In this class we will ask ‘what is philosophy?’ in the hopes of defending the importance of this discipline for the individual and society. In this endeavor we shall trek through the history of philosophy while unpacking some of the major issues and problems in metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic and politics. Furthermore we will address the perennial problems of the good life, personal identity, authenticity and social responsibility.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Communism
After this weeks lectures I began weighing the values of Communism against the capitalism of America. The idea of communism seems more liberal to me because equality is one of the big points. Communism ensures great equality, but if America were to try and switch to Communism, it would most likely fail because Capitalists thrive on incentives money. If we switched to Communism, nobody would be as productive or even work because their is no incentive to be the very best. The Communistic mentality of pleasure in your job is not valid in a capitalistically based society. The type of government is an integral part of the infrastructure of a nation and it is unlikely that anything less than a revolution would fail to convert government.
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