The philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and St. ... Plato's philosophy assumes that God exists as a supremely good being whose goodness is analogous to Plato's concrete concept or the ultimate good. ... One problem with Plato's philosophy is his inconsistency; he owes the existence of his Ideas to both God and goodness, but he claims the two are not identical....
My personal philosophy, my family, and my moral compass are all contributing factors to what I believe. ... Without a doubt my own personal philosophy, my religious beliefs, and my moral compass have made me who I am today. ...
It also aims to uncover those sources of wisdom and knowledge within the Western history of philosophy and theology, which might be helpful in developing new perspectives for an appropriate response to this crisis. ... A second and decisive development, by which nature is secularised, neutralised, is found at the beginning of the hegemony of the conceptual-nominalistic tradition in Western philosophy and theology. ... Although Ockham's doctrine is a prelude to the typically modern adage of the 'verum et factum convertuntur', the birthplace of modern science is Nicholas Cusan...
Ethics is very much like a philosophy on life, because there is no real way of determining what is right and wrong. ... I don't know if I necessarily agree with this philosophy, but it goes to show that there is no right ethic, only what's accepted. ... I have developed my own set of ethics and philosophy from the bible and from what feels right in my heart. The Nietzche philosophy, although it may be the best for the individual, will not always be better for the whole, because the way society is today, the lesser man is helped, and it's a system that recycles itself, becaus...
Utilitarianism and Kantian Thinking Ethics is one part of philosophy that will always be studied, and like most subjects in philosophy, will never be viewed the same by everyone. ... In the studies of philosophy these beliefs are put into two categories: utilitarian, witch would give leeway to the guilty depending on the circumstances, and Kantian, were a crime is a crime, no matter the motives involved. ... Utilitarianism philosophy is that any act can be morally justified if the motive is intended to be for the greater good, but the Kantian theory states that the morality of an act is based...
From what we learn of him in Plato does Socrates offer a philosophy that is genuinely progressive and radical in its wish to reform the society of the day? Following the Socratic model what role, if any, could philosophy play in addressing political and moral problems of our times? In this essay, I will attempt to argue that Socrates does offer the society of his day progressive and radical philosophy. ... Thus it can be said that Socrates does offer a philosophy which is radical and progressive in its wish to reform society. ... Whether he did or whether he didn't, there can be lit...
Ethics is also known as a moral philosophy and customarily every religion and culture has guidelines and common beliefs of what is considered moral. ... To feel justified in acting in a right or wrong way humans rely on a personal philosophy and, therefore, curiosity arises about ways to know how to establish this philosophy properly. ... Deciding whether something is ethical is a very relative issue considering that each culture's beliefs are held to be right within that culture, and to validly judge them one would have to strip oneself of any outside values from their own ...
He knows himself that doing philosophy every day is the greatest good. ... Then the court orders him to abandon philosophy on pain of death. ... As was argued, since the god commands the practice of philosophy and the pursuit of justice, to obey the god is to obey one's own reasoned conclusion about the just. ... Thus Socrates in the Crito recognizes the validity of, exercising one's own moral judgment when it results from careful reasoning from philosophy -- as well as following the opinion of the expert or government, if there is one. ...
Kant's purpose of this book is to develop a "pure" moral philosophy, a "metaphysics of morals" that relies on the priori concepts of reason, not empirical. ... Kant tries to develop a moral philosophy that depends only on the fundamental concepts of reason. ... I conclude that Kant's moral philosophy is short-sited. ...
Philosophy is based on reason, he declared, and theology comes from faith in divine revelation, yet both come from God. So Thomas believed that any differences between divine revelation and the conclusions of philosophy result from faulty reasoning. ... These central doctrines of Plato's philosophy are called his theory of forms or theory of ideas." ...
In the 19th century, Friedrich Nietzsche believed that his influencing surroundings of science, philosophy and philology were the reasons for the death of god. ... People also began to turn away from god due to philosophy, and science with the teachings of Kant and Darwin. ...
WH Walsh wrote the book Hegelian Ethics in 1969 in an attempt to make clear the philosophy and writings of a philosopher that was neglected by other philosophers for more than a generation. ... Walsh begins his book by explaining that very few students in philosophy in the English-speaking world have an accurate knowledge of Hegels ethical theories. ... Hegel saw philosophy as taking stock of what has been achieved and lay bare its theoretical foundations. ...
Necessary Evil Machiavellianism is characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning, deception, duplicity, bad faith, and false hope. The political doctrine of Machiavelli, which denies the relevance of morality in political affairs, holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing and main...
Cicero begins the volume by relating to us why he has chosen Philosophy as his current field of study, his only field of study. ... So to forget his sorrows he took up philosophy. Cicero believed that the best method for learning was philosophy because it literally meant love of wisdom. ...
Priest and ministers make up panels that handle moral issues. People feel that they have the upper hand in knowledge when it comes to morality. Most hospitals have an ethics committee, which include healthcare professionals, lawyers, and religious representatives. The reason why priest and ministers are thought of in this way is not because they are wiser; it is because they have better and deeper reasoning with morality than most people. The Divine Command Theory is what most religious people look at as to tell what is right and wrong. ...
Kant belived that true morality derives always from what truly makes us happy as human beings. This immediatley making morality subjective to each person. Or are we to think that culture as well as society around us makes us quiestion what truly makes us happy or what we are to be happy about? This being the case what is morality for one that seeks only money to be happy? The reason behind it? ...
Socrates vs. Crito: A Decision of Life Courtney Intro. to Philosophy May 29, 2000 Summer Pre-Session Socrates vs. Crito: A Decision of Life The dialogue Crito, by Plato, recounts the last days of Socrates, immediately before his execution was going to take place in Athens. In the dialogue, Socrates"...
De Waal writes about Westermarck's philosophy on "moral sentiments", "He classifies the retributive emotions into these derived from resentment and anger, which seek revenge and punishment, and those that are more positive and prosocial" (663). ... This idea of moral emotions further supports Westermarck's philosophy that kindness and morality are a natural effect. ...
The movie "High Noon" has interesting comparisons to the philosophies and views of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. ... Amy exhibits more of the philosophy of John Stuart Mill who believed the foundation for ethical and moral action should be based on the greatest good or happiness for the greatest number of people. ...
Aristotle has his philosophy for the purpose of human nature. ... Typically, sacred texts tell us too much and too little: too much, because they often contain contradictory statements; too little, because they are often not specific enough The main objective in Plato's philosophy is a creation of a perfect society. ...
Hardin makes a good point: Look out for yourself, and only yourself, and you will probably get the chance to see another day. Sounds pretty good until you bring into question lingering aspects of morality, the importance of a somewhat clear conscious, and the basic human principle that helping you...
