Phil 201 Essay 1 September 26‚ 2012 Comparing and contrasting the synopsis “The Matrix” to Plato’s “The Allegory Of The Cave” and also Descartes “Meditation I Of The Things Of Which We May Doubt” which have several similarities and also some differences. In all three of these stories the main idea is that reality is in question. In the Matrix‚ the human being is in a pod like machine that is controlled by a computer simulating what we think and know to be reality. Reality is not only created
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Samantha Teem 010104520 Phil 103 Final Exam 1A. According to Kant‚ good will is the only thing that is absolutely good without qualification. Good will is the only thing that is unconditionally good. Good will is what makes all other good things truly good. Things can be good‚ but not without qualification. The will is good because the intention itself is good‚ rather than a desired result or some outside reasoning. All in all it is the honest and unselfish intention of a will. 1B. Aristotle believed
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John Gross PHIL 102 1. Utilitarianism is moral theory that tries to lay a set of rules that you should follow to achieve the most good or pleasure from any one act. Two popular proponents of this systems are philosophers by the name of Jeremy Bentham and James Mill. They both have different ideas for how one should go about the use of utilitarianism to achieve the greatest happiness. Bentham’s approach is often called quantitative utilitarianism in which Bentham came up with an idea called
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FINAL PHIL 1101 1. Is the mind separate from the body? In answering this question‚ carefully explain Descartes’ Dualism and at least one argument for that that position. Defend your view against objections. a. I disagree with Decartes’ dualism arguments because although the argument may have true premises‚ it is not valid. a. Conceivability argument: Concieve myself w/o body‚ cant conceive w/o mind‚ body cant be mind b. Follows Leibniz’s law: for any x and any y‚ if x is identical to y‚
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Reading Questions for Phil 413.900‚ Spring 2009 (Daniel) Questions on Descartes’ Meditations I & II (Jan. 22) 1. For Descartes‚ why can’t knowledge gained through sense experience be trusted as the basis of knowledge? 2. How are the doubts raised by our experience of dreaming different from‚ and more profound than‚ doubts raised about errors in sense experience? 3. How is the evil genius argument intended to be broader in scope than either the arguments about doubting sense experience or dreaming
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Philosophy Exam 1 Notes Contd. • The Value of Philosophy – Bertrand Russell o Studying Philosophy Alleviates Prejudice ▪ Philosophy is of value. Most men‚ at the hands of science‚ believe that philosophy is useless ▪ The fault is in the way philosophy appears to people. Many people have a wrong conception of what philosophy is and wants to achieve. Just as physical science is helpful to many ignorant people‚ philosophy is helpful indirectly on lives
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INTRODUCTION Our report covers the major effects of corruption in the economy of the Philippines. We focused on the many issues caused by corruption being faced by the government today. We also included some essays and opinions from several users online. The first part of our report is the definition of corruption and its cause. To introduce our topic‚ we first defined what corruption is. We included a definition taken from the website of Philippine Anti-Graft Commission‚ the government agency tasked
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In his first book ‘Faith’‚ the author‚ Phil Pringle seeks to ‘inspire the reader to live a faith filled life’1 which he emphasizes as one of the essential components that enable ‘man deal with God’2 and ‘live successfully’2. Through highlighting various experiences his team‚ family and himself have had‚ he brings to the fore a poignant realization he came to: ‘All that we have and are doing‚ and are going to see come to pass is because of a steady strong faith from God‚ that lives in our leadership
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Into to business and technology Vuoriaho 09/02/13 The Life of Phil Robertson Phil was born in Vivian‚ Louisiana on 24 Apr 1946. He is an entrepreneur who started the company Duck Commander where his sons and friends hand make duck calls and has a net worth of $15 Million to this day. His wife is Kay‚ his brother Si‚ and his four boys‚ Jase‚ Willie‚ Jep‚ and Alan. Phil was never quite satisfied with duck calls that were on the market so he began to experiment with making a duck call that sounded
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structure” term by Peter Berger‚ which means today’s messages are subtly embedded in our culture. We are adopting beliefs without much reflection. ~Phil mindset approaches new info critically. Questioning‚ reflecting‚ and considering the meaning‚ value and truthfulness of what we see‚ read and hear. ~To adopt a phil mindset is to recognize that phil is not just an academic activity within a college course. May be starting point‚ but really thinking philosophically entails a specific approach to
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