Zobaida Hossain
Professor Penniman
THEO 1000 R21
23 April 2013
Although America is known as a mixture of a lot of different cultures there are some
things that we all acknowledge as undeniably American. Of those things one will find a
collection of childr
estranged labour
the worker sinks to the level of a commodity and becomes indeed the most
wretched. that the wretchedness of the worker is in inverse proportion to the power
and magnitude of his production. XXII
accumulation of capital in a few hands
s
DESCARTES
Part 1
were rational animals
we all share same form- essential properties
ppl have different degrees of success because they use their reason
differently
has a method that helped him become more knowledgeable
school only made him doubtful
P
Allegory of the Cave
human beings are chained and cant look behind themselves
they could only see shadows of themselves and shadows of objects that
people brought in
to them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the
images
i
Sara Abdelbarry
Chomsky and Foucault Debate
April 26, 2016
In their 1971 debate, Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky wrestle with the question What is
human nature? by discussing post-structuralism, linguistics, and humans relationship with society.
Foucault
Carmen Ramirez
February 23, 2017
Unjustified
Socretes was accused of not believing in the Greek gods, but instead in some other
spiritual things. Having read The Apology and The Euthyphro I have concluded that the charge
was not justified because of his s
Carmen Ramirez
May 15, 2017
God's not Dead
Friedrich Nietzsche is a famous philosopher who was born on October 15, 1844. He lived
in a Pious household with a Christian background. His father was the local pastor. Around the
age of thirteen, Nietzsche was
Carmen Ramirez
March 31,2017
First Meditations on Philosophy
Rene Descartes presents several skeptical arguments in the first meditation. One of his
first arguments is the dream argument. In the dream argument, Descartes claims that being
awake and being
PHEU 1000
Philosophy of Human Nature
Preliminary List of Term Paper Topics and Questions
Following are some possible topics and questions that might be developed into a term
paper project (you may want to modify one of these for your own use, or to take o
Doug Shepardson
Phil 1000 Midterm
10/21/2016
Questions 1-17 = 1 point each; Question 18 = 3 points
1. Who or what are the Old Accusers in the Apology?
Socrates reputation.
2. What is Foundationalism?
A theory of the justification of beliefs. Certain belie
Midterm Review
Logic:
Know what sound and valid mean. Know how theyre different. Know
whether arguments can be sound and valid. Know why they can or cant be
both. Know whether one necessarily implies the other or not.
Know what a counter-example is. Kno
Philosophy Final
12/22/2011
Descartes
Method of Hyperbolic Doubt
Descartes did not believe that the info we receive through our
senses is necessarily accurate
Threw out everything he knew, refusing to believe in even the most
basic premises before provi
Philosophy:Activityofrefiningworldviewsbywayofreason
o SocraticWisdom:
o knowingthatyoudontknowmuch,andadmittingyoudontknowitwhen
youdontknowit
Sophists:
o Believeinnoabsolutetruth,TheyareoutformoneyfameandpowerDont
makeclamstoknowledgeUsedrhetoricaltrick
William Brandon
Philosophy of Human Nature
Spring 2016
Final Exam Review Sheet
I. Vocabulary
Manichee:
Neoplatonism:
Materialism:
(Academic) Skepticism:
Empiricism:
Rationalism:
A priori:
A posteriori:
(Substance) Dualism:
Foundationalist epistemology:
Su
Academy: school founded by Plato in Athens; where Aristotle studied for 20
years
Apologia: defense or speech made in defense
Aporia: unsolvable contradiction or logical disjunction; when no answer is found
through elenchus; knowing one does not know
Aret:
Javier Espinosa
Essay #4
9/29/16
Reputation is a public opinion about an individual or entity. Will Rogers was
famously quoted saying It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can
lose it in a minute. Corporate reputation plays a large role
FREUD
Ego I - has a history
doesnt come out of nothing
Oedipus- relationship of desire with parents
because of childhood repression of desire to sleep with ones
mother and kill father
idea that psyche is determined
dealing with previous experiences
