Barton Slisz: The logic of your mind and justification for your reasoning.
Caroyln Ebach: There are right and wrong answers--depending on the philosopher or philosophy you are studying. Compare and contrast Aristotil with Plato. The teacher says one thing; the student says another. Learning philosophy isn't about what YOU think is right or wrong. It is learning WHY others thought this or that, so that you might go out into the world and remember those logical whys, and then apply them when and where you can.If there are no right or wrong answers, then why did Plato, through St. Augustine's influence, drag us into the Dark Ages; and why did Aristotle, through St. Aquinas' influence, eventually pull us out of the Dark Ages?Why did Comte create "altruism" if it was neither right nor wrong; and why did Ayn Rand's argument against altruism begin a modern philosophical war?Why did Hegel lead to Marx, if there is no right or wrong? Why is St. Peter the patron of Catholics ! and Protestants, while St. John is the patron of the Coptics--if there is no right or wrong answer? Why did the politics of "individual sovereignty" lead to the Revolutionary War, if there is no right or wrong answer?What are Phil. Profs looking for in your papers? The comprehension of the concept under discussion. If you think there are no right or wrong answers, then you don't comprehend philosophy at this moment. But you will, if you believe you can learn....Show more
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