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Leibniz S Necessitarianism

Leibniz s Necessitarianism. Necessitarianism is the position that everything actual is necessary. Many of Leibniz s views seem to lead to necessitarianism, for instance, his theory that the predicate-concept is contained in the subject-concept of all.

We Can Split Ethical Theories Into Two Groups

A Level Religious Studies. Ethics Topic 2.1- Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory. This means it is a theory that attempts to explain which actions are right and wrong, and to give us a method of working out how we should behave. We can split ethical theories into two groups.

The Odyssey: Character List

The Odyssey: Character List. Alcinous: king of the Phaeacians, to whom Odysseus tells his story. Odysseus: king of Ithaca. Calypso: sea goddess who loved Odysseus. Circe: enchantress who helped Odysseus. Zeus: king of the Gods. Apollo: god of music, poetry, prophecy and medicine.

Reading Guide: the Odyssey-Part Ithe Wanderings

Reading Guide: The Odyssey-Part IThe Wanderings. 219 Why do you think Odysseus and his men make an offering to the gods? 228-233. How does Homer make it clear that Odysseus faces a formidable opponent in the Cyclops?

PHIL 251: 501-509: Introduction to Philosophy (Daniel, Fall 2008)

PHIL 251: 501-509: Introduction to Philosophy (Daniel, Fall 2008). Mid-Semester Exam. This exam has three questions. Your answers to each question (in 300 words or less) should be in essay form and address each philosopher s position using the five steps of critical thinking discussed in Chapter 1.

Study Guide- East Asia Continued

Study Guide- East Asia. Terms/Concepts to Know. Sphere of influence. Dynastic cycle. Homogeneous society. Be able to answer the following. What could the Chinese people expect to receive from the ruler according to the Mandate of Heaven? Why did the Chinese bind women s feet?

Preface and Acknowledgements

Preface and Acknowledgements. Accounts of human and animal action have been central to modern philosophy from Suarez and Hobbes in the 1500s to Wittgenstein and Anscombein the mid-20th century via, among many others, Locke, Hume, Reid, Kant, and Hegel.

Hades the Place There Were Several Sections of Hades, Including the Elysian Fields, The

Hades the Place There were several sections of Hades, including the Elysian Fields, the equivalent of Heaven, and Tartarus, the equivalent of Hell. According to some later legends, Erebus was part of Hades. It was where the dead had to pass immediately.

Confucius Said: If You Govern the People Legalistically and Control Them by Punishment

Selected Excerpts from the Analects of Confucius. 1. Confucius said: If you govern the people legalistically and control them by punishment, they will avoid crime, but have no personal sense of shame. If you govern them by means of virtue and control.

The Lesser Gods of Olympus

The Lesser Gods of Olympus Eros: Of what is he the god? What is his relationship to Aphrodite? How is he frequently represented? Who were his attendants and what do their names mean? Hebe: Of what was she goddess? Who were her parents? Who does she marry?

Time, Space, Forced Movement and the Death-Drive

Time, Space, Forced Movement and the Death-Drive. Reading Proust with Deleuze. Keith Ansell Pearson. Proust does not in the least conceive change as a Bergsonian duration, but as a defection, a race to the grave (Deleuze, Proust and Signs 27; 18).

Syllabus Language and Ontology

Syllabus Language and Ontology. Friederike Moltmann. University of Padua. necessary: basic logic, introduction to philosophy. desired: introduction to metaphysics, introduction to philosophy of language. paper of about 15 pp. General description.

Paving the Road to Hell: the Origins of World War I

Paving the Road to Hell: The Origins of World War I. Study Grant proposal for Fall 2015. To the Members of the Study Grant Review Committee. Reflecting our nation's short-term and unsatisfying involvement in World War I, US history courses usually give.

Part 1True / False Place Your T Or F in Front of the Sentence. 1/2 Mark Each (10 Marks)

2525 final exam Advice. Part 1True / false Place your T or F in front of the sentence. 1/2 mark each (10 marks). Classical Utilitarianism is the theory developed by Bentham and Mill. Kant believed that we have no direct duties to animals; they are merely means to man s ends.

Cultures, Histories, Lectures

Cultures, Histories, Lectures. Units of Study. TitlePhilosophical Inquiry. Pre-requisitesNone. Type of unitCompulsory. Two weekly lectures of 1 hour each, and weekly seminar of 1 hour. IntroductionThis unit introduces fundamental concepts and basic methodologies in critical and philosophical theory.

Deleuze on Kant S Mathematics of the Sensory Body: the Differential Relation in the Instance

DELEUZE ON KANT S MATHEMATICS OF THE SENSORY BODY: THE DIFFERENTIAL RELATION IN THE INSTANCE OF LEARNING. São Paulo State University, Brazil. This article discusses three consequences of Deleuze s approach to Kant s philosophy of mathematics. First, that.

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