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Ediger, Marlow
Philosophy and Morality.
Jun 86
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ABSTRACT
Philosophical thinking which has stood the test of
time is summarized in this document. The rationale is that all
students benefit from studies of philosophical thinking emphasizing
moral standards. Thinkers included are: Plato, Aristotle, Peter
Abelard, Francis Bacon, Sir Thomas More, Thomas Campanella, Thomas
Hobbes, Benedict Spinoza, John Locke, Immanuel Kart, Friedrich
Nietzche, William James, Friederich Hegel, Karl Marx, and Bertrand
Russell. (BE)
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one may choose paths of action which give pleasure to the self
The consequences of one's decisions then may
only or largely.
not matter.
the self.
consideration.
personally painful.
universal ethics.
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people are not doing that which harmonize with their nature or
abilities.
environment.
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worker is then needed to make the statue. The statue comes into
being due to the efficient causes.
Teleology
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as animals.
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Locomotion
Golden Mean.
Pure contemplation
Students flocked to
In his
book Sic et Non, Abelard emphasized balancing the pros and cc'
in answer to a question.
truth.
above that of
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ness, beauty, and truth, existed prior to and within real objects
and items.
of Sic (Yes) and Non (No) when content and ideas are being evalqated.
Realists tend to emphasize the abstract and the general whereas
nominalists stressed the specifics in acquiring knowledge.
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others.
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everything is in God.
of nature equal God.
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to Spinoza.
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One's feelings
or negative.
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situations.
perceived.
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object, the taste of the food, the feelings of touch, and sounds
heard (secondary qualities) reside within the person.
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Rather, dealing
in evidence.
Being bashful, haughty, and rude are opposite of what John Locke
believed to represent traits of good breeding.
A person of
good breeding can meet others well and deal with them in a polite
manner.
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moral standards.
it to become universal.
Morality is
individual.
priori cause and effect categories of the mind stress the transcendental aeselitic, according to Immanuel_Kant.
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evidence was not available to decide one way or the other onthe
above named dichotomiei, also called antimonies.
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and immortality.
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herd emphasized ideas such as aiding the poor, caring for others,
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the meek and lowly could not use standards emphasized by the
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James stated
of results.
no difference as to consequences?
William James believed religious beliefs to be important
for a person.
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Otherwise,
here and the now had its problems which need identification and
solutions.
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inevitable.
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a member of society.
of problems.
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pertaining to morality.
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