Mill, Darwin, Kierkegaard, Marx-LH 24-27. FL 21-22, HWT 23-24.
#6 Joey-Mill, Eva-Darwin, Chandradat-Marx, Joseph-Kierkegaard; #7 Luka-Marx, Maia-Darwin, #10 Madison-Marx
LH
1. How did Mill disagree with Bentham about pleasure? Are they both right?
2. What view did Mill defend in On Liberty? Is that view consistent with his criticisms of Bentham?
3. What's the benefit to society of open discussion, according to Mill, and what's wrong with being dogmatic? Is our society generally "open" in this sense, or dogmatic?
4. Who did Bishop Wilberforce debate at Oxford in 1860? What do you think of his response to the Bishop on the matter of ancestry?
5. The single best idea anyone ever had was what, according to whom? Can you think of a better one?
6. What scientific developments since Darwin's time establish evolution by natural selection as more than just a theory or hypothesis? What does it take to turn a theory into something more?
7. Who was the Danish Socrates, and what was most of his writing about? What do you think of his "leap" and his irrationalism?
8. Why is faith irrational, according to Nigel Warburton? Do you agree?
9. What is "the subjective point of view"? Do we need to value objectivity as well?
10. Why was Karl Marx angry? How did he think the whole of human history could be explained? DId he have a point?
11. What was Marx's "vision"? Is it an appealing one
12. What did Marx call religion? Was he being unfair?
2. What view did Mill defend in On Liberty? Is that view consistent with his criticisms of Bentham?
3. What's the benefit to society of open discussion, according to Mill, and what's wrong with being dogmatic? Is our society generally "open" in this sense, or dogmatic?
4. Who did Bishop Wilberforce debate at Oxford in 1860? What do you think of his response to the Bishop on the matter of ancestry?
5. The single best idea anyone ever had was what, according to whom? Can you think of a better one?
6. What scientific developments since Darwin's time establish evolution by natural selection as more than just a theory or hypothesis? What does it take to turn a theory into something more?
7. Who was the Danish Socrates, and what was most of his writing about? What do you think of his "leap" and his irrationalism?
8. Why is faith irrational, according to Nigel Warburton? Do you agree?
9. What is "the subjective point of view"? Do we need to value objectivity as well?
10. Why was Karl Marx angry? How did he think the whole of human history could be explained? DId he have a point?
11. What was Marx's "vision"? Is it an appealing one
12. What did Marx call religion? Was he being unfair?
HWT
1. What two concepts from Indian and Buddhist philosophy are essentially the same?
2. What are the four stages of Hindu life?
3. What is "the smile of philosophy"?
FL
1. What were Americans spending a third of their time doing, by the end of the '50s?
2. Who grew up in Marceline, MO?
3. What fantasy did Hugh Hefner sell?
4. What was added to currency in 1954?
5. What did Jane Roberts "discover" in 1963?
6. The sudden embrace of what, in the 60s, helped turn America into Fantasyland?
Nicholas Schionning
ReplyDeleteLH2: He defended that giving each person space to grow was the best way to organize society. It's seemingly consistent with his views.
LH4: Thomas Henry Huxley. I think the response just makes sense, and also that the bishop was being an idiot.
LH
ReplyDelete1. How did Mill disagree with Bentham about pleasure? Are they both right? Mill disagreed with Bentham about pleasure because he believed there were lower and higher pleasures. Mill believed there were different kinds of pleasures and some were better than others, while Bentham believed that all pleasurable experiences are equal no matter how they are produced. I think they could both be right, that there are pleasures that are more beneficial to have than others but still pleasurable all the same.
2. What view did Mill defend in On Liberty? Is that view consistent with his criticisms of Bentham? Mill defended his view that giving people space to develop as they saw fit so long as they didn't cause others harm was the best way to organize society because it maximizes happiness in On Liberty. I think this view is inconsistent with his criticisms of Bentham because he says maximum happiness was what was best for the whole of society, where I think a more consistent view with his prior argument would be to say that there were some ways that were better than others to organize society and there was a certain happiness people should strive for over another.
11. What was Marx's "vision"? Is it an appealing one? Marx's vision was a society that would provide for the people instead of exploit them and in turn the people would contribute how they could to society, 'from each according to his ability, to each according to his need'. I think his vision was appealing for there to be a society where no one would be more underprivileged than the rest.
12. What did Marx call religion? Was he being unfair? Marx called religion 'the opium of the people', he thought religion was like a drug keeping them in a sleepy state that prevented them from realizing their true oppressed condition. I can understand his point of view, that people use the idea of there being something more out there to comfort them from what is happening around them in this world and I think his frustrations made him take the opinion he had, I don't know if I'd say it was unfair.
Hannah collins sec 10
ReplyDelete1. Mill disagreed with Bentham's views on pleasure. Mill believed that there were different pleasures and that some forms of pleasure were better than other forms of pleasure. Bentham saw all pleasures as equal. Ignoring that some forms of pleasure are harmful I am inclined to agree more with Bentham seeing that the amount of joy a certain activity or thing can bring an individual is different.
11. Marx wanted a society where the working class would rise up against capitalist rulers and become equal with one another. "each according to their ability and each according to their needs. Ultimately a communist/socialist ideology. Like most, if not all, proposed government rulings, on paper it sounds wonderful however I doubt it would be as nice in application.
HWT Q 2
ReplyDeleteAshramas are the four stages or phases that Hindus believe helps focus on dharma and retain moral righteousness.
The first ashrama: Brahmacharya is the student stage (celibate)
It is the formal education stage up until age 25. This phases is focused on knowledge and devotion to the teachers.
The second ashramas: Grihastha is the householder which begins once married
It is the responsibilty of earning a living and supporting family. This phases allows for more materialistic and sexual gratification pursuits.
The third ashrama: Vanaprastha is the hermit or retirement
It is the ending of physical, sexual, and materialistic gratifications. This is the hermit phases of ashrama where they are expected to go into the forest. Surround themselves with nature and retreat from social lives. The hermit may take his spouse but this is made to let him be in silence and devotion to prayers. This phase is more obsolete now due to how rough it is on elderly.
The fourth ashrama: Sannyasa is the wandering recluse or nomadic phase
This is meant to rid oneself of any attachments and renounce any desires. This is the moving stoic. It is to break wordly ties and focus on the end of life. Ascetic ascension from worldly attachment to ultimate dharma and merging with God. The heir then headers the funeral or death ceremony and celebrate the devotee's life/ ascension.