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Annotated Bibliography

Philosophy of Mind

James Flournoy

The University of Texas at El Paso

RWS 1301

Dr. Vierra

November 4, 2019
 Research Questions

1. Definition of philosophy?

2. Some the first world renowned philosophers?

3. How philosophy has contributed to society?

4. Does UTEP have a rich history of philosophy?

5. When was philosophy first declared as an academic field of study?

 Annotated Bibliography

Monographs

O'Daly, G. J. P. (1987). Augustine's philosophy of mind. Berkeley: University of California

Press.

“Augustine's Philosophy of Mind”, are interpretations of the mind that are subject to only his

mind and the monograph written on Augustine's Philosophy of mind are only interpretations of

those who studied and interpreted his philosophies for themselves. Through the perspective of

my own, the book is an infinite series of opinions attempting to be justified through other

opinions. O’Daly claimed Augustine’s writings were “discussions of the human soul’s origin” (p.

14). This quote makes assembles the conclusion of the majority to all of the book being a matter

of opinion due to the terminology used, for example the term “discussion” which was used in the

earlier quote, refers to the exchanging of ideas from peer to peer.

Essays

Journal Articles

Sachs, J. (1996, March 1). Aristotle's Metaphysics

The Philosophy of science is based in the perspective that things have a natural function that can

be configured and explained between each other. Science is but an interpretation of one’s sense

to another’s sense and only identifies the functions we can sense in the way we are strictly able

to sense them. According to the “Philosophy of Science” by Pete Mandik and William Bechtel,

philosophy is concerned with providing accounts of principles. This Implies that there are

principles that are trying to be proven and provides evidence to the notion that Philosophical
Science is but interpretation due to their being multiple or other known interpretations of

anything and everything.

Dianna J. Shandy. (2017, July 19). Ethnology and Ethnography in Anthropology

https://hraf.yale.edu/teach-ehraf/ethnology-and-ethnography-in-anthropology/

Most to all anthropologist are concerned with both ethnological and ethnographic fields of study

due to their close relation to the field of anthropology. Anthropology breaks down into two

separate sub fields in which I think are ethnographic and ethnological. Stated in Shandy (2017),

“Ethnography is the in-depth study of a particular cultural group, while ethnology is the

comparative study of ethnographic data, society and culture”. This supports the notion that

anthropology and ethnographic studies are very similar in nature and all ethnographic studies

may in perspective fall under the umbrella of the definition of anthropology.

Nash, R. (1969). The Light of the Mind: St. Augustine's Theory of Knowledge.

https://thegreatthinkers.org/augustine/commentary/the-light-of-the-mind-st-augustines-theory-of-

knowledge/

Augustine's philosophical conceptions were all fully immersed in christain theological views.

Due to his relation to the church and support of the church in the medieval period that in which

he conveyed his thoughts through, he gained a far and wide base of listeners. Stated in Ronald

(1969). “St. Augustine is not only the bridge that links ancient philosophy and early Christian

theology with the thought of the Middle Ages”. This suggest that Augustine was an important

and or renowned individual in his times and supports the idea that he had a wide base of

followers i.e. listens.

Sachs, J. (1996, March 1). Aristotle's Metaphysics

In Aristotle's work he conveys his notion of what in its fundamental sense “cause” is to all in a

definitive nature. Cause is the first effect of a continuum of events between an ever so long-

lasting combinations of actions and reactions. Stated in Sachs (1999), “Cause means, in one

sense, that out of which something comes into being, still being present in it, as the bronze of a

statue or a silver of a bowl, or the kinds of these. In another way it is the form or pattern”. This

Insinuates that cause is the basis of anything within its pattern of structural events.

O’Connell, J. (1990, January). Augustine's Philosophy of Mind, and: Original Sin in Augustine's

Confessions (review). Journal of the History of Philosophy, Volume 28, Number 1, pp. 125-127

(Review) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/226443/pdf

All of Augustine's thoughts are primary derived from his configurations and wonders of

the human person. Although Augustine did make contributions to other branches of philosophy,

he existed within theology for majority of his time. According to O’Connell (1990), “Augustine's

philosophy of the human person is one of the most neuralgic points in his thought, and the

neuralgic soreness spreads to almost every other compartment of his thinking (pg. 125).

Through this reference the embracement of the notion that all of Augustine's philosophical

accusations were derived from his philosophy of mind hence his philosophy of theology, which

is in logic as philosophy of mind.

Jeanette Harris (1984) Rewriting: A note on definitions, , 2:2, 102-104, DOI:

10.1080/07350198409359062

Recently theirs been a sharp focus in the writing community on the process of rewriting.

Rewriting is the process make correction to a previous draft of writing, whether it be a rough
draft or a final. Furthermore, the notions that are consistent with rewriting are causing

complications within the literature community. According to Harris (1984), “However, our

failure to define the terms associated with rewriting has hindered our efforts to teach and

research this important stage of the writing process” (pg. 102). Which reinforces the notions that

I stated earlier that referred to the term “rewriting” itself has been inhibiting the teaching of such

a tool/skill to students.

Websites

Primary Sources

Tertiary Sources

George Starr Lasher. (1917). Roast Beef instead of Hash. The English Journal, 6(10), 664.

https://doi.org/10.2307/801086

This article will explore the significance of rhetoric in college education that in which is

particularly directed towards freshman rhetoric courses. Rhetoric as stated in the article Lasher

(1917), “Rhetoric, nevertheless. Is practically the only subject which is today universally

required of freshman in colleges and universities” (pg.664). Rhetoric is universally taught due to

persuasive writing is how we form structures within our society and or generate new ones.

Persuasion in essence is at the root of every government due to elections voting. Also stated in

the article Lasher (1917), “Concretely, there is a hope that this training will function in the
preparation of theses, reports, and other forms of expression demanded in history, sociology,

psychology, and various collegiate courses” (pg. 665). This implies that in addition to

preparation for any type of politics, rhetoric classes also prepare you for more in depth forms of

expression that are required to succeed in higher levels courses.

Herzberg, M. (1952). It's No Fun to Write. The English Journal,41(3), 127-131. doi:10.2307/809578

This article offers suggestions on teaching the art of writing in English and also presents

a psychological analysis on a self-generated school state of affairs. This paper offers another

maybe in some cases productive and or degenerative in other cases perspective in the way

teaching is done in English classes. Stated in the articles Herzberg (1952), “Offer a few

suggestions on how to approach the teaching of writing in the English Classroom (pg.127). This

implies that the author is going to offer another perspective to English teaching as well as

supports that the idea that they may more may not be productive due to his use of the word

suggestions.