Discussion Questions Exam 1:
Do we really become less human by controlling our emotions?
Would the loss of negative emotions be worth the loss of the positive
ones?
Do you believe that mental control will make your life calmer? If so,
what other effects could it have on your life?
Do you believe that mental control will make your life calmer? If so,
what other effects could it have on your life?
Do you agree with the Stoics idea that we should only worry about the
things we can change? Or do events outside our control cause stress in our
lives?
Do you believe in Epicurus' theory that there is no afterlife because
the gods are not concerned with us?
Does the study of philosophy today encourage to use it practically by
putting your thoughts and ideas into practice? Or does it focus mainly on the
thinking and musing side?
Is there an increase in American socialization? and if so does this
increase in social participation increase the philosophical intellect of
America?
Do you agree more with the Platonian/Socratic theory
of forms or the Aristotelian material view?
An interesting question I found in the reading: "What's education
for and what should it include?" The two theories seem to be either for
the benefit of the economy or the benefit of the individual.
Do you believe Aristotle's theory on Eudaimonia is an accurate
description of human happiness?
Would you go to a philisophical therapy session? Why it why not?
Do we truly pursue the interest of ourselves by pursuing the interest of
others in society?
Socrates states that the unexamined life is not worth living. Is it
better to go on with our live the way we have always known or is it better to
question everything we do in our lives?
How true or false is the statement "Philosophy is to confound our
sense of the way things are, to flip our world upside down, and to ferret out
hidden, often uncomfortable truths about life" and why is that?
Was Socrates's act of allowing himself to be executed conducive to his
idea of an examined life, or should he have denounced his views, and continued
living. In a similar vein, were other thinkers who were put in a similar
situation to Socrates's and ended up denouncing their views (Galileo comes to
mind) living an examined life?
Is it better to be stupid and elated or intelligent
and depressed?
Why is Philosophy such a White, male dominated feild, and how will this
change?(In reference to page 19 in AP)
Do you think that the Socratic Method of questioning others and mutually
benefitting is more philosophical than that of person reflection?
do you think that America is really as unreasonable and anti-rational as
Susan Jacoby believes?
Is American culture the most philosophical in the history of the world
(up to this point)?
What can America do to become a more philosophically
based nation?
Hi, I'm from "Nameless" by the way. And was wondering if anyone had thoughts- or if your group had discussed- the first discussion question.. it really interested me and I wanted to hear your thoughts!!
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