PHIL 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: World View, Eudaimonia
11 Jan 2013
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The dignity of life david f. swenson. Alfie (movie about pursing life in surface happiness) To ponder meaning of life, one must extended self. Arguing the most preparation of worldview is not career. Socrates worldview, unexamined life is not worth living (what is justice, knowledge, etc) Knowledge means beyond a reasonable doubt (strong feelings, wishful thinking) Desire to deceive others (all better to deceive others) A view of life is not objective knowledge but subjective conviction (page 18) It"s a principle of living spirit and attitude and varying (in reading) It"s only the individual and aspiration (in reading) Conviction is the state of mind (can have 100% conviction, only mental state not the truth in world) Convictions are greater enemies of truth then lies nietzck. Objective knowledge matters (reality, facts, not self illusion/deception) Subjective are different opinions or ways of expressing it. Is not objective knowledge, but subjective conviction (p. 17)
