Intro to Philosophy April 26‚ 2012 Final Paper Bishop George Berkeley “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it‚ does it make a sound?” Although this famous quote is not the exact wording used by the philosopher Bishop George Berkeley‚ he was the inspiration behind this idea along with many others. Throughout his life‚ Berkeley developed theories that laid the foundation for the study of modern philosophy. His life experiences and travels assisted him in becoming
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Meaning and Definition of Philosophy The term “Philosophy” is derived from two Greek words‚ Philia meaning “to love” or “to befriend” and‚ Sophia meaning “wisdom.” Thus‚ philosophy‚ means “the love of wisdom”. It was coined by Pythagoras‚ one of the sages of ancient Greece‚ born about the year 584 B.C. Philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves‚ the world in which they live‚ and their relationships to the world and to each other.
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PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is divided into many sub-fields. These include epistemology‚ logic‚ metaphysics‚ ethics‚ and aesthetics. Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ such as the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and theories of justification. Logic is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality‚ such as existence‚ time‚ the relationship between mind and body‚ objects and their properties‚ wholes
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First Day of Class: Ancient (greek and Roman) Dark Ages (things were a mess) Medieval Modern 1/27/12 Stock market is a signal of economy (optimistic) When pessimistic bad stock market 1982 people became excessively optimistic (excess debt) wages stagnant since the early 1970s made up difference by borrowing debt Start of the FIRE economy Finance Insurance Real Estate Manufacturing peaked in the 1970s With FIRE Wall Street got huge Securitization (sold bundled debt
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their own theories. Through various means each arrives at their own personal moral theories‚ for Bentham it’s his teleological moral theory answered through the use of the principle of utility and the hedonistic calculus (Bentham 126-132). As for Kant it would be his deontological theory that’s answered through the categorical imperative using the maxim to create a universal law (Kant
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Natalie PHI 112 Reflection Paper “The human dignity of all individuals must be respected at all times. Everything possible must be done‚ without any kind of discrimination‚ to reduce the suffering of people who have been put out of action by sickness‚ wounds or captivity whether or not they have taken direct part in the conflict.” (Geneva Convention) War has impacted many societies as long as societies have been formed and many civilians have died in time of war. The Geneva conventions were
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What can we know? Joseph Ransford PHI208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning (GTP1306D) Michele Clearman-Warner 03/12/13 Epistemology or theory of knowledge is a branch of philosophy related to the scope and nature of knowledge. The subject focuses on examining the nature of knowledge‚ and how it relates to beliefs‚ justification‚ and truth. Epistemology contract with the means of production of knowledge‚ as well as skepticism about different knowledge claims. “Epistemology is the philosophical investigation
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Can our perception of reality be trusted? Reality and the importance of our sensory apparatuses are analyzed by two famous philosophers Descartes and Hume. Descartes’s “Meditations on First Philosophy” and Hume’s “Treatise of Human Nature” focus on the reliability of their overall search for knowledge based off of their experiences. On one hand‚ French philosopher‚ Rene Descartes‚ fails to trust the reliability of his senses due to his belief that an outside force could be manipulating his perception
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Philosophy 101 Final Paper: Answer to five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Why does Hume think that the “design” in nature cannot prove God’s existence? Answer: One of the most common reasons why people say they believe in God is that the universe seems to have been intentionally designed. Hume observes that while we may perceive two events that seem to occur in conjunction‚ there is no way for us to
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is naked for truth. Arms wide-spread in accepting knowledge. And looking up seeking guidance from the One above. Oh yeah‚ a fraternity in my university also mimics (legally) the ’nakedness’ of our symbol. Every 16 December‚ the anniversary of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity‚ they hold oblation runs. I don’t want to put links here‚ so you better go ahead and discover what oblation run is about. Please search at your own risk. The Next Step by Alvin John ~AJ~ After spending around 7 months of my life
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