Philosophy 1300E Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - God, Thomas Aquinas, Socrates
20 Nov 2018
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Philosophy: the atte(cid:373)pt to thi(cid:374)k deeply, (cid:396)atio(cid:374)ally, a(cid:374)d (cid:272)(cid:396)iti(cid:272)ally a(cid:271)out life"s (cid:373)ost ulti(cid:373)ate (cid:395)uestio(cid:374)s. September 11, 2015: ultimate questions, techniques about how to address such questions. September 14, 2015: questions on day 1 handout cannot be approached scientifically. Ultimate questions come from: childhood wonder, contested concepts (love, freedom, god, beauty, equality, happiness) getting to these words esse(cid:374)(cid:272)es" is diffi(cid:272)ult, those that arise at the end of other inquiries (one question leads to another) What is the biggest influence on who you are: family 15, biology 5, society 70% Day 3: asking questions is a sign of intelligence, the more questions you ask, the more intelligence you have, philosophy not only asks questions, but answers them. How to be rational: answer: rational argumentation. ), intellectual world, engineering, government/politics, medical professionals, the law (the lawyers use effective but the jury and judge must use reasoning, etc.
