firmly given treatises of his own interpretation on this subject. This has caused manygfjkfgmngcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccb scholars and other philosophers to critique his understandings and express their own viewpoints of Yahyah Ibn Adi’s philosophy on the unity and trinity of God. Emilio Platti in his article Yahya B. Adi And His Refutation Of Al-Warraq’s Treatise On The Trinity In Relation To His Other Works and Sidney H. Griffith in her article Commending Virtue And A Humane Polity In 10th
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In the article‚ “Moral Panics: Culture‚ Politics‚ and Social Construction” the authors Erich Goode and Nachman Ben-Yehuda discuss the different perspectives of moral panics. The two perspectives are the objectivist and the constructionist. These two perspectives differ in how moral panics are to come about in a society. However‚ the constructionist view is more important to society than the objectivist view. According to the objectivist view‚ a social problem is something that is a real threat to
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Definitely the most fascinating thing when it comes to skepticism is not that severely philosophically doubtful people are present - it is the opinions that come from guiltless principles and get to amazing deductions. Rationalists like Locke argue that “all knowledge is based on reason (and the reasoned analysis of certain innate concepts and ideas that are possessed and understood by everyone).” Therefore‚ the inherent uncertainty of sensory experience (i.e. optical illusions and hallucinations)
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god whom he described as the "prime mover" and considered the idea a metaphysical necessity. High described god as "Pure thought thinking about itself". Plato and Aristotle both drew from Socrates as a primary influence. Aristotle stated that philosophy exist because of the minds ability to wonder. Plato is pointing toward the heavens‚ Aristotle is pointing toward the earth. Plato believed "essence" (the essential element of each thing in existence) came from the heavens‚ and what we saw were
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Chapter 1 Key Concepts • Philosophy: from Greek roots meaning “the love of wis¬dom.” • The primary areas of philosophy are metaphysics‚ which addresses the problem of what is real; epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge; axiology‚ which is the study of values in general; ethics‚ which concerns itself with the good life and with moral value and moral reasoning; aesthetics‚ which is the study of art in all its forms; political philosophy‚ which is the study of the state and the nature
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less fortunate people are starving –Rachels Drowning child in shallow rudimental pond -To save child‚ he has to get wet/muddy Premise 1: If we can prevent something bad from happening without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance‚ then we ought to do so. Premise 2: Absolute poverty is very bad (because of pain‚
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FIELD DEFINITION HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT KEY CONTRIBUTORS PRINCIPAL ISSUES Epistemology the theory of knowledge‚ is the branch of philosophy concerned with these questions a. Schools of thought and historical development 1) Skeptics a) Ancient (1) Pyrrho of Elis (2) Sextus Empiricus b) Medieval (1) St. Augustine 2) Rationalists a) Ancient (1) Plato b) Medieval (1) St. Anselm (2) St. Augustine c) Modern (1) Descartes (2) Leibniz (3) Spinoza 3) Empiricists
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MAJOR FIELDS OF PHILOSOPHY Epistemology - is the branch of philosophy that addresses knowledge‚ especially in regards to its method‚ validity‚ and scope. It is what helps distinguish between a justified belief or claim and an opinion. Logic - is the science of correct thinking. A classic definition is new and necessary reasoning. It’s new because you didn’t know the item before‚ and necessary because a correctly formulated syllogism has to be true if the bases are true. We took two axioms and made
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Sheet of Philosophy PI121 Walter J. Ong Peter Ramus (15151572) Anthony Giddesn → Idea of Timespace Compression Philosopher Origin 1. Wilhelm Von Humboldt (GER): describes the development of liberalism and the role of liberty in individual development and in the pursuit of excellence. Humboldt insisted on a minimal state dedicated strictly to the preservation of security. 2. Robert K. Merton: developed notable concepts such as unintended consequences‚ reference group and role strain. A central element of modern sociological
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