Socrates was a Greek philosopher‚ who is often considered to be the father of Western philosophy‚ and a key figure in the development of Western civilisation. "The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being." Socrates - Republic 38c He left no actual writing so impressions of Socrates have come primarily from the writings of his student‚ Plato. There are also other contributions from Xenophon and a contemporary playwright - Aristophanes. It is possible that Plato embellished the legacy
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Philosophy 101 Final Paper: Answer to five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Why does Hume think that the “design” in nature cannot prove God’s existence? Answer: One of the most common reasons why people say they believe in God is that the universe seems to have been intentionally designed. Hume observes that while we may perceive two events that seem to occur in conjunction‚ there is no way for us to
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Philosophy 1. How are Plato’s and Descartes’ views of the soul/self similar? Both Plato and Descartes believe that the soul/self is best (or only) to think and learn separate from the body and its faculties. According to Plato‚ “the soul reasons best without bodily senses.” Plato claims that sight‚ hearing‚ pain‚ and pleasure are a distraction to the soul in its search for reality‚ and that true knowledge can only be achieved with pure thought alone. “The body confuses the soul and prevents
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Personal Worldview Essay The three components that make up my worldview are God‚ knowledge and ethics because they shape my thoughts‚ experiences‚ education and life decisions. I have picked these three components because it is not easy to get through life without God guiding us through our lives with our everyday decisions. The knowledge is important because God has put us here to teach and help others and the more I know about what I am doing and with the experience it is easier
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Lesson 1 What is Philosophy? Lesson Overview Welcome to this introductory course in philosophy. For our first lesson‚ we are going to examine the question: What is philosophy? There are 4 ways you can get to know what a discipline is: define it‚ describe it‚ contrast and compare it with other disciplines‚ and finally experience it. In this first lesson‚ we will aim to accomplish the first 3 of these activities. The rest of the course will be an exercise in experiencing philosophy. Tasks
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Nancy McCulloch Grand Canyon University PHI-103 Intro to Philosophy and Ethics (O101) August 19‚ 2011 Philosophical Foundations of a Personal Worldview The term “worldview “is a recent addition to my vocabulary and as such is somewhat confusing. The definition provided by Ken Funk in his essay‚ “What is a Worldview “(2001) states that: “A worldview is a set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of Reality that ground and influence all one’s perceiving
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Philosophy – First Assignment Anas Al-Domi Introduction Philosophy originates with the Greek word philosophia‚ which translates as "the love of wisdom". Philosophers are engaged in inquiry concerning the search for truth‚ the nature of universe and the meaning of human experience. Welch& Polifroni(1999). The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast the philosophical paradigms of Realism‚ Antirealism‚ Phenomenology ‚ Postmodernism. To relate the Empiricism
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Are we born with knowledge? Are we born with knowledge? Of course we are. In this speech‚ I am going to argue about how ability is knowledge and what knowledge we have when we were younger. As a child‚ we have been brought up by our environment and culture. Without this‚ what knowledge would we have? Let’s say‚ the minute a child is born‚ and you throw this new born baby into a “swimming pool” or “water” it will immediately be able to swim or float. Now the question is‚ where did this baby get
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Secular Humanism is defined as a comprehensive‚ nonreligious life stance incorporating: A naturalistic philosophy. A cosmic outlook rooted in science. A consequentialist ethical system‚ (What is Secular). Secular Humanism is considered a worldview because it addresses all the following subjects; theological‚ philosophical‚ ethical‚ biological‚ psychological‚ sociological‚ legal‚ economic‚ political‚ and historical nature. Secular Humanism answers the following questions; the question of Origin‚ the
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Ⅰ.Introduction A. Thesis There are so many different philosophies and religions‚ and they greatly influence people’s life. In this paper‚ I am going to introduce and define the representatives of the Western philosophy such as Plato’s metaphysical Dualism and Chinese philosophy like Daoism. And I am going to compare these philosophies and explain the difference between them. Ⅱ. Dualism A. Explain Plato’s metaphysical Dualism Plato’s Dualism divided the reality into two different realms of existence
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