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Old 11-26-2005, 03:28 PM
in_the_zone in_the_zone is offline
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philosophy majors....do you know who writes this idea....

Hey all....

Hope everyone's finals are going well!!

I'm writing a paper on morality in education and have had to read a lot of philosophy in order to write it. I have to link morality education to its impact on society and in trying to do that I am delving into the question of whether knowledge and the ability to reflect and reason through significant issues (i.e. moral ones) is enough to prompt people toward "correct action." My question....does anyone know of a philosopher who argues that knowledge and reason can be the impetus toward correct action? I'm pretty sure that idea gets touched on in Chinese philosophy, but I'm not the most knowledgable in this area, so any text suggestions would be so greatly appreciated
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Old 12-01-2005, 09:08 AM
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Well... it kinda depends on which moral theory you're wanting to go with. For example, if you prefer virtue theory, you might want to look at Aristotle (Nichomachean Ethics would probably be most helpful). If you're a deontologist, Kant would be your best bet. The easiest route (well, the easiest for me, anyway) would be to go with Utilitarianism. Bentham outlines a precise calculation process which, when performed correctly, will weigh all sides of an issue in order to determine the appropriate outcome. Of course, the problems with this theory are (1) who can possibly assign values to all parts involved in the calculation and (2) who has the time to do such calculations for every action?

I'll see if I can find some links that might be helpful to you.
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Old 12-01-2005, 01:14 PM
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Did this make anyone else think of Monty Python and their "Philosopher's Drinking Song?"

Immanuel Kant was a real pissant
who was very rarely stable.
Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar
who could think you under the table.
David Hume could out consume
Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel,
And Wittgenstein was a beery swine
who was just as sloshed as Schlegel.

There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya
'bout the raisin' of the wrist.
Socrates himself was permanently pissed.

John Stuart Mill, of his own free will,
after half a pint of shandy was particularly ill.
Plato, they say, could stick it away,
'alf a crate of whiskey every day!
Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle,
and Hobbes was fond of his Dram.
And Rene Descartes was a drunken fart:
"I drink, therefore I am."

Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
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Old 12-01-2005, 01:41 PM
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Old 12-26-2005, 05:49 PM
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How close is Phylosiphy ti Phyco Major?

Dont You wonder some time who the Nut Case that came up with this stuff?

So no one really understood it and just shook their Heads and Said Great Idea?

So Here "Stundents" still are shaking their Heads!
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