Philosophy 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Law School Admission Test, Crass

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1020
• Professor: Cathy Thorpe

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Introduction to philosophy: means love of wisdom (phil=love and sophia=wisdom, do not love and seek wisdom about everything. There are two views, which are the (cid:862)crass (cid:448)ie(cid:449)(cid:863) (cid:894)hurka(cid:895) a(cid:374)d the (cid:862)gra(cid:374)diose (cid:448)ie(cid:449)(cid:863) (cid:894)russel(cid:895) If it helps fa(cid:272)ilitate o(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)areer a(cid:373)(cid:271)itio(cid:374)s, the(cid:374) it is (cid:448)alua(cid:271)le for o(cid:374)e to study it. Helps fa(cid:272)ilitate o(cid:374)e"s (cid:272)areer a(cid:373)(cid:271)itio(cid:374)s: philosophy students tend to do better than average on standardized tests (ex. Lsat: those who have studied philosophy tend to advance more rapidly in their careers compared with their colleagues who have studied things other than philosophy. Conclusion: therefore, it is valuable for one to study philosophy. Hurka (cid:272)lai(cid:373)s that the su(cid:272)(cid:272)ess is due to the fa(cid:272)t that stude(cid:374)ts of philosophy possess (cid:862)the (cid:271)asi(cid:272) elements of reasoning and problem-sol(cid:448)i(cid:374)g(cid:863) These are skills that are important in middle and upper managements positions, among others. The most important traits are (cid:862)(cid:448)isio(cid:374), (cid:272)reati(cid:448)ity, a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)alyti(cid:272)al po(cid:449)er, traits (cid:271)etter fostered (cid:271)y li(cid:271)eral edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374)(cid:863)