Wittgenstein Essays

Relativism -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first clear statement of relativism comes with the Sophist Protagoras, as quoted by Plato, "The way things appear to me, in that way they exist for me; and the way things appears to you, in that way they exist for you" (Theaetetus 152a). Thus, however I see things, that is actually true -- for me. If you see things differently, then that is true -- for you. There is no separate or objective

For the past six weeks, I learned how philosophy has influenced the world globally. Learning that when human beings voice their thoughts with others, they receive a chance to change the world, especially if one person speaks one on one, one personage can change the world of one body. My belief in the power of language is strengthened by philosophy. This philosophy course has encouraged me to share my opinions that are not influenced by other peers or older adults, but to deeply reflect and research

require proofs according to Enlightenment standards. Gadamer further contributes to theological method through his engagement with and influence on Christian hermeneutics. Rowan Williams argues that the Gadamer profoundly influenced Bonhoeffer and Wittgenstein in their contributions to Christian hermeneutics. Gadamer also critiques Rudolf Bultmann’s concepts of self-understanding because they are influenced by subjectivism and existentialism. Lawrence argues, that for Gadamer, Bultmann over emphasizes

I Tried to Kill the College Essay 1. What is her primary claim? Rebecca Schuman’s primary purpose in “I tried to kill the college essay” is to apologize in a way and clarify her true intentions in writing the article “the end of the college essay”. Schuman begins her article by sharing a “memorable correspondence” from a student who wished to argue against her claim in “The end of the college essay” article. 2. What evidence does she use to support her claim? Rebecca Schuman supports her claim by

Assessing the View that Religious Language is Meaningless In recent times one of the most compelling and interesting arguments against God and religion has come from linguistic philosophy. In very basic terms the argument points out the fact that religion must necessarily use language in order to express abstract ideas such as God, love and so on, and in doing so commits a fallacy because as soon as such ideas are put into words they become meaningless. However, this

I will argue that Descartes’ principle of perfection which he uses to prove the existence of God is unsound. I will do this by first examining what is meant by the term ‘more reality’. After this, I will discuss the ideas surrounding ‘perfection’ and how Descartes derives a perfect God from a malevolent deceiver. I will conclude that Descartes’ use of perfection to aid God’s existence is implausible. To deduce whether Descartes’ argument is successful in proving the existence of God, we must first

Witchcraft, Magic and Rationality Social Anthropology seeks to gauge an understanding of cultures and practices whether they are foreign or native. This is achieved through the studying of language, education, customs, marriage, kinship, hierarchy and of course belief and value systems. Rationality is a key concept in this process as it affects the anthropologist’s interpretation of the studied group’s way of life: what s/he deems as rational or plausible practice. Witchcraft and magic pose

In sum, the existentialists wanted to keep the transcendental horizon sponged-up while limiting and focussing the lex orandi; lex credindi fallout to the individual. For them, European nihilism becomes the springboard for the Superman. Life belongs to those who take responsibility for human freedom or do not craven but relishes existence awash in the Absurd. What both Sartre and Camus under-appreciated, however, was the systemic influences on the existential subject. As postwar Europa drew lines

undergraduate. From 1936 to 1938, Turing spent his time studying under Church at Princeton University where he obtained his PHD. In addition to his studies, he also studied cryptology. In 1939 he returned to Cambridge and took lectures by Ludwig Wittgenstein about foundations of mathematics, where he defended formalism and got into an argue with his professor. Wittgenstein's view was that mathematics doesn’t discover any absolute truths, rather

argument is when, if ever, is bullshitting seriously morally wrong and why? And what exactly is so important about caring about, respecting, and telling the truth? Aspects of bullshit are discussed with reference to the Oxford English Dictionary, Wittgenstein, and Saint Augustine. There are three points made throughout the essay that seem to be crucially important- the difference between lying and bullshitting, the question of why there is so much bullshit in society today, and an analysis of sincerity