I really thought the class last night was very interesting. The Mediations were interesting however very complex. Philosophy really opens your mind up to many areas...and it really makes you wonder...what if or why about a lot of beliefs. I will struggle for a bit in this class but I know at the same time at the end of it I will be much more enlightened. Beverly
Question: What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?
Answer: Common Sense
I liked this article...I'm not sure I agreed with it all, but my first thought to his question was common sense. How many times have you met an intelligent person and thought...wow how can they be so "book smart" yet so dumb? Sometimes people just lack good judgement and common sense.
This article was supposed to be humerous, but made me think too much and was a little over my head. It has to do with the brain having to make a choice and there are only two options which both have good and bad consequences. I'm sure Dr. Cate and the other more advanced philosophers would enjoy reading this article.
"The Church says the body is an occasion of sin; science says the body is a machine; advertising says the body is a business; the body says 'I am a fiesta." So writes Eduardo Galeano in "Walking Words." What do you think? Beverly
I really liked this article. I liked the way that it discussed how science and humanities are not mutually exclusive and that they can exist peaceably together because the supervene one another. This is the way that I have felt about science and religion for quite some time and I think that a lot of the problems facing the world today could be avoided if more people understood this. I also like how the article mentioned that each new situation must be evaluated on its own and not in the context of historical events. Just because things happened a certain way in the past does not mean that will continue to happen that way.
I really thought the class last night was very interesting. The Mediations were interesting however very complex. Philosophy really opens your mind up to many areas...and it really makes you wonder...what if or why about a lot of beliefs. I will struggle for a bit in this class but I know at the same time at the end of it I will be much more enlightened. Beverly
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ReplyDeleteAnswer: Common Sense
I liked this article...I'm not sure I agreed with it all, but my first thought to his question was common sense. How many times have you met an intelligent person and thought...wow how can they be so "book smart" yet so dumb? Sometimes people just lack good judgement and common sense.
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ReplyDeleteThis article was supposed to be humerous, but made me think too much and was a little over my head. It has to do with the brain having to make a choice and there are only two options which both have good and bad consequences. I'm sure Dr. Cate and the other more advanced philosophers would enjoy reading this article.
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ReplyDelete"The Church says the body is an occasion of sin; science says the body is a machine; advertising says the body is a business; the body says 'I am a fiesta." So writes Eduardo Galeano in "Walking Words." What do you think? Beverly
ReplyDeleteI really liked this article. I liked the way that it discussed how science and humanities are not mutually exclusive and that they can exist peaceably together because the supervene one another. This is the way that I have felt about science and religion for quite some time and I think that a lot of the problems facing the world today could be avoided if more people understood this. I also like how the article mentioned that each new situation must be evaluated on its own and not in the context of historical events. Just because things happened a certain way in the past does not mean that will continue to happen that way.
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