Tag: Philosophy Writings
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Philosopher Coasters 3 - Descartes
Descartes (1596 – 1650) Perhaps now it is appropriate to define metaphysics, for Descartes’ famous quote -- cogito ergo sum -- is the answer to a metaphysical quest via an epistemological approach. In the 20th century, philosophers likened metaphysics to mean “above physics.” While some don’t like this interpretation, it…
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Philosopher Coasters 2 - Plato
Plato (428 BCE – 348 BCE) We start the series with Plato. The origin of philosophy can be arguably traced back to ancient Greece, which began around the 6th century BCE. During that period, thinkers originated questions about how the world came to be, and many philosophers came up with their…
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Philosopher Coasters 1
Introduction Andrew makes great coasters. I don’t remember exactly how we came up with the idea of making a set of philosopher coasters (or how he made the idea came true - he will talk about the process in his blog later), but the picture below can wow almost…
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Philosophy Writings
Heidegger (2015): 1. The Circularity Beyond the Linearity of Time [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwF2m94E9s4WUklMOTNhV1VCYmM/view?usp=sharing] Sartre (2015): 2. The Nothingness of Freedom [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwF2m94E9s4WSXNycEJsWkJ4Wm8/view?usp=sharing] Sartre, Levinas (2015): 3. Humanism with the Other [https://drive.google.com/file/…
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What is transcendental apperception? Or the transcendental unity of apperception?
Kant’s transcendental apperception principle in the Transcendental Deduction plays an important role in his epistemology. It serves as one of the crucial links between our subjective standpoint and the external, phenomenal reality. Having provided a descriptive account of the twelve categories in the Metaphysical Deduction, in the Transcendental Deduction…