Philosophy as Metaphysics ABSTRACT: Philosophy works with special types of objects: the totalities. The basic characteristics of this type of object are their metaphysical‚ transcendental‚ and total character. The character of these objects determines the specificity of language and the methods of philosophy. The language of philosophy represents symbolic language; speculation is the basic method of philosophy. On the one hand‚ objects of this type emphasis homo sapien as essences capable of
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The Groundwork of Metaphysics of Morals Immanuel Kant’s “Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals”‚ argues upon the basis of morality introducing the ideals of the categorical imperative as the central concept of moral philosophy. The definition of the categorical imperative leads Kant towards the critique of pure reason arguing that without a goodwill one can’t even be worthy of being happy. Kant introduces goodwill‚ treating people as means rather than ends and doing the right thing for the
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dimension as the brain is‚ but something else‚ a simulated object called Tucson‚ whether the simulation has an identical experience to the real Tucson is not the philosophical point. The Matrix hypothesis is the same as the metaphysics hypothesis David Chalmers claims. The metaphysics hypothesis is made up of three hypotheses. These three hypotheses are known as computational‚ creation and mind body hypotheses. The computational hypothesis “Microphysical processes throughout space-time are constituted
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Epistemology is the study of our right to the beliefs we have. More generally‚ we start from what we might call our cognitive stances‚ and ask whether we do well to have those stances. Cognitive stances include both our beliefs and (what we take to be) our knowings; and in another dimension they include our attitudes towards the various strategies and methods we use to get new beliefs and filter out old ones‚ as well as the products of those strategies and methods. Epistemology‚ on this showing‚
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Japsang is a kind of ornamental roof tile that is placed on top of the main ridge to decorate and protect. Japsang was perhaps placed in order to prevent fire‚ since Chosun’s palace were made out of wood and frequently had fire. Japsang is influenced by the quadruped beast from the Bronze age China; it was brought during the Three Kingdom era‚ and was settled during the Goryeo Era in Korea. Japsang during the Chosun Era is only seen in the important buildings that were related to the royal family
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Personal Epistemology Paper Yolonda Carney September 10‚ 2012 SOCW-5304 Social Work Generalist Macro Practice The University Texas Arlington Prof. Jose Carbajal ‚ LCSW
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Institutes. His theory of epistemology is based on his belief that humans are naturally aware of God. He also asserts two fundamental knowledges- God and self- and he elaborates upon the relationship between the two. I. Biography of John Calvin A. Birth and childhood B. Schooling and further education C. Early works and accomplishments II. How is it possible to know anything? III. John Calvin A. brief introduction of the Institutes B. Calvin’s theory of epistemology 1. Humans have a natural
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Metaphysics shares a breadth of problems concerning ‘universals’. One view that addresses these problems is nominalism. Nominalism is the position that universals do not exist outside the mind. There are different sects of nominalism that expresses various stances about the problem at hand. Austere nominalism‚ metalinguistic nominalism‚ and trope theory are the various types of nominalism that refute the claim of realism. Each of these types of nominalism contain their own respective views towards
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The Tools of Philosophy: Socrates- the concept of integrity/ being true to yourself Importance in maintaining a state of virtue Wont compromise his strength of character “To thy own self be true” Attracted young people (energy and enthusiasm) and inspired them to ask questions The Socratic Method- challenged norms (Ex: “The sky if blue”) Challenged people in order to make them more clear in their own thought processes Forced people to stretch their ideas further/put together a base of knowledge
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Of all the plays by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet deals the most with what lies beyond this terrestrial sphere. In the words of Michael Neil‚ "Hamlet [is] a prolonged meditation on death." It is a study of life beyond death‚ in the metaphysics of the eternal soul‚ the afterlife‚ and the eternal consequences of temporal causes. Characters in the play are obsessed by the afterlife. Hamlet ’s fixation on suicide is possibly the most obvious example of this. In one of his soliloquies‚ he confesses
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