PHIL 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

• School: Brock University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1F90
• Professor: Richard Brown

Document Summary

**if concepts are clear, you can see to the bottom. If concepts are unclear, all you see is musky water** Most of us believe in what we see, they are exactly the way they appear to be. Episte(cid:373)ology asks (cid:862)how do i k(cid:374)ow? (cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:449)hat"s real? (cid:895) reaso(cid:374)- reason alone gives us knowledge. Ethi(cid:272)s asks (cid:862)what is good, or (cid:271)ad, or just? (cid:863) Goal of philo 1f90: to help us think through philosophical problems in the past, present and future. Ad majorem dei gloriam: for the greater glory of god. Notes from the star by arthur c. clark. Every year, in our galaxy alone, more than a hundred stars explode, blazing for a few hours or days far beyond their brilliance until they die out and seep back into obscurity. When a star becomes a supernova, it may for a little while outshine all the massed suns of the galaxy. There have been 4 supernovas that have passed.