Natural philosophy

Anais, Alonso Module #3 PHI2010 1 Compare and contrast various views of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions. It predates written records and its origins are lost in the past. The term Hinduism refers to the collection of faiths that are believed to have originated in India, but other scholars believe that was brought to India a long ago by nomadic people. It is a polytheistic system with various gods and goddesses as well as lesser deities.…

Theory of Philosophy vs Truth of Philosophy Although, my theories of philosophy are study of true knowledge of life, views of the universe and views on religion. Could this be the truth of what is philosophy? Prior to the first day of class, my thought was religion and what exactly is philosophy. But I was looking forward to learn what it truly meant and how I can utilize the knowledge in my life. Being anticipated, I did a brief research on what is philosophy and realize it has to deal with…

The Ancient Greece was a collection of city-states, the most influential of which was Athens, and is often considered the birthplace of democracy, philosophy, arts and science. Democracy The Greeks were the first to study the various forms of human government and to identify the strengths and weakness of each. The idea of representative government began to take place in Greek city-states. The word democracy came from the Greek words, ‘demos’ and ‘kratein’ which when translated means ‘people to…

“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”-Einstein. I am energised by the debates that are sparked by statements like this and this is where my love of philosophy has flourished; studying reason and argument at university is a natural and exciting progression for me. Philosophy and Ethics A level has encouraged me to build up my views as an individual, specifically exploring the Christian perspective of debates and how they contrast with other beliefs. to do this, I…

Moral Philosophy has many questions about what it is and what type of theories are involved when figuring out what the concept of this branch of philosophy are. There are many theories that have been examined when coming upon this branch and yet some have always been questioned on what are the basics of moral philosophy comes from or what it is necessary to prove it or rebuttal it. Theories such as Ethics, Moral Theory, Autonomy, and The Principia Ethica are all traced to be implausible and…

them hold their own opinions as the truth. Philosophy’s goal is to find out, and raise questions as to what the undeniable truth is and relativism can be a dangerous obstacle in this goal of searching for the absolute truth. Philosophers have a natural curiosity to question all aspects of life, and want to find what the underlying truth is. It is difficult to scrutinize every single belief you hold in order to find out whether your belief is just that, or if it is…

leading figures in the transition from natural philosophy to modern science and philosophy. They were some of the first modern thinkers who looked at the world and said that the laws of nature are indeed mathematical. One of Galileo’s goals was to take the studies of science and separate them from the ideologies of philosophy. Studying philosophy and mathematics Galileo was able to gain a clear understand of what separates the mathematics from the ideas of philosophy. Here he learned about the…

Perhaps the most important influencer was that of Ancient Greece; a society that sought a balance, order, and harmony that people have emulated for thousands of years. The Greeks laid the foundations for Western Civilization with their formation of philosophy, history, democracy, and other elements that were the basis of current ideals still held to this day. The Greek vision of humanity believed that because humans have the ability to reason, they can control the mind and master the unknown.…

was considered to be the father of educational philosophy. Plato used to be a follower of Socratic in education. He is the one who founded the Academy in Athens and wrote many philosophical works including The Republic, which outlines Plato's utopian society and his thoughts about political and educational issues (Gutek, 2009). Historically, Plato's beliefs in philosophical thought are the idea of perennials, perennials is an educational philosophy based on idealism. Idealism is directly traced…

a supreme being, or a supreme good, separated these two philosophies to act as conflicting works. To Aristotle, this “good” was the human mind’s ability to understand and achieve eudaimonia, wisdom, and truth; when St. Augustine believed that the “good”…