Pre-Socratic philosophy

23.The Correspondence Theory of the Truth is probably the simplest, and most intuitive theory of truth out there. P is true iff p corresponds to a fact. P is false iff, p does not correspond to any fact; So the truth ‘scorpion is venomous’ is true iff there is some fact about the world that corresponds to that statement. A truth bearer is true iff it bears a specific part of reality. There is relationship between the proposition and it’s corresponding the fact. 24. The coherence theory of…

The concept prime mover is a monotheistic concept developed by the philosopher and polytheist by the name of Aristotle. The prime mover concept goes into depths trying to explain the primary cause of all the movement in the universe. In his work Metaphysics, the Greek philosopher Aristotle truly believed that everything had several different explanations for its existence and that the cause of a thing can be understood in four different ways. In this paper, we will go into great depths in trying…

“I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.” This quote by Andrew Wiles might as well represent what happened to Patti and Robert in terms of their art, which seem to be the opposite of who they used to be as children. The book Just Kids explained how both Robert’s and Patti’s childhood influenced their work of art. Just Kids begins by explaining the core of Patti’s and Robert’s art, which is their childhood. Patti and Robert both come…

“Paco’s movies are after all, creepy...When you watch them, you find yourself waiting for something bad to happen”(Gladwell 100).According to Gladwell “Paco’s” movies are creepy but does that make him creepy, Hillary Chatswin believes so .News of hackers breaking into databases, hacking operating systems, stories of NSA and other government agencies keeping watch on American citizens are all casual occurrences in the age of technology; Mrs.Chatswin sharp language is justifiable. People are…

Wafa Ali Professor Norris English 5 December 9, 2015 The philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah encourages literal conversations, and engagements with strangers of different backgrounds. He emphasized on cross cultural barriers and how we have fundamental responsibilities to everyone around us. The philosopher seriously explores the claims of identity and the task of making a life, considering them as abstract social categories through which people define themselves. Therefore, Kwame indicates…

RE-113 Discussion Topic Three: The Ten Commandments (1) Are the Ten Commandments, as a whole, necessary rules for a moral life? In my opinion, the Ten Commandments, as a whole, are not necessary rules for a moral life because they infuse religious ideology with social moral principles, which I believe is an issue in a world with many faiths, free will, and the access to an education that aids individuals in forming their own opinions about the life. Commandments one through four in particular…

According to the semiotics theory found by Saussure, the relation between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary. There is no reason why the letters produce exactly the image. Semiotics is the language expression expresses the discursive process, rather than a static structural relationships or rules. As Roland Barthes mentioned in his book “Mythologies”, “On the one hand, an ideological critique of the language of so-called mass culture; on the other, an initial semiological dismantling…

Dexter Sommerfeldt Dr. Alexander Phil 366 11 December 2015 Vogel on the Refutation of Skepticism In the essay “The Refutation of Skepticism,” we see author Jonathon Vogel attempt to deny any skeptic claims about the external world. In its most simple form, his argument claims that to deny skepticism would be the best explanation of the material world. For slight background information, skepticism is the epistemological view that we simple lack the ability to have knowledge of a material world;…

The moral dilemma shown here, is the same one that Singer believes occurs every time an American who already owns a TV chooses to go out and buy a new one. Instead of using this excess money to upgrade their television, they should be donating it to prevent the deaths of kids in need. Even though these two decision both have different factors to them, they both could lead to the same result. Except, in one scenario a kid dies by being sold to an organ peddler, and in the other a child dies of…

In Gilbert Harman’s article Moral Philosophy Meets Social Psychology: Virtue Ethics and the Fundamental Attribution Error, he focuses said topic, the fundamental attribution error. The fundamental attribution error is defined as the inclination of us as humans to assume the actions of an individual are explained by the individual’s disposition, and failing to consider possible situational causes. Throughout his essay, Harman discusses virtue ethics, character traits, and social psychology, and…