Philosophical Views of Humanity: Socrates to Aristotle
Conceptions of Humanity
Socrates was the first philosopher to attempt to objectively describe the human condition, including ethical concerns such as good and fairness. He argued that anyone accused in a trial could emerge victorious, even if guilty, but that it is wrong to do so if one knows they are guilty of the charges. Socrates distinguished between good and bad, but acknowledged the difficulty in defining them. The Sophists, particularly Protagoras, described the human condition subjectively.
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Kantianism and Personalism
Kantianism is a concept that illustrates the origin of songs. A person is free to enrich the people, and being independent means being free of it. The absolute values of the people: the account is not practical, useful, or beneficial, nor does it have the same objectives. A person is said to be Kantian.
Personalism is a movement that takes the human being as its central focus. This philosophy reminds us of the relationship between the elements that make up each person. Mounier’
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Myths and Science in Tribal Cultures
“The myth itself is the science of tribal peoples, who do not really know how to produce.”
No, this is not accurate in any way. First, myths are not science. Science asks about how things happen, whereas myths wonder about the meaning of those things. In other words, myths are not science but philosophy, a ‘narrated’ philosophy.
Tribal people have their own science, just as we have our myths. Their science has nothing to do with how natural phenomena are produced,
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Noam Chomsky: Strategies of Social Control
1. The Strategy of Distraction: The basic element of social control is the strategy of distraction, which is to divert public attention from important issues and changes determined by the political and economic elites through the technique of flooding or a continuous flood of distractions and trivial information. This strategy is also essential to keep the public interested in essential knowledge in the areas of science, economics, psychology, neurobiology,
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Materialism and the Mind-Body Problem
Physicalism (Materialism)
Physicalism, also known as materialism, posits that reality is fundamentally matter. Everything else is added because matter exists. The mind arises from matter (as proposed by Marx). Everything that exists depends on the subject. There is nothing more than matter. It makes the positive claim that all reality can be summed up by the scientific method. Physicalists are those who use science to understand reality.
Sensationalism
Sensationalism
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Philosophical Roots of Behaviorism
Behaviorism, as a school of thought in psychology, is deeply rooted in several philosophical traditions. These traditions provide the foundational concepts that shape the behaviorist perspective on human nature and learning.
Atomism, Materialism, and Determinism
- Atomism: This concept suggests that understanding a complex whole can be achieved by breaking it down into its smallest, most specific parts.
- Materialism: This emphasizes that everything, including thoughts