HU Introduction to Philosophy

Here's the link to the video: https://youtu.be/nD8RS00yTGY Here's the link to the clip from the movie Amadeus : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCnOx4lmnbg Here are some activities you can engage in to help (a) diagnose envy and (b) begin the process of removing envious attitudes and behaviors from your life.  If you do one or more of these and document it well, you can email it to me for extra credit: Choose one of the following activities, do it, and write a 300-400-word reflection paper on It making sure that your reflection includes discussion of the vice   (if you do an activity that shows up again for another vice, you must choose a different activity) 1.    Keep track for 72 hours of each time you notice that you are comparing yourself to others.  Note how this comparison affects your emotions/attitude (whether you feel better, worse, etc.).  Try to identify why you chose to make the comparison in the first place, and why it aff...

Here is the link to the video lecture. https://youtu.be/hmWReEAu8PI Here is a link to a great song that illustrates (in the chorus especially) a telltale sign of someone who either has a vice or is well on his way to acquiring one.  You can email me an explanation of why that is true (How does the song illustrate someone who either has or is going to have a vice?) for extra credit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT_nvWreIhg&feature=kp

This short video is required viewing (as are all the other videos). https://youtu.be/IyyD5PZB5hg

Link to lecture below: https://youtu.be/XaOOXBZmoZU I will post a very short lecture with concluding thoughts on RMR soon.

The video lecture is linked to below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLh3pzsa2sU

The link to the video lecture on Interview 7 is above.  I failed to mention in that lecture that according to Isa (and he is representing a very strong tradition in moral philosophy) when someone performs an action that action is a good one only if the motive is good AND the act itself is good (or permissible). https://youtu.be/2pBDWRA8PmQ

Here's the latest video: https://youtu.be/3I4x4dfCggg

https://youtu.be/gYEk-mYK2cc

Ariana Ellis Summary:                   The interview starts off with Libby saying how Isa should be looking forward to the interview because Isa loves argument and after all their discussions they finally get to the arguments. She also reminds Isa that today is the day that they agreed to switch places and have Libby as the philosopher. and Isa as the interviewer. As the interview goes on Isa asks Libby “do you think relativism can be proven by logical argument?”and Libby answers with a question “ That’s what I’m doing today isn’t it?” Professor asks “You believe in objective truth even though you don’t believe in objective goodness right?” He answers his own question by saying you believe in objective truth because your going to try to prove that relativism is really true. And you don’t believe that objective goodness because that’s what relativism means. ‘there is nothing good or bad but thinkin...

Here is the link to the video https://youtu.be/3pEL7FE6Tsw

Dear Students, Since I will be traveling for the next 2 days, I am posting the next lecture video early.  Also, I will get comments on your most recent reading reviews to you as soon as possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTOWs8DB6WE

Dear students, Here is the link to the video lecture for RMR interview 1.  In the lecture I give a few arguments that you need to understand.  I'll reproduce one of them below so you see how to write them out (I won't do this again).  Be sure to take good notes on the reasons I give for accepting each step. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-9c637FYqY Here's the argument: From Relativism to Facism/Holocaust 1. If relativism is true, then all belief systems, ideologies, etc are of equal value. 2. If all belief systems are of equal value, then everyone is permitted to make up their own belief system and get others to buy into it in any way they want to. 3. Hence, if relativism is true, then everyone is permitted to make up their own belief system and get others to buy into it in any way they want to. The other arguments I will present should be written like the above and you should ensure that you understand them well.

Dear Students, The link below will take you to my lecture on the Allegory of the Cave.  As you watch the lectures make sure you take good notes.  If you have any questions or comments feel free either to comment here or email them to me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmoMQEKr3-E

The Allegory of the Cave Summary Socrates begins by asking Glaucon to image the following scene.   A deep cave holds chained prisoners at its bottom.   The prisoners are only able to look forward at a wall.   Behind the prisoners is an elevated plane and a small wall where statues are carried back and forth and various sounds are emitted.   Behind the elevated plane is a fire.   The fire and the statues together cast shadows on the wall that the chained prisoners face.   So the prisoners only see the shadows of the statues and hear sounds that echo off of the wall they face.   The prisoners, since they have been chained since birth, believe that the shadows are the real objects and the sounds are coming from the shadows.   If a prisoner were released and he discovered the fire, the elevated plane, and the statues, he would, at first, think that the shadows are more real that the statues.   His familiarity with the shadows and u...