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PHILOSOPHYSome Basic Standards
THALES 624-545 BCE
Mythos
Logos
MYTHOS LOGOS
Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse
MYTHOS LOGOSNarcissus by
Dali
LOGOS
Mythos
Logos: an attempt to answer the question How do you know?
Logos: giving reason, without supernatural explanation, to support an answer.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
It is the Epistemological Question.
Epistemology is the branch of Philosophy that tries to answer the question “How do you know?”
PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON
For any claim, give a reason why it is true or false.
This is what separates knowledge from other meaningful practices (or logos from mythos).
Leibniz, 1646 – 1716
PYTHAGORAS 580-500 BCE
Gnomon
Round or Square
Rectangle or Oblong
The nature of reality
GNOMON
Round or Square
Rectangle or Oblong
The forms of reality
GNOMON
Round or Square
Rectangle or Oblong
The forms of reality
PYTHAGORAS 580-500 BCE
Gnomon
Round or Square
Rectangle or Oblong
The forms of reality
PYTHAGORAS 580-500 BCE
Gnomon
Round or Square
Rectangle or Oblong
The forms of reality
GEOMETRY OF THE REAL
Forms of reality
GEOMETRY OF THE REAL
Forms of reality
Leonardo: Fetus Study
WHAT IS REAL?
It is the Metaphysical Question.
Metaphysics is the branch of Philosophy that tries to answer the question “What is real?”
Leonardo: Vetruvian Man
PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON
For any claim, give it the strongest possible interpretation.
This can help separate what is real from mere appearances and illusions.
Quine, 1908–2000
SOCRATES 470-399 BCE
Jacques Louis David: Death of Socrates
HOW TO LIVE?
The Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the antsdistributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew:
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
—Aesop, 620-564 BCE
HOW TO LIVE?
Josh Staub, The Mantis Parable
HOW TO LIVE?
It is the Ethical Question.
Ethics is the branch of Philosophy that tries to answer the question “How to live?”
Parable of the Good Samaritan,Church of Saint-Eutrope
DEFINING ‘PHILOSOPHY’
Philosophy is the attempt to answer, with reason, the epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical questions.
SPRING
Arcimboldo
THE FACE OF WAR
Dalí
MOUTH FLOWER
Ocampo
DRAWING HANDSEscher
TRUE FALSEScott Kim
Rob Gonzalves Unfinished Puzzle
Ken Knowlton
Helen Keller
NORTON WISDOM WITH MAGIC BOX
Whojaba