Geach on Time and Identity

Geach on Time and Identity

AGAINST FOUR-DIMENSIONALISM. Quine/Lewis: time is a fourth dimension, not intrinsically different from space. Geach: But then there really isn t change. Time slice 1 is P; TS2 is P. Analogous to:spatial part 1 is P;SP2 is P. No change on latter, so none on former. So, time is really an illusion.

Existence Predicates

Existence Predicates

Existence Predicates. Friederike Moltmann. Existence is a central notion in metaphysics and it is associated with three important questions. 1 Is existence a univocal concept or are there different modes or degrees of being, different forms of reality,for different types of entities?

Ethics: an Overview

Ethics: an Overview

Ethics: An Overview. Chapter Overview. Most college students want to skip moral theory and get on with the discussion of moral issues. However, moral theories do not occur in isolation but within a wider context that includes cultural assumptions as well.

Questions by Nicholas Karas, Sameer Rai, David Madden, Et Al

Questions by Nicholas Karas, Sameer Rai, David Madden, Et Al

Geography Monstrosity 5: Maryland vs. the World. Questions by Nicholas Karas, Sameer Rai, David Madden, et al. Moderator's note: this set features 20-point superpowers (bold text before (*)) and 15-point powers (text before ). Some more difficult tossups.

Review Sheet for American Renaissance Unit Test

Review Sheet for American Renaissance Unit Test

Renaissance: rebirth. American Renaissance: 1800-1870. Growth in America after Revolutionary War. Technology booms. Louisiana Purchase expands country. Gold Rush: Expansion out west. Literary movement during the American Renaissance. All about self. Imagination over reason. Feelings over fact/logic.

Call for Paperes

Call for Paperes

THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY AND THE CULTURAL CENTRE OF SOFIA UNIVERSITY. in partnership with. Faculty of Philosophy,University ofGuanajuato. Center for Philosophy,University of Tokyo. Faculty of Humanities, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Documents and Papers Referring to Alexander Hume and Thomas Hall

Documents and Papers Referring to Alexander Hume and Thomas Hall

Documents and Papers Referring to Alexander Hume and Thomas Hall. In the list of ships taken up in the season 1760-61, Hume is listed as commander of the Fox, 499 tons burthen, to the Coast and Bay. Co to Fort St George, 30 December 1760.

The Attack on Pearl Harbour

The Attack on Pearl Harbour

Corsista Viale Maria Paola. Elaborato The attack on PearlHarbour. SomeEnglish writers believethat the attackon PearlHarbor has beenfosteredby the highestAmerican authorities, specifically by thepresident of the United States, FranklinDelanoRoosevelt.

Writing About Philosophy

Writing About Philosophy

Writing about Philosophy. General Purpose. Philosophy is the study and practice of making and/ or assessing arguments. The process of strategic statements working in unison to support conclusions, which also serve as statements, results in a deeper.

Daniel C. Dennett

Daniel C. Dennett

Daniel C. Dennett. Quining Qualia 1. 1. Corralling the Quicksilver. Qualia is an unfamiliar term for something that could not be more familiar to each of us: the ways things seem to us. As is so often the case with philosophical jargon, it is easier.

I. Mesoamerica and Andean South America

I. Mesoamerica and Andean South America

Major Developments. I. Mesoamerica and Andean South America. a. lacked knowledge of wheel. b. Olmecs/Maya pyramids/temples. d. Cultural diffusion maize, terraced pyramids. 2. Ball game on a court. 3. Quetzalcoatl god who would return to rule world in peace. e. Mayan reached height in 300 CE.

1. Already in 1750, Ben Franklin Voiced the Opinion, That Lightning Is Electrical in Nature

1. Already in 1750, Ben Franklin Voiced the Opinion, That Lightning Is Electrical in Nature

Kapitel 28 Übungssätze Jannach s German for Reading Knowledge, Sixth Edition: pp. 265-266. 1. Already in 1750, Ben Franklin voiced the opinion, that lightning is electrical in nature. 2. Many people assume that the living standard will improve more and more. 3. Believe it or not!

Background Notes on the Odyssey

Background Notes on the Odyssey

Achaeans: (e ke anz), Homer s name for the Greeks. Alcinous: (al sin o es), the generous, good-natured king of the Phaeacians, to whom Odysseus tells his story. Antinous: (an tine o es), the most aggressive and cruel of Penelope s suitors. Eumaeus: (yu me es), Odysseus s faithful swineherd.

Books II & III

Books II & III

BOOK II & BOOK III thru p. 211. There are 3 kinds of Good (1-Extrinsic benefit only; 2-Intrinsic benefit only; 3- Both Intrinsic & Extrinsic benefits ). Socrates will attempt to prove that Justicein the soul is the 3rd kind of good (the kind that has both intrinsic & extrinsic benefits ).

The Given Quotation, Taken from Wittgenstein S Book Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus 1 ,Published

The Given Quotation, Taken from Wittgenstein S Book Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus 1 ,Published

The given quotation, taken from Wittgenstein s book Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus 1 ,published in 1921, forms the basis of the theory of linguistic relativism, also known as the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis,which states that the language one speaks profoundly.

Dear Room 19 Families

Dear Room 19 Families

Dear Room 19 families. Here are the fieldtrips for the year. Please return theATTACHED PERMISSION/FUNDING slip by September 23, 2011. We have the opportunity to go to the DiscoveryMuseum on Auburn Blvd. on October 7th from 9 to 12:30 to do an archaeology.