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What is Philosophy? Why do we do it? What is Mind? The Mental? The Landscape

What is Philosophy? Why do we do it? What is Mind? The Mental? The Landscape - mind, language, world - metaphysics, epistemology - subjectivism, objectivism. WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?. Bertrand Russell 1872 - 1970. “ Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don ’ t know. ”.

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What is Philosophy? Why do we do it? What is Mind? The Mental? The Landscape

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  1. What is Philosophy? Why do we do it? • What is Mind? The Mental? • The Landscape - mind, language, world - metaphysics, epistemology - subjectivism, objectivism

  2. WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?

  3. Bertrand Russell1872 - 1970 “Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know.”

  4. William James1842 - 1910 “…the philosopher is likened to a ‘blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that is not there.’”

  5. IMMATURITY

  6. Thomas Nagel1937 - … “Philosophy is the childhood of the intellect, and a culture that tries to skip it will never grow up.”

  7. What is Mind? What is Mental?

  8. The Landscape Mind Language World

  9. Metaphysics/Epistemology • Which is the philosopher doing? • What is their primary aim? • How does their starting point impact where they arrive? Does it make their conclusion problematic?

  10. The Subjective/The Objective Mind World Objective 1. A Piece of Reality - where does that leave the subjective? 2. A Range of Understanding

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