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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school. He earned a law degree‚ but later on he began focusing on math and logic in the world. During the early 17th century‚ his ideas deviated more and more from previous philosophers. Because of this‚ he became known as “The Father of Modern Philosophy.” While some of his ideas weren’t completely original‚ his way of getting to them was. He believed in totally ignoring everything previous philosophers had done‚ and starting new‚ as if their work had never happened. He did not even trust
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Nature of Philosophy Philosophy * Comes from the 2 Greek words « philos -love » and « sophia -wisdom » * tasks that requires a deliberate effort to seek the truth. * The act of questioning or wanting to know initiates philosophy‚ and most of the time we relate philosophy to thinking. * Knowledge of all things‚ through this ultimate causes‚ aquired through the use of reasoning * Is the intense and critical examination of beliefs and assumptions Philosopher * Lover of
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The History of Philosophy A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y and Z (A) Abelard‚ Peter: One of the most heated debates that troubled the church in the Middle Ages was the question of universals. This question goes back as far as Plato’s Forms. It has to do with the relationship between the abstract and general concepts that we have in our minds (what is the relationship between Chair with a capitol “C” and chair with a small “c”?). And from this‚ two radical viewpoints emerged
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Fattah ID# 2009-3-10-069 [pic] In the modern world‚ marketers want to build a customer driven marketing strategy for creating lasting customer relationships. To do this‚ they can use one of the five marketing management philosophies- production‚ product‚ selling‚ marketing and societal marketing concept. The appropriateness of these philosophies depends on the nature of the business and target market. Now we will discuss each of these philosophies for a particular product and compare them. The
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1. What are the main branches of philosophy? Do philosophers have the same answers to the same philosophical questions? Why? Philosophy is a way of thinking about the big questions in life‚ from the existence of men to its morality. It is an activity which sharpens our reason. The word was coined by Greeks ‚ meaning “the love of wisdom”. Philosophy can be divided into six big issues it is interested with. * First‚ the question about the nature of the world and the existence of Men which is
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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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This paper is written in an attempt to comprehend the sentencing philosophy and purpose of criminal punishment through a review of the historical parameters concerning how sentencing and punishment serve society. Sentencing is the application of justice and the end result of a criminal conviction which is applied by the convening authority; followed by the sentence‚ or judgement of the court on a convicted offender. What makes punishment unique to our society is the application of our moral or
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As complex as the modern world has become‚ it seems unlikely that most of what surrounds us is actually the result of the ancient practice of philosophy. Everything from the structure of democratic governments to due process of law‚ from a physician’s Hippocratic Oath to computer software‚ has its roots in philosophy. Philosophy is an academic discipline that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge‚ life‚ morality and human
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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Buddhism is one of the most remarkable development of Indian thought. It is an offshoot of later Vedic thought. Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain orthodox Hindu Philosophical concepts. It has many philosophical views with Hinduism‚ such as belief in Karma‚ a cause and effect relationship between all that has being done and all that will be done. Events that occur are held to be direct results of previous events. The ultimate goal for both is to eliminate Karma
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