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A Writing Workbook for Introduction to Philosophy
How to Write (Think) a Philosophy Paper >> Paper Starter <<
Ethical Analysis Sheet Modified
Warriors of the net: In English 73MB Site B Site A
Key Moments in the Stem-Cell Debate
Midterm Review
Questions,
comments, statements or corrections?
Reference Terms
People
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
3 Formal papers will be due.
October 5th
November 5th
End of semester
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Branches of Philosophy
Ethics: The study of moral value.
Logic: The study of right reason.
Metaphysics: The study of reality.
Epistemology: The study of Knowledge.
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Enlightenment: Technology is progress when it serves the needs of the people.
Technocratic: Technology is progress when it advances science.
Transcendentalist: Progress ought to enhance humanity.
What are the reasons Ceruzzi gives for the Univac and Mark I creators inability to foresee the computers impact on society?
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!!! MEMORIZE THE TRIANGLE!!!
Philosophy - The seeking of wisdom using reason.
Theology - The seeking of wisdom using Faith.
The moral act is the act that God commands.
-Major belief in God in the world
+Applies to anything
-Can’t be disproved
-Doesn’t require personal responsibility
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Clergy
Worship
Seek wisdom
Revelation
The moral act which produces the greatest good and the least amount of pain for the greatest number of people (Best consequences)
GOOD
- You can determine a moral choice
- Good of the many.
BAD
- Doesn’t protect the individual
- How to judge worth
- Can be manipulated for immoral means
Making a healthy individual sign his living organs away to be immediately be placed into many different dying patients to save them killing the donor.
The moral act is that which treats each person with respect and is the act that can be universalized.
A person gives you a box of guns to hide in your house and they go on vacation. On CNN you see that that person has gone on a rampage in several cities. On that persons return do you give the guns back?
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The moral act causes the least amount of pain.
Focuses on the pain part. The intelligent avoidance of pain. A brand of Hedonism.
GOOD = PLEASURE
ARGUMENT = PREMISE (statement) + PREMISE (statement)+ CONCLUSION (statement)
ARGUMENT = a set of statements, one of which is the conclusion.
PREMISE = A STATEMENT supporting the CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION = One Statement in the ARGUMENT supported by the PREMISES
The Sun is a spheroid.
Oxygen is an element.
Cats are animals.
An ARGUMENT can be sound or unsound - A sound argument must have both true premises AND valid statement.
A PREMISE or STATEMENT can only be either true or false.
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http://www.philosophypages.com/lg/e01.htm
Journal Entries
Wendell Barry WHY I AM NOT GOING TO BUY A COMPUTER by Wendell Berry
Robert A. Weinberg The Dark Side of the Genome
Lawrence Lessig The Internet Under Siege Lessig NetzpolitikTV: Interview with Lawrence Lessig on Net Neutrality
Rochlin The Logistics of Techno-War Techno-war
Do... Do Artifacts Have Politics? Langdon Winner
Multnomah Public Library et al
Florman Pending ...
Case Studies
Ethical Analysis of Case Study 7.2 The Therac-25
Ethical Analysis of Case Study 5.2 Toysmart.com and the Fate of its Customer List
Ethical Analysis of Case Study 2.2 Multnomah Public Library et al. v. U.S.
Ethical Analysis of Case Study 8.5 Note on the Digital Divide
Ethical Analysis of Case Study 7.4 Intel's Pentium Chip Controversy
Ethical Analysis of Case Study 4.5 Spiders at the Auction
Papers
Philosophy Paper Three Pending...