Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Section 13 Gorup 2 11/27
Today in class we started our discussion on John Lachs' Stoic Pragmatism. Our main discussion was when do we have enough? What amount of something is enough to make us happy? We as humans seem to always be striving for something more. We reach one goal, but then we move along to something bigger and better. In Stoic Pragmatism, Lachs seems to jump around a bit, it was new adjusting to this book. He covers many different subtopics and how he feels about them. As a group we feel it is almost impossible to feel completely satisfied, to never want more. Has philosophy made progress? Philosophers continue to argue, but what would we be without philosophy?
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In this weeks thursdays reading, Lachs talks about Deweys theory of adaptation and how adaption of life on earth has worked.
ReplyDeleteD: Does Deweys theory on human adaptation support the theory of evolution, or simply attribute to the fact that humans are self dependent?
F:Whicj philosopher sees tragedy all around and sees no way that it can be stopped? A: James
Lachs' views are really interesting to me, especially his idea of how stoicism and pragmatism can be used at the same time.
ReplyDeleteF-Lachs believes that stoic pragmatism is deliberate and provides a better attitude to life than either of the views alone. (True)
D- Do you believe that growth is always possible?