Some of my students will be reading Plato this week, and in their bibliography of 'helpful secondary literature', under the entry of Socratic method, I decided to list the classic essay by Peter Geach on the Euthyphro, which explains how Socrates always pursued the meaning of a term T: what is T? I also assigned the 1973 Tower of Power classic, 'What is Hip?' A fine example, I would say, of the Socratic method.
Definitions
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In the previous post, I offered a criticism of defining logical consequence
by means of proofs. A more precise way to put my criticism would be:
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Happy Feast!
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Belatedly, alas, the day is past. Here are some recent videos on Scotism:
Fr. Kappes on 'The Meaning of Catholic' and Drs. Goff, Pomplun and Smith,
on '...
New Yorkers are Getting What They Deserve
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They are paying the just tax for willful self-enstupidation. Vote Democrat,
get more crime. The morally decent should leave NYC, and indeed every
Democrat-...
New Job and the Fall
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The adventure continues at Centre College. It's a two year Visiting
Assistant Professor of Philosophy position. One hope is that during my time
there that...
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*Alexander of Hales - Future contingency*
Hi everybody, here is Alexander of Hales on future contingents, free will
and determination, from his Glossa on Lo...