Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Fall 2007
Of the four Hellenic School of Philosophy that we studied Skepticism seemed to stir the a lot of controversy with its ideas of not accepting anything as the truth and of deciding what the truths are through your own experiences. "Skepticism is an abi
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Spring 2014
Diana Munoz Ortiz
Essay #2
PHI 110
May 10th, 2016
While reading What is Enlightenment? by Kant, I became to the realization that I
somehow agree with what he is telling us. The idea of being enlightened is sort of a
difficult and strange task to complete
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Spring 2014
Diana Munoz Ortiz
Essay #1
PHI 110
March 17, 2016
While reading the Confessions by Augustine, I wasnt sure what to think, there was such
a good reasoning behind what was being said by the author. I began to meditate the fact that Ive
made the same mistake
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Spring 2014
Diana Munoz Ortiz
PHI 110
4th Question
May 5th, 2016
In The Madman (aphorism 125), Nietzsche claims that God is dead, but not in a
literal way, rather than that his presence in the modern mind has disappeared. God is
dead! God remains dead! And we have ki
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
-
Spring 2014
Diana Munoz Ortiz
PHI 110
5th Question
May 10th, 2016
In The Gay Science, Beauvoir claims that women have inferiority in comparison to
men because of their gender. The terms masculine and feminine are used
symmetrically only as a matter of form on legal p
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Spring 2014
Diana Munoz Ortiz
PHI 110
3rd Question
April 14th, 2016
In What is Enlightenment?, Kant claims that the Enlightenment is a process in
which a person must separate him or herself from a state of immaturity. I need not think,
so long as I can pay; others wi
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Spring 2014
Diana Munoz Ortiz
PHI 110
Question # 2
March 17, 2016
In the Confessions, Augustine claims that every temporal being is destined to be
folly and fall in the trap of caring and loving of someone that is destined to death.
Through his personal experience wi
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Spring 2014
Diana Munoz
First Question
February 18, 2016
In Book VI (The Divided Line) from Republic, Plato claims there are two kinds
of things, which are divided into unequal sections, known as the visible and the
intelligible. In Platos retelling of Socrates and G
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Fall 2007
Nietzsche is a very interesting character which is very evident in his book Twilight of the Idols. In the section titled "Epigrams and Arrows" Nietzsche tends to criticize all the conventionalities of past philosophers. Not only of philosophers, but
Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophical Problems
PHI 110
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Spring 2014
In The Symposium, Plato claims that artists create so they can live on forever. In
Socratess retelling of Diotima's speech, she says, Its because reproduction goes on
forever; it is what mortals have in place of immortality
(Symposium, 206,
e). Throughout
