PHIL 115 Lecture Notes - Religious Text

Strong christian upbringing, father was in the clergy. Expected to follow in his father"s footsteps. Both his father and his brother passed away while 

PHIL 115 Lecture Notes - On Liberty, Correspondence Theory Of Truth, Empiricism

The power of the parent over the child is overdone, misplaced and it"s a problem. We should think of parenting in general more as a matter of obligatio

PHIL 115 Lecture Notes - Truism

Mills recognizes the old distinction of the private sphere and the public sphere, but adds his own twist of self regarding and other regarding actions.

PHIL 115 Lecture Notes - Deontological Ethics, Political Philosophy, Foundationalism

Mill replies to kant"s moral philosophy with his ethical theory utilitarianism. Utilitarianism appears as a moral theory which is an alternative to deo

PHIL 115 Lecture Notes - Oil City, Pennsylvania, Truthiness, John Dewey

The book is from his middle period. It"s supposed to be a general overview of his philosophy. Born in burlington, vermont to a hard-working devout chri

PHIL 115 Lecture Notes - John Dewey, Rote Learning, Critical Thinking

Knowledge is power to transform the world. john dewey. Knowledge doesn t give us the power, but rather the inclination to solve problems. In politics, 

PHIL 115 Lecture Notes - John Stuart Mill, Foundationalism, Liberal Democracy

The attributes of john stuart mill and all above. Mill will reply to kant"s moral philosophy with his moral theory of utilitarianism. It serves as an a

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