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Hace 2 días · Abstract: The principle of charity is a presumption often made in philosophy whereby preconceptions about an argument, a topic, or a belief are set aside in the attempt to gain new understanding. The Principle of Charity is a methodological presumption made in seeking to understand a point of view whereby we seek to understand that view in its strongest, most persuasive from before subjecting ...
Hace 3 días · In previous iterations of this course, readings have been chosen from the following writers: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, Kafka, Marcel, Heidegger, Camus, Sartre, Jaspers, de Beauvoir, Ortega, and Merleau-Ponty. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Credits: 3.00. The Purdue course catalog bulletin lets you search for every class and ...
Hace 5 días · 341 bc, Samos, Greece. Died: 270, Athens. Epicurus (born 341 bc, Samos, Greece—died 270, Athens) was a Greek philosopher, author of an ethical philosophy of simple pleasure, friendship, and retirement. He founded schools of philosophy that survived directly from the 4th century bc until the 4th century ad.
Hace 5 días · Kailash Satyarthi (born January 11, 1954, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India) is an Indian social reformer who campaigned against child labor in India and elsewhere and advocated the universal right to education. In 2014 he was the corecipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, along with teenage Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai, “for their ...
Hace 4 días · al-Khwārizmī (born c. 780 —died c. 850) was a Muslim mathematician and astronomer whose major works introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals and the concepts of algebra into European mathematics. Latinized versions of his name and of his most famous book title live on in the terms algorithm and algebra.
Hace 4 días · One aspect I particularly enjoyed about the class was its emphasis of using philosophy to help students decide how they want to live a better life. Socrates was famously cited as "bringing philosophy down from the heavens", and I believe this class will one day be cited as bringing philosophy down from the ivory towers from which it has been so often categorized in higher education.
Hace 3 días · Guru Nanak (born April 15, 1469, Rai Bhoi di Talvandi [now Nankana Sahib, Pakistan], near Lahore, India—died 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab) was an Indian spiritual teacher who was the first Guru of Sikhism, a monotheistic religion that combines Hindu and Muslim influences. His teachings, expressed through devotional hymns, many of which still ...
