UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA‚ NSUKKA. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AN ASSIGNMENT ON: THE THEORY OF INTUITIONISM A SEMINAR PRESENTATION IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF PHIL.523 (MODERN ETHICAL SYSTEM) BY ABAH‚ GEORGE .O. (REV. FR.) PG/MA/12/63875 LECTURER: DR. ENEH FEBRUARY‚ 2013 INTUITIONISM INTRODUCTION All the ethical theories imply some norm or standard of morality. They not only proclaim the fact
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knowledge‚” (CW‚ I.233) or‚ as he also calls it‚ “intuitionism‚” which was espoused in different ways by Kant‚ Reid‚ and their followers in Britain (e.g. Whewell and Hamilton). Though there are many differences among intuitionist thinkers‚ one “grand doctrine” that Mill suggests they all affirm is the view that “the constitution of the mind is the key to the constitution of external nature—that the laws of the human intellect have a necessary correspondence with the objective laws of the universe
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of Polygamy is looked down upon. Polygamy is the act when a person has one or more spouses. Three objections that might be made are; first‚ Bentham’s utilitarian view‚ which says all people should maximize good/ pleasures‚ second‚ based on the Intuitionism view that says there is no “one” principle‚ and third‚ Russell’s utilitarian view that polygamy is nature. In this paper I will use a Virtue Ethics theory to defend the view that Polygamy is morally impermissible because it shows bad character
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“Not so fast!”‚ one might say. The sorts of Biological Conventions I described might well be necessary for Logical Conventionalism‚ but they do not entail it. In fact‚ we do not even have a story about how possibly Biological Conventions (i.e.‚ biological rules for the assignment of meanings to logical idioms) can make Logical Conventionalism (i.e. a thesis about the truth-makers of logical sentences) true. Don’t we need a story of how could it be true‚ to conclude that the case against it is not
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1. Explain the logical positivism principle and how it leads Ayer to reject claims about values‚ God‚ and the afterlife. The cornerstone of LP beliefs was the principle of verification. This claims that a statement only has meaning if it is either analytic or empirically verifiable. An analytic statement is true (or false) just in virtue of the meaning of the words; “a bachelor is an unmarried man” is an analytically true‚ while “a square has three sides” is analytically false. A statement is
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Chang Kil Shin Professor Bob Pachella Psychology 442 15 May 2010 Reflections on Perception of Reality I have always believed in what I saw‚ what I heard‚ and what I experienced. As these elements play a significant role of perceiving the world around me‚ it is very hard to distrust the reality. However‚ it was not a long ago that I began to ponder about this issue more profoundly. What do I really perceive? Could I precisely explain our perception without the help of science? As
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CAUSES OF POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS IN LEARNING MATHEMATICS CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This study aims to know the reason why students are having a hard time learning the subject Mathematics‚ and to hopefully give some ways on how they can improve their mathematical skills. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This study aims to know the causes of poor performance of the students in learning Mathemetics . Specifically‚ it seeks to
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To what extent is Ethical Language meaningful? Ethical language deals with the meaning and nature of moral and ethical statements‚ some people believe that ethical language is meaningful as it can be used to define moral terms such as ‘good’ and ‘bad’‚ whereas on the other hand there are those who think that ethical language has no meaning as it is merely expressions of emotion and is subjective‚ so cannot be deemed true or false. Cognitivists are a group of thinkers who believe that ethical
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Philosophical‚ or Theological/Religious) are closest to my own personal beliefs. There will be a discussion regarding the three sources of ethics and what they are based on (Reason‚ Emotion‚ and Intuitionism). Keywords: Virtue Ethics‚ Care Ethics‚ Absolutism‚ Relativism‚ Consequentialism‚ Deontological Ethics‚ Intuitionism‚ Determinism‚ Free Will. Introduction According to TEXTBOOK the definition of ethics is: The study of moral value of human conduct and of the rules and principles that ought to govern
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Chapter 1 The Foundation of Ethical Thought Multiple Choice Questions Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time 1. Which country is the focus of “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time”? a. India b. Bangladesh c. South Africa d. Nigeria Difficulty: Easy Page 1 2. “Utilitarian Ethics: One Playground at a Time” addresses what problem? a. not enough schools in the country b. not enough children going to school c. lack of clean drinking water in the community d. lack of shelter in the community
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