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Groves Honors Philosophy: #60 Criticism of Top Western Philosophers
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Examining life and making it worth living. Wednesday, March 20, 2013. 60 Criticism of Top Western Philosophers. Gid=2188679&parent=19216123&msg notify=File uploaded.&sessionid=5a513032ef04bb306b331cb1a95a8dfb. Plato felt that achieving this perfection would be impossible but it would be important to live a good life by striving for perfection. With the Golden Mean, Aristotle might feel today that a balance should be struck somewhere between being totally in touch with one's friends through social network...
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Groves Honors Philosophy: May 2011
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Examining life and making it worth living. Monday, May 16, 2011. Blog #48 - Interpretations of Inception. I am glad that we watched. Together as a class because our discussions afterwards confirmed my initial feelings about the movie when I saw it last summer - that this was a movie that could be like. Questions to choose from (pick two):. Why or why not? 2 This blog from Moviefone.com outlines six different interpretations of the film. A All of Inception is a dream - are we ever really shown reality?
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Groves Honors Philosophy: May 2013
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Examining life and making it worth living. Monday, May 20, 2013. Our own version of Kant's Practical Postulates. Immanuel Kant thought that there should be some things that we should stop arguing about b/c they're assumptions that cannot be proven, but in order to for an argument to move forward, we should just confirm them. They are called Practical Postulates and they are:. 1 Man has an immortal soul;. 2 God exists;. 3 Man has free will. 1 We exist;. 2 Space is infinite;. 3 Politicians lie;. Therefore,...
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Groves Honors Philosophy: April 2011
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Examining life and making it worth living. Sunday, April 24, 2011. Blog #46 - Hellenism today. I kept wondering how Hellenistic philosophy applied to today's world as we briefly discussed it on Wednesday. I didn't have a lot of time to really go in depth with it, so I included summaries and bumper sticker slogans that could apply, but I still didn't feel like it was enough. So, I thought, why not dig into this school of thought on the blog? How can that work in today's fast-paced, interconnected society?
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Groves Honors Philosophy: March 2011
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Examining life and making it worth living. Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Blog #44 - Which of the six philosophers do you agree with? In the article, "Philosophy 101," we surveyed five major philosophers and came up with some modern-day applications / examples of their ideas. What you should do with this blog is review their ideas and pick which one best suits your own personal outlook on life or views about the world. Here's an interesting website about a concept called the Overton Window. One of his bigges...
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Groves Honors Philosophy: September 2011
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Examining life and making it worth living. Thursday, September 29, 2011. Part 2 of Who's Your Philosopher. Please follow the directions for this blog:. Links to this post. Please vote for the finalists of Who's Your Philosopher? Please vote in both blog posts, parts one and two. Links to this post. Monday, September 19, 2011. Blog #49 -Source Code blog has arrived. SPOILER ALERT * * * * IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FILM, DON'T READ. We talked a lot about the film,. The film opens up some questions about fate.
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Groves Honors Philosophy: December 2014
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Examining life and making it worth living. Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Blog #65 - Questions about the Source Code. We talked a lot about the film,. And how it relates to Plato's Allegory of the Cave. I don't know if it's a perfect fit, but what is? I think further research is needed for this topic and if you guys can find it pertaining to the film and Plato, that would be great (don't forget to read the illustrated handout for more details). The film opens up some questions about fate. Why or why not?
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Groves Honors Philosophy: November 2011
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Examining life and making it worth living. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Asteroids, and what to do about them. I thought to myself, what if there was an asteroid / extinction event barreling down on us, what would we do as a people in our last few days, months, years? Phil Plait from TED has an interesting look at that scenario below:. Links to this post. Sunday, November 20, 2011. In Time - Extra Credit. For a few immortals to live, many people must die.". 10 max extra credit. Due by Sunday, November 27.
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Groves Honors Philosophy: February 2011
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Examining life and making it worth living. Thursday, February 17, 2011. Blog #43 - Justice and a Just Society. Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought". John Rawls, 1971. Karl Marx looked at justice and equality through his philosophy that focused on workers and their relationship to their work, profit, and ownership. He also felt that the free market did not show itself capable of solving dire social problems in England like poverty and income inequality.
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Groves Honors Philosophy: January 2015
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Examining life and making it worth living. Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Blog #67 -Inception - Dreams as Movie Making. As a film, is all a dream (it's been speculated), but it's also an extended metaphor for filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Like a dream, the movie is a shared dream for the audience. Include Mal. And it's Mal who questions Cobb and raises doubt as to his true purpose. Http:/ www.chud.com/24477/never-wake-up-the-meaning-and-secret-of-inception/. Director Christopher Nolan and Leonardo DiCaprio.
