Book: The Philosopher’s way ( 5th eddition) ( I have attached the…

Book: The Philosopher’s way ( 5th eddition) ( I have attached the…

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are there moral truths? 425 more
primitive, barbaric, and selfish levels.
Nor would people be inspi… Show more

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p. 424 In the same way that James argues that humans live their lives
based on the assumption that they are capable of making free choices,
so Stace is arguing that we live our lives based on the ass… Show more

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p. 425 are there moral truths? 423 by William James in
his analysis of whether there is the possibility that we
can make WILLIAM JAMES (1842-1910). … Show more

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p. 422 422 Chapter 8 The first argument is that which
relies upon the actual varieties of moral stan- dards found
in the world. In the conflict between ethical r… Show more

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are there moral truths? 421 The important point is that
whatever the absolute moral values turn out to be, they
are independent of the popular opinion of … Show more

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p. 420 420 Chapter 8 of these difficulties at some
length, while also considering the arguments for ethical
absolutism. Stace begins by providing a ver… Show more

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p. 350 the self-realization of reality can only take place by causing
our existence to become truly real. The question will no doubt arise
as to what this “reality” signifies. If the que… Show more

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P. 349 is there a spiritual reality? 349 For Nishitani,
religion is a dimension of human experience with which
we are all necessarily involved because it … Show more

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P. 345 348 Chapter 7 We become aware of religion as a
need, as a must for life, only at the level of life at which
everything else loses its necessity and its util… Show more

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is there a spiritual reality? 347 Keiji Nishitani, from Religion and
Nothingness “What is religion?” we ask ourselves, or,
looking at it the other way around, “What is th… Show more

Book: The Philosopher’s way ( 5th eddition) ( I have attached the page reference for answers)

Page : 350

Reading Critically     –   Analyzing Nishitani on the Religious Quest

·        Have anyone ever experienced on the nihility that Nishitani describes, the possibility that life- and our personal existence- is utterly meaningless? If so, what was a response to this profoundly disturbing possibility? Did it stimulate to consider reason for living , the meaning of our life?

·       Nishitani seems to suggest that trying to answer questions dealing with the purpose of human existence and the meaning of our personal lives necessarily involves a religious quest. Do you agree with this perspective? Or do you believe that these questions might be answered without religion?

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Thinking Philosophy- Making Moral Decisions

The scenarios below ask you to respond with decisions bases on moral responding

• Describe the decision that you would make in this situation and explain the reasons why? Identify the moral values or principals on which you based your decision.
• At the conclusion of the activity , compare the moral values that you used. Did you find that you used the same values to make decisions , or did you use different values?
• Based on this analysis, describe your general conclusions about your own moral compass.

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Reading Critically- Analyzing Stace’s Critique of Ethical Relativism

• Imagine that you were engaged in a discussion with an ethical relativist. How would you use James’s and Stace’s criteria of “subjective satisfaction” and “rational explanation ” to argue against their views?
• Do you agree with Stace that if people become convinced that ethical relativism was indeed true, that this would gradually have the effect of eroding their moral values to what we generally think of as less sophisticated, less enlightened levels? Why or Why not?