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What is
this
thing
called
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Reality
Theories
Meaning of Life
Nature of being human
Life perspectives
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Descartes
Hume
Kant
Russell
Wittgenstein
Sartre
Nietzsche
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Another approach
to the question is to
point out that
philosophy is
derived from the
Greek word
meaning love of
wisdom.
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Descartes
Hume
Kant
Russell
Wittgenstein
Sartre
Nietzsche
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WHY STUDY
PHILOSOPHY?
It is sometimes argued that there is no point
in studying philosophy as all philosophers
ever do is sit around quibbling over the
meaning of words.
They never seem to reach any conclusions of
any importance and their contribution to
society is virtually non-existent.
They are still arguing about the same
problems that interested the Ancient
Greeks.
Philosophy does not seem to change
anything; philosophy leaves everything as it
is.
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THE EXAMINED
LIFE
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And so on.
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LEARNING TO
THINK
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IS PHILOSOPHY
DIFFICULT?
Philosophy is often described as a difficult
subject. There are various kinds of difficulty
associated with it, some avoidable.
In the first place it is true that many of the
problems with which professional
philosophers deal do require quite a
high level of abstract thought.
However, the same is true of almost any
intellectual pursuit: philosophy is no
different in this respect from physics,
literary criticism, computer programming,
geology, mathematics, or history.
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What is
this
thing
called
LOGIC?
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COURSE TOPICS
A. Prelim Period (June 15 July 15, 2010)
1. Course Orientation
2. Philosophical Background
3. Nature of Logic
4. Apprehension, Ideas and Terms
5. Judgment and Propositions
a. Categorical Proposition
b. Hypothetical Propositions
Prelim exam week: July 19 July 24, 2010
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