Reading: pages 3-21 Key Terms (definitions on page 7): ethics morality descriptive ethics normative ethics metaethics applied ethics instrumentality intrinsically valuable Key ideas: principle of universalizabitlity principle of impartiality Be familiar with The Euthyphro by Plato (pages 16-19) - know Euthyphro’s definition of piety - understand that this is a debate regarding whether or not ethics is an objective or subjective discipline Be familiar with Common-Sense Religion
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Beauvoir’s discussion of woman as an absolute Other leads her to consider the diverse ways women have been represented (or mythologized) by men. How did her chapter on Myths increase your awareness of your own experiences as mythologizer and mythologized. Introduction Beauvoir is famous for her philosophical and existentialist classification of women. In her works‚ womanhood and femininity are seen from different lenses – as being an agent in the society (an absolute Other) and as a subject of
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Tonette Sims Nathan Poage 1301 Phil 28 November 2011 Discuss Wollstonecraft ’s arguments for women ’s rights. Are they persuasive? Why or why not? Mary Wollstonecraft was born April 1759 and died 1797. She was a determined independent woman that lived in a society that generally expected women of her class to be homebodies and obedient wives. She struggles for years to earn a living at the only two jobs sufficient for single‚ educated women. Always self-sustaining‚ Mary Wollstonecraft first
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(The Social Contract Theory) Social contract theory dictates the fact that there must be agreements within a group of people who decide to live together‚ based on moral notions and judgments. In most cases‚ the social contract has a ruler or some form of ruling organization‚ to which people agree to obey in all matters in return for a guarantee of peace and securities. These are lacking in the "state of nature”. The “state of nature”‚ is a state of human interaction which exists before any social
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Great Religions and Philosophies. : Greek Philosophy. In the 6th century B.C‚ there began a dualism in Greek Philosophy. The development of Greek Philosophy became a compromise between Greek monistic and oriental influences‚ in other words‚ a combination of intellectualism and mysticism. Thus began the pre-Socratic philosophy. The interests of pre- Socratic philosophers were centered on the world that surrounds man‚ the Cosmos. This was during the time of great internal and external disturbances
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Historical Developments Schools Of Thought Key Contributors Principal Issues Eastern Eastern philosophy includes the various philosophies of ancient China and India‚ but can also include Islamic‚ Jewish‚ and Persian philosophies Frederick Streng: ways of defining religion. Mary Daly: religion reflects patriarchy The problem of evil Arguments of god Faith and resounding Saint Anselm
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History of philosophy From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see History of Philosophy (disambiguation). This article may require copy editing for grammar‚ style‚ cohesion‚ tone‚ or spelling.You can assist by editing it. (April 2013) Philosophy Philosophers Aestheticians Epistemologists Ethicists Logicians Metaphysicians Social and political philosophers Traditions Analytic Continental Eastern Islamic Platonic Scholastic Periods Ancient Medieval Modern
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BS Architecture Olanio‚ Marc Q. BS Architecture Branches of Philosophy Main branches of philosophy Traditionally‚ there are five main branches of philosophy. They are: Metaphysics‚ which deals with the fundamental questions of reality. Epistemology‚ which deals with our concept of knowledge‚ how we learn and what we can know. Logic‚ which studies the rules of valid reasoning and argumentation Ethics‚ or moral philosophy‚ which is concerned with human values and how individuals should act
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Eastern Philosophy By Jennifer Carter Eastern philosophy is the philosophies of the eastern continents. Many postmodern philosophers believe the only variant of Eastern and Western philosophy is that of Geographic’s however some scholars will disagree that it is not geographical but of natural language and investigated thinking. Eastern philosophy touches base with three traditions —Indian‚ Chinese and Persian philosophy—which are just as different from each other as they are from Western philosophy
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Branches of Philosophy 1. Logic Logic is the science and art of correct thinking. It attempts to codify the rules of rational thought. Logicians explore the structure of arguments that preserve truth or allow the optimal extraction of knowledge from evidence. Logic is one of the primary tools philosophers use in their inquiries; the precision of logic helps them to cope with the subtlety of philosophical problems and the often misleading nature of conversational language. 2. Ethics Ethics is
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