1pp2029i2 bluffer’s guide to philosophy. 2pp2029i2 the problem what on earth is utilitarianism?...
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The Bluffers GuideThe Bluffers Guide
Solution – The bluffer’s guide to philosophy
Ultimate guide to all things philosophical
Bluffer’s Guide To
PhilosophyBluffer’s Guide To
Philosophy
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Ancient GreeksAncient Greeks
What they’re famous for
“the European philosophical tradition… consists in a series of footnotes to Plato.” A. N. Whitehead
S, P, A
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SocratesSocrates
The start of it all…
“By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.”
c.470-399 BC
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PlatoPlato
Where it really took off…
“Until managers become philosophers, or philosophers managers, things will never go well in
this world.”
c.428- 347 BC
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AristotleAristotle
The most intelligent man who ever lived?
“In the arena of human life the honours and rewards fall to those who show their good
qualities.”
c.384 - 322 BC
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Niccolo MachiavelliNiccolo Machiavelli
The end justifies the means
“it is much safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.”
1469 - 1527
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Rene DescartesRene Descartes
Founder of modern philosophy
“I shall then suppose… some evil genius… has employed his whole energies in deceiving me.”
1596 - 1650
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John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill
The greater good for the greater number
Unfortunately, not very quotable.
1806 - 1873
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Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche
The beginning of the end
“There are absolutely no moral phenomenon, only moral interpretation of phenomenon…”
1844 - 1900
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PostmodernismPostmodernism
So what is it?
“In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.” Andy Warhol
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GodGod
What is the answer to the question ‘why?’?
“Let us teach altruism, because we are born selfish.” Richard Dawkins
For God:
The presence of a watch implies the existence of a watchmaker. The existence of man implies the existence of God
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EvolutionEvolution
‘Why anything?’ ‘Because it reproduced best’
Against God: Evolution!
1809 - 1882
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BibliographyBibliography
“The multitude of books is making us ignorant” Voltaire
Any questions?
Introducing Plato, Robinson & Groves, 2000Pooh and the Philosophers, Williams, 1997The Prince, Machiavelli, 1961Introducing Machiavelli, Curry & Zarate, 2000Minds and Bodies, Wilkinson, 1999Introducing Descartes, Robinson & Garratt, 1999Arguments for Freedom, Warburton, 1999Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche, 2002Introducing Nietzsche, Gane & Chan, 1999Introducing Moderism, Rodrigues & Garratt, 2001Introducing Postmodernism, Appignanesi & Garratt, 1999The Selfish Gene, Dawkins, 1989