PPT-Introduction to Philosophy

Truth Postmodernism amp Pluralism By Professor Christopher Ullman 10 Truths about Truth A statement is true if it corresponds to reality and a statement is false if it does not correspond to reality. G.W.F. Hegel. Hegel – Philosophy of Fine Art. Art, for Hegel, is “the sensuous presentation of the Absolute itself”, and hence the subject matter of Aesthetics is “the conception of artistic beauty as the presentation of the Absolute.”. AP English IV. Journal Warm-up. What is happiness? In what specific ways do human beings misconceive, and therefore miss happiness? . Answer in paragraph form and be prepared to share your response. . Barry Smith. Brentano’s Four Phases. In a lecture. , .  delivered in Vienna in 1894 . and dedicated.  . "to . the academic youth of Austria-Hungary. ", Franz . Brentano outlined . four phases . When people become ill, they will often seek a second opinion. With so much at stake, this makes sense. . So why not do the same for philosophy when you are looking to learn the answers to the . Big Questions. Mrs Joanne Collins. Mrs Hannah White. Philosophy and Ethics at High Storrs. As a subject we are becoming one of the most popular choices at High Storrs as well as one of the highest achieving subjects.. How Philosophy is Integrated. Term 1: Philosophy. Term 2: Scripture . Term 3: Justice . Term 4: Spirituality. (Anglican tradition and practice throughout year). Five Overarching Areas of Philosophy. Metaphysics:. Dr. . Kerem Eksen. ITU. PHILO + SOPHIA .  love of wisdom. The study of the nature of reality, existence, being, nature, values, mind, language… . Historically, there were not any clear-cut boundaries between philosophy and science. “All which the school can or need do for pupils as far as their minds are concerned …. Is to develop the ability to think”. John Dewey. A Grand Project . Philosophy as a critical and comprehensive process of thought . Bertrand Russell. Philosophy. Etymology – from the Greek terms “. Philein. ,” meaning love, and . “. Sophia,” meaning wisdom. Literally means “the love of wisdom”. Generally understood as the rational attempt to . An Introduction. What is Philosophy?. “. Philen. ” is Greek for love. “Sophia” is Greek for wisdom. Investigate fundamental problems . Why study philosophy?. Ionian Enlightenment. 1st . philosophers, from Ionia . Chad Hansen MB 307. Review . Sampling intro to philosophical thought. Norms and tools of philosophy. Arguments. Six traditions: China and West. Broadly historical order. Plato, Mencius, . Zhuangzi. , Nietzsche, Zen, Dewey. What is philosophy?. Philosophy is what everyone does when they’re not busy dealing with their everyday business and get a change simply to wonder what life and the universe are all about.. Philosophy is not so much about coming up with the answers to fundamental questions as it is about the process of trying to find these answers, using reasoning rather than accepting without question conventional views or traditional authority.. You may work in pairs, with one person acting as a researcher and one person acting as a recorder. All of the answers can be found either in the PowerPoint itself or on the websites provided. . Introduction. by J. Baird . Callicott. Visiting Senior Research Scientist. University . Distinguished Research Professor . Regents Professor of Philosophy. Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies. . National Socio-environmental Synthesis Center.