there is only two choices; stay with the terminal ill mother or serve the government in military action. Looking Kant’s deontological ethics a few things to consider‚ pure reason implies universal laws do not contradict. Kant says in Groundwork of Metaphysic Of Morals “act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” (421) Another important point in Kant’s ethics states‚ "there remains law‚ namely to promote his happiness not from inclination
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DESCARTES AND LOCKE (Knowledge) One of the most important branches in philosophy‚ is Epistemology‚ which means‚ theory of knowledge. So far‚ philosophers have made many attempts to discover the source of knowledge‚ the standards or criteria by which we can judge the reliability of knowledge. We tend to be satisfied with think what we know about almost everything‚ even though sometimes we are shocked to discover that something that we thought it was sure and certain
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intricate part of our being which many great thinkers such as Plato‚ Aristotle and Augustine aim to define and unravel. One should remain attentive to the fact that these great minds come to similar yet altered conclusions of the soul; for it is an intrinsic part of our being‚ aiding in our discovery and understanding of the world. Plato addresses in his novel‚ The Phaedo‚ the notion of soul and body being separate entities. Often‚ Plato depicts the soul as the cognitive facet of a being‚ in contrast
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Plato- The Theory of Forms Plato (ca.428-ca.347 B.C.E) Socrates Pupil‚ born during the Peloponnesian wars he reaped the benefits of Golden Age and insecurities of the post-war era. Established the first Philosophy school‚ the Academy Wrote dozens of treatises using Socrates dialogue and many of them were actual conversations and others fiction. It’s hard to distinguish his from Socrates since the later wrote nothing. Plato most famous treatise “the Republic”. It asks two questions: “What is
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Chad Phillips Ecn 327 When looking at the way Aristotle viewed the world and comparing it to the British Tradition you first need an understanding of each. In this paper I want to first discuss what I’ve learned about Aristotle‚ The British Tradition‚ and then compare and contrast the two. Aristotle was a disciple of Plato‚ but they saw society a bit differently. Plato would be considered in this day and age as someone who believes in collectivism. A collectivist believes that the needs of
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Comparison of Plato and Aristotle’s Philosophies Plato and Aristotle are both great philosophers in their own regard. Both agree that the world has a purpose‚ and that it’s not just an accident. Both also hate materialists since in their (materialists’) interpretation of the world‚ value‚ choice‚ and freedom are not plausible outcomes‚ and so morality and rationality do not make sense. And both ask the same question‚ what does it take to be a good‚ moral person? Yet‚ even though Aristotle was a student
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since a single substance might one day be part of one body‚ e.g.‚ a skin cell‚ and the next day part of another‚ e.g.‚ the cell is eaten by another organism‚ breaks down‚ and through biological processes becomes part of the new body (“Discourse on Metaphysics‚” § 34‚ p. 245). This past writing of Leibniz’ has likely influenced what he wrote in “Monadology‚” for this definition of a substance is very similar to his idea of a monad; it is also intrinsically linked to the idea that all things are plenums
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must acquire it) through observation and reasoning through faith. Different views exhibit on how knowledge is achieved. One may say through common sense and observation‚ while another may say through teachers and peers. According to the philosopher Plato in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ “Certain professors of education must be wrong when they say that they can put knowledge into the soul which was not there before‚ like sight into blindness. The power and capacity of learning exists in the soul already;
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In the article‚ “The Metaphysics of Sex and Gender”‚ Asta discusses how and why sex and gender are conferred properties. According to Asta‚ a conferred property is one that is “dependent on human thoughts‚ attitudes and practices.” (p.59) A property that is attributed by a person’s judgement onto something or someone is said to be conferred. Asta states that for a property to be conferred‚ it must meet five criteria. Firstly‚ one must decide what property is being conferred‚ for example‚ crime is
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Aristotle on Speaking and Rhetoric Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. He is known as one of the greatest intellectual figures of all time. Aristotle covered most of the sciences and many of the arts. He has been called the father of modern science. The Rhetorical Triangle consists of Ethos‚ Pathos‚ and Logos. Like wise‚ the Canons of Rhetoric are broken down into five parts: Invention‚ arrangement‚ style‚ memory‚ and delivery. Aristotle’s work
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