Three Fundamental Principles of Economic Relations
In this text, the author explains that there are three fundamental moral principles on which economic relations are based. These principles occur in all human societies, are combined with each other, and are always present in varying degrees.
Communism
In relation to communism, the author defines it as any human relationship that operates under the principle of “from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs” (*). The author begins by stating that previously there was a dominant
Read MoreUnderstanding Reality and Knowledge: A Philosophical Approach
What is Happiness?
Contact with reality is the reality of detection. It is established within reality through the transmission of other people, or systematic tradition.
Types of Knowledge
- Common knowledge
- Scientific knowledge
- Technical knowledge
- Philosophical knowledge
- Artistic knowledge
- Religious knowledge
What is the Philosophy of Science?
The philosophy of science was formerly thought to be the fundamental structure of reality that science shows us.
But now, if we use the notions of modern science, philosophy
Read MoreKarl Marx: Anthropology, Alienation, and Capitalism
Anthropology According to Karl Marx
According to Marx, man is a natural, material being, similar to animals, but in open construction. Man is, above all, an active being, and this activity takes place at work. Unlike animals, man can interpret, use, and reconstruct nature. Animals use; men create. We call this act productive work, the practice by which man relates to nature. Work is also the activity that relates man to others, demonstrating that man is a social being. However, the essence of man
Read MoreFeminist Perspectives on Womanhood, Equality, and Rights
Feminist Perspectives on Womanhood
Key Thinkers and Concepts
The notion of WOMAN is central to all authors studied in this course. This analysis explains how they articulate a conceptualization of womanhood as related to equality, freedom, rights, education, sexuality, work, religion, independence, difference, subjectivity, and politics.
The notion of womanhood is perhaps the most relevant issue that feminism can cover. Because of this, all authors analyzed throughout this semester have a clear notion
Read MoreOrigin and Evolution of Life: Science, Religion, Philosophy
Origin and Evolution of Life
Science
Science tries to explain what is happening and predict the future. It does this through empirical evidence, i.e., that which can be perceived by the senses.
The Big Bang theory posits that the origin of the universe was an explosion of matter. As a result of this explosion, the universe today is in constant expansion and growth. In the future, the following may occur:
- The temperature of the universe will lower, and the planets will pull together.
- The universe will
Soul-Body, Method, Science, and Truth in Philosophy
Soul-Body Relationship
Descartes struggled to explain the soul-body relationship, given the substantial *res cogitans* and *res extensa*. Today, the issue has evolved into the mind-brain approach, with a range of responses summarized in three positions:
- Dualism: Mental and body are separate, interacting entities. Consciousness is not reducible to cerebral processes.
- Monism: Mental processes are results or properties of the brain. A single entity, the brain, produces events explained by its structures.