Modern Philosophy

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Father of modern thought

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believed that we are born with tabula rosa

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"is" does not mean "ought"

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believed we made sense of the world by our collective experiences

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Noumena - thing in itself

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"Wealth of Nations"

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"to be is to be perceived"

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believed there was a common sense (sensus communis) among humans.

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pleasure highest good

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Post modern thinking consists of:

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some actions were praise worthy, others should be shunned

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The dialectic terms are:

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History is about a struggle of change, that through reason will bring progress and a utopia at the end.

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Why people like Negative Rights

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Kant says we experience the world in time and space

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we tell ourselves narratives to explain the world

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existentialist, believed no god, no hope, nothing but despair

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coined the word paradigm to describe the framework of knowledge or world-view one has

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Ludwig Wittgenstein thought of language games

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forms of life

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Four common views of history are:

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Thomas Reid believed history moved through struggle of opposing ideas.

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From where do rights originate?
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natural law

evolution

kings

king rights

constitution

natural rights

dialectic

community/society

local governments

ideas

reason

tabula rosa

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3 critiques of Kant

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4 main categories of the mind

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Cogito Ergo Sum came from Descartes

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Kant believed that an Absolute Spirit pushed history towards an end of history where society becomes a perfect utopia

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practical experience was the best teacher of students.

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Critical theory believed that these social activities were political:

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materialist, economist and historian

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What are some evils of capitalism as stated by Marx?

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from each, according to his ability, to each, according to his need

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Being and Nothingness

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Nietzche said that "God is dead"

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What are the 4 truth tests?

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Jean Paul Sartre wrote a play called "No Exit" where people sat in a waiting room and soon realized they were in hell with people getting on their nerves

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Kant believe that knowledge CANNOT be A Priori but ability to understand could be.

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Thomas Hobbes said that humans develop in a way that makes us able to survive in the world.

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John Stuart Mill was a utilitarianist who cautioned against inductive fallacies or ambiguity.

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Utilitarian morality believes in:

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George Hegel came up with idea of Dialectical or Absolute Idealism

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David Hume had 2 types of ideas for knowledge: relation of idea and matters of fact. Called Hume's Fork

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subject --> object

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first american pragmatist

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Wrote Leviathan

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"existence precedes essence"

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Solipcism is the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.

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subject / object split

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outspoken advocate for women's rights

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Scottish empiricist

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sensation and reflection

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skepticism

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Categorical Imperative

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knowledge = idea + reason + empirical demonstration

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Four R's

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Absolute Spirit is the Great Idea, the driving, rational force behind history.

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ethics of care

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excluded Middle

quiz on philosophy from Descartes to Post Modern era

Modern Philosophy

Father of modern thought

believed that we are born with tabula rosa

"is" does not mean "ought"

believed we made sense of the world by our collective experiences

Noumena - thing in itself

"Wealth of Nations"

"to be is to be perceived"

believed there was a common sense (sensus communis) among humans.

pleasure highest good

Post modern thinking consists of:

some actions were praise worthy, others should be shunned

The dialectic terms are:

History is about a struggle of change, that through reason will bring progress and a utopia at the end.

Why people like Negative Rights

Kant says we experience the world in time and space

we tell ourselves narratives to explain the world

existentialist, believed no god, no hope, nothing but despair

coined the word paradigm to describe the framework of knowledge or world-view one has

Ludwig Wittgenstein thought of language games

forms of life

From where do rights originate?
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