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    This document discusses concepts of the person from philosophical perspectives including ontology, epistemology, ethics, and politics. It notes that concepts are the building blocks of thoughts and examines how philosophers have analyzed even ordinary thinking to address problems, making suggestions to improve conceptual understanding. The document quotes Mary Midgley saying philosophers notice when thinking goes wrong and propose ways to remedy issues with concepts.

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    This document discusses concepts of the person from philosophical perspectives including ontology, epistemology, ethics, and politics. It notes that concepts are the building blocks of thoughts and examines how philosophers have analyzed even ordinary thinking to address problems, making suggestions to improve conceptual understanding. The document quotes Mary Midgley saying philosophers notice when thinking goes wrong and propose ways to remedy issues with concepts.

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    "Concepts of The Person": PHI 100 - Fall 2020

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    This document discusses concepts of the person from philosophical perspectives including ontology, epistemology, ethics, and politics. It notes that concepts are the building blocks of thoughts and examines how philosophers have analyzed even ordinary thinking to address problems, making suggestions to improve conceptual understanding. The document quotes Mary Midgley saying philosophers notice when thinking goes wrong and propose ways to remedy issues with concepts.

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    “Concepts of the Person”

    PHI 100 – Fall 2020


    Buy this now … if
    not sooner ?!
    course requirements
    (how your grade will be determined…)
    a person…
    ontology
    epistemology
    ethics
    …
    law
    politics
    a concept

    • procedure vs. plan based on mental effort


    • theory based on an idea
    • building blocks of thoughts

    “[…] suddenly we become aware of some bad smells, and we


    have to take up the floorboards and look at the concepts of
    even the most ordinary piece of thinking. The great
    philosophers ... noticed how badly things were going wrong,
    and made suggestions about how they could be dealt with.”
    —Mary Midgley

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