, Lecture #1 (08/19/25)
Distinctive features of philosophy :
An argument is a rationally compelling reason for accepting an opinion
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Explicit focus on presenting & analyzing ments
ephilosophers focus on rationally fairly/morally arriving at the truth
↳ rhetoric is oriented towards persuasion I can include immoral forms of persuasion
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- Concerned with very fundamental questions abt the world Bour place in it
Ethics : concerned with questions abt now we should behave What kind of character we should have
- Is physician
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assisted suicide morally permissible s
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- Is it permissible to use animals in medical experiments ?
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- What do terms like "right" B "wrong" , "permissible" & "impermissible" mean ?
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- What sort of property is moral goodness or badness ?
Social B Political Phil : Deals w questions abt justice ,
the law ,
the state B society
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- should it for
be
legal one to sell parts of their body . e organs
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what's the source of political authority ?
- What's the nature of race or ethnicity or gender ?
Metaphysics : Deals with the fundamental nature of reality B what kinds of things exist
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- Do we have free will ?
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- which if any of our attributes could have been diff ?
activist against
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monarchy
The Value of Philosophy -
Russell Lecture #2 (08/21/25)
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- Audience is educated but not with philosophy
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Objections : >
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Responses :
Philosophy doesn't any practical value it's not worth studying Russell argues that philosophyDots have practical value
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have
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, so
Psychology & Cognitive Science
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philosophy also has intrinsic value
Developed from philosophical inquiry into the nature of the mind B its relationship to the body sciences/Tech , Money/ Products
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Physics & Chemistry Instrumental Value : the value smth has for the sake of Smith else
Developed from philosophical inquiry into the nature of matter & change in the natural word Intrinsic value :
the value smth has for its own sake
Distinctive features of philosophy :
An argument is a rationally compelling reason for accepting an opinion
>
>
-
Explicit focus on presenting & analyzing ments
ephilosophers focus on rationally fairly/morally arriving at the truth
↳ rhetoric is oriented towards persuasion I can include immoral forms of persuasion
>
- Concerned with very fundamental questions abt the world Bour place in it
Ethics : concerned with questions abt now we should behave What kind of character we should have
- Is physician
-
assisted suicide morally permissible s
>
- Is it permissible to use animals in medical experiments ?
>
- What do terms like "right" B "wrong" , "permissible" & "impermissible" mean ?
>
- What sort of property is moral goodness or badness ?
Social B Political Phil : Deals w questions abt justice ,
the law ,
the state B society
? (i
>
- should it for
be
legal one to sell parts of their body . e organs
>
-
what's the source of political authority ?
- What's the nature of race or ethnicity or gender ?
Metaphysics : Deals with the fundamental nature of reality B what kinds of things exist
>
- Do we have free will ?
>
- which if any of our attributes could have been diff ?
activist against
&
monarchy
The Value of Philosophy -
Russell Lecture #2 (08/21/25)
>
- Audience is educated but not with philosophy
>
-
Objections : >
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Responses :
Philosophy doesn't any practical value it's not worth studying Russell argues that philosophyDots have practical value
·
have
·
, so
Psychology & Cognitive Science
·
philosophy also has intrinsic value
Developed from philosophical inquiry into the nature of the mind B its relationship to the body sciences/Tech , Money/ Products
V
Physics & Chemistry Instrumental Value : the value smth has for the sake of Smith else
Developed from philosophical inquiry into the nature of matter & change in the natural word Intrinsic value :
the value smth has for its own sake
