POLI 1001 Study Guide - Materialism, Perspectivism, Noumenon
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After the nature of things : first philosophy, an inquiry into what is fundamental in reality. Epistemology: how do we know what we know, rationalists, empirical. Materialism: major school of metaphysics, universe is composed of matter and that is the natural process of the universe, nature is mechanical in its interaction, follows natural laws, no higher power. Democritus (460-370 bce) and the atom: comes up with theory about nature that is similar to modern physics, theorizes that there is something fundamental and unchanging, the atom. Believed they have hooks and barbs that connect and form something. When the entity disintegrates the form returns to being individual atoms: believed that human souls were composed of special smooth atoms that became new souls when a person dies. Those who own the tools exploit those who do not. Those concerned with public interest have very little political representation. A reflection of and dependent on the infrastructure.
