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Western Philosophy: C 19th-Century Philosophy
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel proposed that truth is reached by a continuing dialectic, in which a concept (thesis) always gives rise to its opposite (antithesis), and the interaction between these two leads to the creation of a new concept (synthesis). Hegel employed this dialectical method in such works as Phenomenology of the Mind. 1807) to explain history and the evolution of ideas. Hegel’s philosophy stimulated interest in history by representi...
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Western Philosophy: V MODERN PHILOSOPHY
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The human mind itself seemed an inexhaustible reality, on a par with the physical reality of matter. Modern philosophers had the task of defining more clearly the essence of mind and of matter, and of reasoning about the relation between the two. Individuals ought to see for themselves, they believed, and study the “book of Nature,” and in every case search for the truth with their own reason. Karl Marx and Marxism. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Our Green Apple Fruit Blast formula is a great tastin...
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Western Philosophy: A Mechanism and Materialism
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A Mechanism and Materialism. Galileo Facing the Inquisition. This painting from the 19th century depicts Italian scientist Galileo at the Vatican in Rome in the 17th century. Galileo was forced to stand trial for his belief in Copernicanism, or the idea that Earth moves around the Sun. The Roman Catholic Church forced Galileo to publicly denounce Copernicanism and spend the the rest of his life under house arrest. Fundamental underlying truths) for all knowledge—about man, the world, and even God. In his...
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Western Philosophy: II GREEK PHILOSOPHY
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Western philosophy is generally considered to have begun in ancient Greece as speculation about the underlying nature of the physical world. In its earliest form it was indistinguishable from natural science. The writings of the earliest philosophers no longer exist, except for a few fragments cited by Aristotle in the 4th century bc. And by other writers of later times. The first philosopher of historical record was Thales, who lived in the 6th century bc. In general, the Ionian school made the initial ...
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Western Philosophy: B Idealism and Skepticism
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B Idealism and Skepticism. Observation-based) knowledge appeared to be more certain and valuable than philosophical knowledge based upon reason alone. After Locke philosophers became more skeptical about achieving knowledge that they could be certain was true. Some thinkers who despaired of finding a resolution to dualism embraced skepticism. German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, like Spinoza before him, worked in the rationalist. Each of which is a closed world but mirrors all the other monads t...
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Western Philosophy: November 2008
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I - Western Philosophy. Raphael’s School of Athens. The School of Athens. Western Philosophy (Greek philosophia,. 8220;love of wisdom”), the rational and critical inquiry into basic principles. Philosophy is often divided into four main branches: metaphysics, the investigation of ultimate reality; epistemology, the study of the origins, validity, and limits of knowledge; ethics, the study of the nature of morality and judgment; and aesthetics, the study of the nature of beauty in the fine arts. Chinese P...
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Western Philosophy: D 20th-Century Philosophy
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A diversity of methods, interests, and styles of argumentation marked 20th-century philosophy and proved both fruitful and destructive. This diversity, and the divisions that arose, proved fruitful as new topics arose and new ways developed for discussing these topics philosophically. It proved destructive, however, as philosophers wrote increasingly for a narrow audience and often ignored or derided philosophical styles different from their own. German for “being” or “existence”). De Beauvoir and Sartre.
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Western Philosophy: IV MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
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During the decline of Greco-Roman civilization, Western philosophers turned their attention from the scientific investigation of nature and the search for worldly happiness to the problem of salvation in another and better world. By the 3rd century ad. Saint Augustine, born in what is now Souk-Ahras, Algeria, in ad. The Platonic philosophy was combined with the Christian concept of a personal God who created the world and predestined. Being, or living reality). He also demonstrated how it is possible...
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Western Philosophy: III HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PHILOSOPHY
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III HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PHILOSOPHY. HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PHILOSOPHY. From the 4th century bc. To the rise of Christian philosophy in the 4th century ad. Greek philosopher Epicurus was a prolific author and creator of an ethical philosophy based upon the achievement of pleasure and happiness. However, he viewed pleasure as the absence of pain and removal of the fear of death. This bust of Epicurus, a Roman copy of a Greek original, is in the Palazzo Nuovo in Rome, Italy. On the Nature of Things). The S...
