Lecture 29 Flashcards
1
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what was Simones background
A
catholic
2
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why did Simone seek existentialism
A
struggled to connect to god
3
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what were the three segments of beliefs in France
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catholic, existentialism, marxism
4
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what are the two claims Simone tries to defend in the ethics of ambiguity
A
1) there are no absolute values
2) we create value
5
Q
what values does existentialism endorse (interview)
A
values of man
6
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what was Kants beliefs in god
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can’t prove that god exists but there has to be, otherwise the bad guy will always win
there’s a NEED to believe in god
7
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what did kant propose regarding proving of god
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not that god doesn’t exist, but we cannot prove his existence and this is essentially a waste of time to try to do, cannot settle this philosophically (metaphysical)
