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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
Comments from todays class: After the memory portion of our group discussion we transitioned to the topic of separation of church and state. Most of us agreed that there should be a separation between church and state, but what was interesting was the reason we all had behind why we should have a separation. My personal opinion strictly relied on the thought of role reversal; I wouldn't like it if I had to abide by the religious laws of some other religion that I didn't necessarily agree on. It generally causes problems - as one group member brought up: the LGBT community.
FQ's: 1. (T/F) Voltaire agreed with the German philosopher, Leibniz. 2. Instead of focusing on abstract philosophical questions, what did Voltaire believe humans should do?
DQ's: 1. What is your view on why there is so much evil in this world?
Link: More on Voltaire's life which can be considered as interesting since he was one of the few born rich philosophers: http://www.philosophybasics.com/philosophers_voltaire.html
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ReplyDeleteComments from todays class: After the memory portion of our group discussion we transitioned to the topic of separation of church and state. Most of us agreed that there should be a separation between church and state, but what was interesting was the reason we all had behind why we should have a separation. My personal opinion strictly relied on the thought of role reversal; I wouldn't like it if I had to abide by the religious laws of some other religion that I didn't necessarily agree on. It generally causes problems - as one group member brought up: the LGBT community.
ReplyDeleteFQ's:
1. (T/F) Voltaire agreed with the German philosopher, Leibniz.
2. Instead of focusing on abstract philosophical questions, what did Voltaire believe humans should do?
DQ's:
1. What is your view on why there is so much evil in this world?
Link:
More on Voltaire's life which can be considered as interesting since he was one of the few born rich philosophers:
http://www.philosophybasics.com/philosophers_voltaire.html
FQ:
ReplyDeleteWhat was the name of the character in Candide that is based on Leibiniz?
What was Voltaire's famous quote on protecting freedom of speech?
DQ:
Do You agree with Volltaire or Leibiniz?
Does everything happen for a reason?
http://culturepulp.typepad.com/culturepulp/2012/05/candide-the-live-comics-adaptation.html