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.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
The Ubermensch
Something that moved me in class was when we discussed that the decisions you make in your life are only good if you would make them over and over in other lives. This made me really contemplate if the decisions I am making in my life are ones I would repeat if i could do it all again. To be honest, my mind checked out after she said that because I was thinking so intently about how that applied to me in my life. I feel like if people kept this idea in the back of their minds fewer bad decisions would be made.
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Shad Stout
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Shad, that is a very good point. If there was a constant notion in the back of your head saying, "Hey would you want to do this again?" there would definately be more hesitation and a bad decision that could have been made, could be stopped. The only thing is that it would be really difficult to keep that thought in your head all the time. This topic really does make you think.
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