Nick thinks so hard he gives himself a nasty headache.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Philosophy (and its close cousin "ethics") is always a complicated yet very personal matter. Our values, our belief systems, the way we see the world - what we consider to be "wrong" and "right." A belief in God or not. An orientation towards the spiritual and the ephemeral (idealism) or a focus on the material and empirical (realism). A belief that we can pursue and know the truth, or the idea that "truth" is only a figment and tool of flawed and isolated human minds - that there is no such thing as "Truth." Or the orientation towards ignoring airy debates on truth in favor of pragmatically arriving at solutions that benefit the greatest number towards the greatest good.
All those different beliefs cover much ground.
In conjunction with your results from the Ross-Barger Philosophy Inventory, please take this blogsite posting as an opportunity to take stock of your own personal belief system. Explain how you personally see ethics and what is your belief system. Please be as candid and honest as possible in sharing your beliefs with your peers and instructor. There is no right or wrong answer to such a question, and please be respectful of the opinions from students who might see the world differently than yourself.
This blogsite posting comes due Wednesday September 10th, 2009.
Audry wracks her brain in another difficult intellectual task - explaining her belief system!
