divided into three periods: Ancient philosophy‚ Medieval philosophy‚ and Modern philosophy. Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live (ethics); what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures (metaphysics); what counts as genuine knowledge (epistemology); and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic). The word is of Ancient Greek origin (philosophía)‚ meaning love of wisdom. Definition of philosophy: Every definition of philosophy
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with protruding muscles. Another tell-tale characteristic of Greek styling is the positioning of the legs‚ positioning more weight on one leg than the other. Even though both styles of Greek art share many similarities‚ both the classical‚ and Hellenistic style of art have subtle yet important differences. These seemingly minor alterations completely change the feel‚ and emotion of the artworks. Initially‚ Classical‚ also known as Phidian‚ Is the first and the original of the two styles. After the
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Lecture notes on Alexander the Great. IN 338 Philip of Macedon defeated the Greek city-states. His son‚ Alexander‚ extended the imprint of Greek culture far beyond its Mediterranean homeland. In a series of whirlwind campaigns between 334 and 323 BCE.‚ Alexander gained control of Syria and Egypt and then destroyed the might of Persia. He took his armies east to the Indus and north to central Asia‚ but died at the age of 33 in Babylon. Map pg 154 (overhead) Alexander the Great was no stranger
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Alexander The Great? A leader‚ a god‚ powerful‚ strong‚ cunning‚ and great; Alexander of Macedonia was all the above‚ but is he influential to the current day‚ evolving culture? Alexander was at his peak in conquest over 2000 years ago‚ so does he really still hold an impact to life and culture today? Controversy has followed these questions and many ideas have surfaced defending the belief that culturally Alexander was not that great. Alexander was deemed great because he conquered territories
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In Kant’s Foundation for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ he acknowledges the recommendation from the earlier that whatever instrument is found in man‚ it must be the most fitting instrument for it. Accordingly‚ it can’t be that joy is the most astounding characteristic since reason is not favorable for it. Nature would have constrained man’s reason from the domain of satisfaction and depended man’s bliss to impulse alone. Rather‚ Kant brings up that reason in the domain of satisfaction really prompts
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Essay Exam 3-1 In this essay I’m going to address questions concerning Kant’s grounding for the metaphysics of morals. First‚ I will describe each of his examples of acts done out of desire and acts done out of duty. Then I will answer the following questions: 1. What conclusion about moral worth does Kant use these examples to illustrate? 2. Whether I agree or disagree with Kant that if you perform an action out of duty‚ then the act has more moral worth that it would if you were to perform it
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there is only two choices; stay with the terminal ill mother or serve the government in military action. Looking Kant’s deontological ethics a few things to consider‚ pure reason implies universal laws do not contradict. Kant says in Groundwork of Metaphysic Of Morals “act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.” (421) Another important point in Kant’s ethics states‚ "there remains law‚ namely to promote his happiness not from inclination
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Stoic v. Epicurean: The Battle of Moral Theories Peter Calhoun The Coolest Cutter At Camp After critically analyzing both Stoic and Epicurean moral theories‚ I found myself intrigued by their different beliefs. I was fascinated by the Epicurean pleasure filled and painless seeking lifestyle. I was also enticed by the teleological beliefs of the Stoics. But there were ideas that Epicurus and Epictetus believed in that led me to criticize both philosophies‚ the Epicurean views about injustice and
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“All men by nature desire understanding.” This is how Aristotle opens his famous Metaphysics‚ one of the greatest philosophical works ever produced. The thirst for knowledge has always occupied Western man at least since the time of Thales‚ and even though many different views and opinions about what knowledge is and how it can be gained have abounded throughout Western philosophy up to this very day‚ the fact that so many men have dedicated their lives to seeking knowledge on all sort of different
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Study Guide: Lesson 7 Introducing Metaphysics Lesson Overview Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with questions of reality. Since it deals with literally everything that exists‚ it is perhaps the broadest branch of philosophy. However‚ we will briefly spend time in this area. In this lesson‚ we will introduce some of the questions that we seek to answer in metaphysics as well as some basic metaphysical terminology you will need to master as we discuss metaphysical issues. We
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