Thursday, November 8, 2018

Wednesday and Thursday

On Wednesday in Introduction to Philosophy we discussed Identity. The video is posted here. The quiz question was when you use Google to do research does it lead you to things that already support your position or do you think it shows contrary points of view as well? For Thursday in Early Modern Philosophy we discussed Berlin and others that do History of Thought. The video is posted here. The quiz question was why did Taylor win the Templeton Prize?
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  1. UnknownDecember 13, 2018 at 12:41 AM

    For Early Modern Philosophy Class, Why Charles Taylor won the Templeton prize?

    "A Canadian philosopher who believes that spirituality is an essential part of the study of philosophy and the social sciences has won the $1.5 million Templeton Prize for advancement and research of spiritual matters.

    The recipient, Charles Taylor, 75, is a professor of law and philosophy at Northwestern University in Illinois and professor emeritus at McGill University in Montreal.

    Professor Taylor has written extensively on the sense of self and how it is defined by morals and what one considers good. People operate in the register of spiritual issues, he said, and to separate those from the humanities and social sciences leads to flawed conclusions.

    “The deafness of many philosophers, social scientists and historians to the spiritual dimension can be remarkable,” Professor Taylor said in remarks prepared for delivery at the announcement of the prize at the Church Center for the United Nations in New York this morning. This is damaging because it “affects the culture of the media and educated public opinion in general.”
    Professor Taylor, a Roman Catholic who said in an interview he was heavily influenced by pre-Vatican II documents he read while an adolescent in Quebec, is currently studying how spirituality influences those who commit random violence and whether traditionally spiritual motivations such as a sense of purpose could be a factor."

    Source:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/science/15prize.html

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