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Thursday, July 7, 2016
Camus: Absurdism
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The absurd: Life if absurd because the human mind invariably seeks meaning, value, and order in the world yet the world itself doesn't ...
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Sartre Part 3: Answering the Objections
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1. Why does existentialism horrify certain people? (a) What does Sartre think of people who say things like: "So there remains within ...
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Sartre Part 2: Abandonment and Despair
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Review 1. What does "existence precedes essence" mean? 2. Why is "man anguish"? 3. What is bad faith/double dealing...
Saturday, July 2, 2016
The Benefits of Philosophy
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"A study published in the International Journal of Business Administration found that what students read in college directly affects t...
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Camus, Intro to Existentialism, and Sartre Part 1
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Camus & Kierkegaard: The Existential Situation 1. (a). What is the most important philosophical question one could ask? (Camus, The Myt...
Dostoevsky: Notes from the Underground
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VII 1. (p. 27): Oh, tell me, who was it first announced, who was it first proclaimed, that man only does nasty things because he does not k...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Mele and Libet: Neuroscience and Free Will
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Introduction and Context: How do you think actions come about? The common sense (and our experience) explanation is we (1) make a consc...
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