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IS THERE A BIGGEST PROBLEM IN PHILOSOPHY? SOME REFLECTIONS ON SETTING PRIORITIES.

Authors :
van den Berg, Floris
Source :
Think: Philosophy for Everyone; Summer2013, Vol. 12 Issue 34, p93-95, 3p
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Philosophers and others with inquisitive minds have busied their brains for millennia with questions such as: ‘Does god exist? What is the meaning of life? Are we free or determined? What is truth? Is there any knowledge which is so certain that no reasonable person could doubt it? What is reality? What is good? What is beautiful? Why exist? What is “to be”? What is justice? What did Kant mean by the categorical imperative?’ Are all these topics equally (un)important or is there a ranking of philosophical problems? If there is such a ranking, is there a need to set priorities? What philosophical problem is most urgent? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14771756
Volume :
12
Issue :
34
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Think: Philosophy for Everyone
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
87363157
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1477175613000055