Possible Essay Questions (Tentative) for Quiz 2 1) What is the traditional west view of human nature? Given this traditionional view of human nature‚ what is the status of being human in nature? How does Darwin challenge the traditional west view of human nature and what is the consequent change in the status of being human in nature? What is a possible counter argument/rebuttal to Darwin based on “saltation’s”? - Basic beliefs of the tradition is that we have a soul that is rational and
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Leona Take LARS 3155 10 February 2013 Kant and Hegel Hegel’s concept of the “Absolute Idea” claims that there is a universal and ideal standard that is continuously being revealed throughout history‚ in various forms of human expression. The Absolute Idea can be interpreted as God‚ nature‚ spirit‚ or reality. With art‚ there is no such thing as “Art for Art’s sake” because art is a manifestation of the unfolding of the Absolute Idea. In Hegel’s Art History‚ the progression of art is always
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The Nature of Reality: What Is Versus What Seems? Philosophy is a way of thinking about the world. It is the study of ideas about knowledge‚ truth‚ the nature and meaning of life‚ etc. and it consists of several different sections‚ one being metaphysics. Metaphysics is the part of philosophy that is concerned with the basic causes and nature of things. It distinguishes between what is and what seems‚ as seen in Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave.” Metaphysics aims to answer: what‚ most fundamentally
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Knowledge and Certainty In this paper I will argue that certainty is not necessary for knowledge. In the first section‚ I will go over Descartes’ intent to show why certain knowledge is possible. Then in the second section‚ I will explain how Descartes establishes that certain knowledge is possible. Lastly‚ I will provide an argument regarding the need for certain knowledge. Descartes wanted to figure out if he could know anything for certain. Since he was a Christian and believed in God‚ he wanted
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1. St. Thomas Aquinas was a big proponent of the cosmological proof of God’s existence. This proof is based on the concept of cause and effect‚ which states that everything is caused by something. But there is not an infinite cause because there has to be a start. Another word‚ there has to be an uncaused first cause. In this situation‚ the first cause has to be God. Whoever believes in this theory might say that the creation of the universe was not caused by the Big Bang. They may still believe
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From the movie‚ The Matrix and “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” both revolve around the same question‚ “what is real?” In The Matrix‚ the main character‚ Neo is trapped in a false world‚ which is created by a computer program. Machines that conquered the planet created the program‚ in which Neo lives in. In “Plato’s Allegory of the Caves”‚ the prisoners have been living in the cave since birth and have never seen sunlight. Throughout the essay‚ there are many similarities that these stories share.
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When Bennet Ifeakunda Omalu was young he knew he wanted to do something for his people. He was a very diligent hardworking man that was going to change the world as we know it. His hard work eventually paid off whenever he graduated with his medical degree from Jos University Hospital in 1990. Not only did he graduate from Jos University Hospital‚ but he also graduated from 43 other schools. This is an exemplary job considering he started grad school at the age of 16. In 2002 the very first discovery
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Ready Player One Intervention of Technology What is reality? What is fantasy? In the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline‚ Reality is an illusion to everyone in this society. People rely on technology in OASIS game to make their lives feel better than reality. In this novel‚ our Earth’s nature has been destroy‚ we have no resources or money‚ the only way to make money is to work inside OASIS‚ the jobs they have are like normal jobs we have right now. Adult work inside OASIS‚ kids goes school
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Katie Liu Professor Evans Existentialism 1 May 2017 Camus paper hype Compared to the immortal world‚ an individual is insignificant. However‚ when faced with the triviality of their lives‚ people often wish to deny this fact. They begin to desire a comprehensible unity in the world and seek knowledge in order to diminish the size of the universe and increase their own importance. Yet‚ this all-encompassing certainty that explains life and gives life meaning is impossible to find. Ultimately‚ the
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The lie however‚ does not end here. It goes on to fantasize that each person was formed with a metal included in the mixture. Gold for those who would be rulers‚ silver for the auxiliaries‚ and iron and copper for the working class (Plato 415a). It would seem that the only purpose of this “noble” lie was to instill an impression of inability in the lower classes of the society. By using this lie‚ the ruler’s of the society would be able to indoctrinate the citizens‚ and have them submit to their
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