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The first holds that the ordinary concept of true love picks out love that is highly prototypical. The second, that it picks out love that is especially good or valuable. The third, that people distinguish between psychological states that are “real” or not, and that it picks out love that is real. Two experiments provide evidence against ...
The moral theory known as “ the ethics of care” implies that there is moral significance in the fundamental elements of relationships and dependencies in human life. Normatively, care ethics seeks to maintain relationships by contextualizing and promoting the well-being of care-givers and care-receivers in a network of social relations.
Divine Command Theory. Philosophers both past and present have sought to defend theories of ethics that are grounded in a theistic framework. Roughly, Divine Command Theory is the view that morality is somehow dependent upon God, and that moral obligation consists in obedience to God’s commands. Divine Command Theory includes the claim that ...
Nov 26, 2013 · Evil-skeptics give three main reasons to abandon the concept of evil: (1) the concept of evil involves unwarranted metaphysical commitments to dark spirits, the supernatural, or the devil; (2) the concept of evil is useless because it lacks explanatory power; and (3) the concept of evil can be harmful or dangerous when used in moral, political ...
What wisdom means and why it is valued. How philosophy is largely about coming to better know yourself. How philosophy will help you evaluate the claims and beliefs you and others hold. How philosophy can make you a better thinker and defender of your beliefs. How philosophy can broaden your mind by raising the larger questions about life.
Jun 14, 2023 · Plato’s Symposium - Part 1. By Andreas Matthias. 13 minutes read - 2700 words. Plato’s Symposium (or, correctly, Symposion) is one of humanity’s immortal texts on love. Seven friends gather at a party one night in ancient Athens and discuss the nature of love. Plato’s thoughts in the Symposion have influenced our views on love right up ...
Feb 20, 2020 · Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally “love of wisdom”) is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – 495 BCE).
