ethical egoism‚ on the contrary‚ one should only act in one’s own self interest‚ in this case not dissimilar to conforming to the natural law itself. As aforementioned‚ infidelity as the representation of immoral behaviour is a rather common occurrence. The very
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his sacrifice saved many and he is a hero because of it. This example is just one way to show how ethical egoism is not the best possible moral philosophy to follow. One argument against ethical egoism is that the theory does not provide a way to solve conflicts of interest. For example‚ if Harris and Klebold ’s interest to kill opposes another ’s interst to live‚ then ethical egoism--by telling everyone to maximally pursue his or her own interest--does not identify some solution that people
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