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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: 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.
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Groves Honors Philosophy: Candy Chang - Before I Die I Want to...
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Examining life and making it worth living. Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Candy Chang - Before I Die I Want to. Here's the Ted Talk by Candy Chang. Her website is http:/ beforeidie.cc/site/. Thanks for commenting. Your message will appear as soon as Mr. W. approves it. Thanks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Barely Getting By: A Young Philosopher's Struggle. Blake Smalls H Philosophy. Reflection and Application 6. H Philosophy Blog - Blog. Honors Falafel Sea Blog. Is it really Sophie's world? Make sure y...
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Groves Honors Philosophy: February 2013
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Examining life and making it worth living. Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Blog #57 - Nietzsche's Philosophy. According to French philosopher, Luc Ferry, the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche is the zenith or pinnacle of Postmodern thought. By this, Ferry means that Nietzsche tried to destroy two modernist convictions:. That is the last thing that. Of all people will promise to do. Don't expect new idols from me; let the old idols learn what it costs to have feet of clay. To. God is dead" - religion.
