Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Section 14 Group 3 (11/6)
Today we talked about Popper and Kuhn. They were both scientific philosophers. We pretty much agree with their ways of thinking. Popper believed that scientists should try to prove their hypotheses false instead of trying to prove them correct because more can be learned that way. Kuhn brings up the concept of paradigms and paradigm shifts. Dr. Oliver mentioned that the scientists most everybody knows (Newton, Einstein, etc.) are the ones who challenged the paradigm of the time and caused it to shift and change everyone's way of thinking. Thursday we are talking about John Rawls.
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Well here are questions on Rawls:
ReplyDeleteWhat is the name of John Rawls' bestselling book?
A: A Theory of Justice
Do you agree with Rawls that there is "no automatic connection between being good at something and deserving more?"
Being a veteran of WWII, was Rawls for or against the bombing of Hiroshima?
ReplyDeleteA: He was against the bombing
Do you think that thinking and writing for change in society, as Rawls did, is more or less effective than joining political causes and rallies?
F: What two principles did Rawls base his theory of justice?
ReplyDeleteA. freedom and equality
D: Do you believe Rawls was right when he said that everyone has their own bias when they talk about a better world?
F: What was Rawl's "stroke of genius"?
ReplyDeleteA: The Original Position
D:What is your view of a better world?
F: Rawls put a very high Value on these basic liberties, believing that everyone had a right to them and that no one should take them away.
ReplyDeleteTrue or false A: True
D: How do you feel about Rawls two key principles?