Week 1Cosmopolitanism: Ancient and Modern

Week 1Cosmopolitanism: Ancient and Modern

Modern Liberal Arts. Freedom is to Learn (LA 2002). Noverimte, noverim me (I would know you, I would know myself). Week 1Cosmopolitanism: ancient and modern. Readings: Nussbaum, Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism , Boston Review. Kant, (1990) Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals , pp. 50-2.

Reviewed by Jason Stanley, Rutgers University

Reviewed by Jason Stanley, Rutgers University

Literal Meaning. François Recanati, Literal Meaning, Cambridge University Press, 2004, 188pp, $22.99 (pbk), ISBN 0521537363. Reviewed by Jason Stanley, Rutgers University. In philosophy, the Twentieth Century began with the thought that the context-dependence.

Internet Ethics and Rights Project: Due on 2/1/07

Internet Ethics and Rights Project: Due on 2/1/07

Created by Jacob Hairrell. Ancient Traditions via Modern Technology? An evaluation of the ethics of electronic preservation. So far, the major tasks we have learned in class are. How to navigate files and folders. How to use Microsoft Word. How to search and navigate the internet for information.

Outline of SEP Entry Natural Language Ontology

Outline of SEP Entry Natural Language Ontology

Outline of SEP entry Natural Language Ontology. Metaphysicsin the past was considered mainly a pursuit of philosophers, asking questions about being in most general terms. Many philosophers, though,throughout the history of philosophy, have appealed to.

Philosophy 227 Spring 2009

Philosophy 227 Spring 2009

Philosophy 227 Spring 2009. MODERN PHILOSOPHY. Course Syllabus. Instructor: Professor Randy JensenE-mail. Office: VPH-211CPhone : 712-707-7069. Office hours:MWF 10:40-11:40 or by appointment. But please drop by any time to talk about whatever you want!

Penn Bowl X Questions

Penn Bowl X Questions

TOSSUPS CASE WESTERN (with help from Cornell) SWORD BOWL 2001 UTC. 1.The Padparadschah variety is generally orange-pink, while the Emery variety is black caused by a mixture of magnetite, hematite, and spinel. FTP identify the generic name for this gemstone.

Essence As Reflection Essence As Ground of Existence

Essence As Reflection Essence As Ground of Existence

Ful-filling the Copula, Determining Nature: The Grammatical Ontology of Hegel s Metaphysics. Both continental and analytic traditions have tended to associate Hegel s idealism with metaphysics and therefore as divorced from and even pernicious to reality.

Preview Questions: Answer the Following Before Starting the Web-Quest

Preview Questions: Answer the Following Before Starting the Web-Quest

Directions: Answer the following questions, either on a separate piece of paper or on this one. Be ready to discuss and turn in next class. Preview Questions: Answer the following before starting the web-quest.

Waldron Irrelevance of Moral Objectivity

Waldron Irrelevance of Moral Objectivity

Waldron Irrelevance of Moral Objectivity. descriptive positivism v normative positivism. descriptive positivism: no moral judgment is necessary to make a legal judgment. says wrong of most legal systems. Waldron real issue is normative positivism.

Chapters 4 6 of the American Historytextbook

Chapters 4 6 of the American Historytextbook

Period 4 (1800 1848) Review Sheet. Chapters 4 6 of the American HistoryTextbook. Chapters 5 8of the America s History Textbook. Chapters 6 10 of the American Pageant Textbook. Chapters of the Give Me Liberty! Textbook.

The Story of Er in Plato S Republic and the Story of the Origin of Love in Plato S

The Story of Er in Plato S Republic and the Story of the Origin of Love in Plato S

1. MYTH V. PARABLE. The story of Er in Plato s Republic and the story of the origin of love in Plato s. Symposium are both called myths. Based on the definitions of myth that we. have developed this quarter, write an essay discussing whether or not the term.

Original Story and Interpretationby Laura Strong, Phd

Original Story and Interpretationby Laura Strong, Phd

The Myth of Persephone: Greek Goddess of the Underworld. Original Story and Interpretationby Laura Strong, PhD. It was a beautiful day like all the others in this land, the sun shone brightly in the sky, the hills were lush and green, and flowers blossomed.

Goal 2: Expansion and Reform Study Guide

Goal 2: Expansion and Reform Study Guide

Goal 2: Expansion and Reform Study Guide. Textbook Chapters 3, 4, and 5 and internet resources. Terms and Concepts to Understand. 2.01 Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to the Union.

Men Have No Knowledge, Only Hearsay - Hellenic Religion and Philosophy

Men Have No Knowledge, Only Hearsay - Hellenic Religion and Philosophy

Men have no knowledge, only hearsay - Hellenic Religion and Philosophy. Presentation to the work-group of sociology of religion at the annual meeting of Finnish sociological association, Joensuu 1st April 2005.

What Counts As Philosophy and Why It Matters

What Counts As Philosophy and Why It Matters

What Counts as Philosophy and Why it Matters. In a certain sense, philosophy as a developed or sustained activity must count as a luxury to human life. For so conceived, it exists as either a vocation or avocation in either case, something we must devote.

Abstract: Suzanna Chan

Abstract: Suzanna Chan

Aesthetics of Hospitality and Sexual Difference: Chantal Akerman s De L Autre Côté/From the Other Side. I will propose that in Chantal Akerman s film, De L Autre Côté/From the Other Side(2002) which is about the US/Mexico border, time is a medium for.