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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Section 14 Group 1-Auto-didactic (Hegel Summary)

Hello fellow philosophers,
      During today's class period, Group One, Auto-didactic, discussed the ins and outs of the complex theories of Hegel. Hegel was one of the more likeable philosphers of his era. He preached that every single person, before being completely knowledgable on a subject, had to first experience history in its entirety. His theory was very similar to that of the Domino Effect, in the sense that he personally believed that everything that occurred of the world often lead to the transpiration of something else. Much like being qualified for a job, Hegel thought people needed the "proper training" or first hand knowledge about things that have happened in the world, in order to be a wise being. In the midst of our discussion, we also came to the conclusion that Hegel was far from being modest. We discovered that he happened to be quite a big fan of himself. Furthermore, we found Hegel to take a slighty different, but at some points vaguely similar approach to the concept of knowledge and wisdom as Socrates...very loosely. All in all, Group One looks forward to Thursday's philosophy session!

3 comments:

  1. Journey Button-Hale7:12 PM CDT

    Hello Auto-didactic!
    The chapter on Darwin was fantastic (because I love him so much)! I understood how Darwin could be grouped with philosophers but I wasn't sure how the book demonstrated that. The chapter mostly talked about his scientific discoveries (which is, of course, what he is famous for). As I thought more about this I realized that philosophy could absolutely be a science. The thought process of a philosopher is very similar to that of a scientist, they both hypothesize. One thing I found funny was the line "Evolution is a mindless process" philosophy is all about the mind and the one scientist we pull into it discovered a mindless process.

    Factual: When listing that Darwin is a biologist and geologist, what does the book say he is not?

    Discussion: In what ways can philosophy blend with science?

    See you guys tomorrow!

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  2. Landy Tate12:02 AM CDT

    Hello all,
    Tonight's reading on Charles Darwin was so familiar. Darwin has made his way into yet another subject, Philosophy. I am more than sure that almost everyone is familiar with his theory of evolution as well as his scientific piece, On the Origin of Species. Darwin received much flack during his time period, due to the things he suggested and proposed, such as declaring that humans developed from primates; however, Charles Darwin and his coneptual theories have definitely influenced our society in more ways than one.

    F:What was the name of the vessel Darwin was on when he made his most notable scientific inquiries?
    D:What do you think of Darwin's theory of evolution?

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  3. Courtney Darsey12:12 PM CDT

    Hi-
    Darwin is someone we all know. At least everyone knows him for his scientific side. So, whenever I saw him in a philosophy book I was surprised. If you believe in his theory or not does not take away from the amount of research he had to do. It was very interesting to read about the different birds. Darwin himself said that the whole "theory of life" was way bigger than us and didn't believe in it fully.

    F- what was the name of the voyage he took that forever changed him?
    D- Do you think one can believe in Christianity and Darwin's theory?

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