[PHIL 259] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (37 pages long)

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 259
• Professor: David Boutland

Document Summary

Eros love, sex, greek god of love. Is (erotic) love a good or an evil: depends on definition. Love as struggle to possess, pathology, ideology & oppression: schopenhauer, nietzsche, de. Revolutionary idea of marriage as friendship b/w equal partners (milton) Is healthy companionate love possible in a society incorporating gender inequality? (de. What does it mean to have sex ? (christina) What kings of sexual acts are wrong? (elliston, halwani) What is death: changing technology makes answer more pressing, terry schiavo case. Systematic rational thought questioning the nature of things: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics. Some basic rules of reasoning: non-contradiction, relevance. How to write a philosophy paper: http://www. phil. ucalgary. ca/undergrad/howtowrite. html. Question to consider while reading: explain, then compare & contrast, the view of erotic love given by aristophanes & alcibiades w/ that given by socrates & diotima. Valid argument: if the premises are true, the conclusion must follow (also be true) Sound argument: the premises are true (through evaluation)