Nietzsche’s Critique of Metaphysics and Religion
It tells us another feature of philosophers is a new step on the anterior. Philosophers have not only invented a new reality but have been placed in a higher place. “Transmutation Anthology” can confuse the first and last place, where the start should come at the end. Unfortunately, or should I say, it will come. This first reality is formed by the Supreme Councils, which, to be the most general, are the most empty and less general realities. They are characterized by forgetting what is real, individuality,
Read MoreUnderstanding Enlightenment Philosophy and Kantian Ethics
Illustration: It is a period of European history that begins in the Renaissance (XVIIth-XVIII), where the ideas of Locke are typically illustrated. Enlightenment values had repercussions in Europe and America, and they are home to the aspirations of man during this time to emancipate from the metropolises, which was noticed when the first revolution broke out, followed by the South American countries. Manuel Kant: Some of the general symbols of Enlightenment include the encyclopedia and the Encyclopedists.
Read MoreUnderstanding Kant’s Philosophy: Knowledge and Ethics
(1724-1804) lived all his life in Königsberg (in former Prussia). He was a professor at the University of his city, and his thinking was influenced by rationalism and empiricism, making him the most important philosopher of the eighteenth century. In favor of liberal ideals of the Enlightenment, he defended the American Revolution and the French Revolution. He was peaceful and free from all forms of nationalism. His constitution was weak and very methodical, with the accuracy of his schedule allowing
Read MoreUnderstanding Plato’s Philosophy: Ideas, Knowledge, and Ethics
ITEM 2: Plato
1. The Constitution of the Universe
The great Presocratic cosmological system was mechanistic atomism. Plato and Aristotle rejected it because it entailed two implications:
- a) Knowledge of nature was impossible.
- b) The cosmos, the order cannot come from disorder.
The explanation of Plato radically rejects this last point: the order cannot be the haphazard result of disorder. It can only come from an ordering intelligence, which Plato called the Demiurge. The Demiurge acts on the eternal,
Understanding Idealism, Materialism, and Existentialism
Idealism Idealism as a doctrine is opposed to realism, considered as the determining consciousness and nature as non-essentials, as what he faces. They have conducted many classifications, but idealism can be divided into two groups: Objective Idealism, which considers the foundation of reality as spirit (personal/impersonal), a group that may include Eastern philosophies, Plato, Neoplatonism, and is strongly influenced by the mysticism of St. Augustine, the philosophy of the Middle Ages (subject
Read MoreUnderstanding the Morality of Slaves and Masters
Moral of Slaves and Masters
- Moral of Slaves: Christian morality is the result of the rebellion of the slave class. Its measurements “weaken life” and are based on resentment and revenge, extolling the virtues of the weak, which is a synonym for submission. Its features are: passive, not creative, love of neighbor, brotherhood, and tranquility; egalitarianism considers the conscious life of power as “bad”.
- Moral of Lords: This moral exalts life, power, pride, and self-assertion. The good is seen as