Can philosophy give us answers? Author of Fiction and Metaphysics and Ontology Made Easy Ami Thomasson tackles philosophy’s grandest aspiration and argues that rather than discovering truths its real value is its power to radically transform how we think.
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Philosophy has always struggled with itself over what, exactly, it’s purpose is. Plato investigate the fundamental nature of justice and knowledge whereas Wittgenstein used philosophy to show the figurative fly out of the bottle. Where are we now?
During this course Amie Thomasson traces historical views of the history of philosophy before presenting her radical new suggestion – that philosophy is all about meta-linguistic negotiation. This approach – the idea that our discussions about justice are about how we should use the word ‘justice’ – manages to unite the advantages of previous models whilst avoiding the problems. Philosophy has purpose once more – helping us in our everyday life as well as with the biggest issues.
During this course you will learn about:
- How philosophy developed alongside other disciplines like the natural sciences.
- Two models of philosophy – of discovering and of conceptual order.
- How to argue for and against the existence of entities with ease.
- A new model of philosophy which breathes new life into the oldest subject.
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