AUPHI101 Lecture 1: AUPHI101

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Augustana Faculty - Philosophy
• Course: AUPHI101
• Professor: Phil Merklinger

Document Summary

4 main components : the absolute: that from which everything will be understood (cid:522)that which nothing greater can be conceived(cid:523) result of answering the ontological question (question of being) Ontos = being logos = study of or knowledge of: nature/environment: that in which we live, humankind: what is the meaning of humanity, self: how should you relate to reality. James burke"s the day the universe changed episode 1 (cid:522)the way we were: it. 2 main assumptions (premises) : you are what you know. Plays off of (cid:522)you are what you eat(cid:523) -- feuerbach. Dialectical materialism or historical materialism (theory of reality which states that reality/being/existence is made of matter and its motion) 1: when knowledge changes, our universe changes. Making sure your thoughts logically fall from point to point made. Freedom -- in the western worldview essentially throughout much of the history of western civilization we value freedom. Ancient greeks-- freedom from 3 things: religion, tradition, authority the (cid:522)powers- that-be(cid:523))