PP110 Lecture Notes - Robert Nozick, Distributive Justice, Sport Utility Vehicle
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Philosophy: the love of wisdom. wants to answer the questions about the ultimate nature of the universe, the standards of knowledge, the objectivity of moral claims, and the existence and nature of god. Known as a particular method, or in terms of its subject matter, or as a kind of intellectual attitude. Philosophy as a subject matter: philosophers study a special set of issues, 3 major characteristics of philosophy are, 1. They are of deep and lasting interest to human beings: 2. They have answers, but the answers have to yet been settled on: 3. Ethics: how ought we to live our lives: ethics is the philosophical sub discipline, which examines morality, metaphysics, and epistemology. Best claim to be the inventor of western philosophy. Thought philosophy as a special discipline with its own intellectual method. Convinced there was foundational importance in human life.
