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Psychology And Philosophical Intuitions, Aj Durwin
Psychology And Philosophical Intuitions, Aj Durwin
Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Journal
Philosophy is predominately (if not exclusively) a human activity. Recognizing this fact leads me to argue for an approach to philosophy which emphasizes what psychology and biology have to tell us about how and why philosophers do what they do. However, not only can the cognitive and evolutionary approach tell us how and why philosophers reason the way they do, it can also guide philosophers away from troublesome yet systematic mistakes, which philosophers (like all humans) are occasionally tempted to commit. I seek not only to explain how the approach is useful in theory, I also put it into practice, …
Rorty’S Social Theory And The Narrative Of U.S. History Curriculum, Jesse Goodman, Sarah Montgomery Dr., Connie Ables
Rorty’S Social Theory And The Narrative Of U.S. History Curriculum, Jesse Goodman, Sarah Montgomery Dr., Connie Ables
Education and Culture
This paper explores the implications for creating a U.S. history narrative from a Rortyan perspective. First, we review Rorty’s social theory. Second, we discuss implications of his ideas regarding the creation of a U.S. history narrative based upon his ideas. Finally, we examine two concerns that would likely emerge if a Rortyan U.S. history curriculum was taught in our public schools.
Knowledge And Skepticism In Descartes’ Meditations, Scott Campbell
Knowledge And Skepticism In Descartes’ Meditations, Scott Campbell
Undergraduate Review
My research is centered on the arguments of Rene Descartes, a 17th Century philosopher, in his work The Meditations. The Meditations is composed of six entries, which are six meditations, written in form of narration. His narrative takes form in an intricately composed piece of writing, a clever argument presented through a precise and fascinating procedure. However, the artful fashion in which he conveys his method is far from an immaculately composed calculation which Descartes leads one to believe. In this paper I will present Descartes’ procedural destruction and following reassembly of the external world and his proposed discovery of …