In 1844 Marx held that labor alienation was wholly eliminable, primarily through the abolition of... more In 1844 Marx held that labor alienation was wholly eliminable, primarily through the abolition of private property . Work in the context of private property was alienating because it was performed for wages and the production of exchange-value. With such purposes, work was experienced as selfish and forced. With the abolition of private property, work would be performed for the production of use-¥alue, to satisfy human needs. With this human purpose, work would be experienced as a free and fulfilling expression of life.
Lecture in Bergen 2012, Mar. 6. Wittgenstein was often at odds with Socrates—on the need to find ... more Lecture in Bergen 2012, Mar. 6. Wittgenstein was often at odds with Socrates—on the need to find essential definitions, and on the need for reasons for God’s commands. And just as Plato seems to critique his mentor Socrates for being overly intellectual in his approach to issues, so Wittgenstein sees the need to address temperament in approaching philosophical issues. One way Plato does this is through the dialogue format. Wittgenstein too uses a sort of dialogue format in some of his later writings.
It is well-known that Donald Davidson denies the possibility of psycho physical laws. By 'psy... more It is well-known that Donald Davidson denies the possibility of psycho physical laws. By 'psycho-physical' he seems to mean both laws having mental states as initial conditions and physical states as consequents (properly called 'psycho-physical1), and laws having physical states as initial conditions and mental states as consequents (which I shall call 'physico-psychical'). Interest in Davidson's denial has primarily focused on his rejection of psycho-physical laws and the attendant irreducibility of the mental to the physical. But I wish to focus on Davidson's denial of physico-psychical laws, for he combines this with the assertion of supervenience of the mental on the physical. As he puts it:
In 1844 Marx held that labor alienation was wholly eliminable, primarily through the abolition of... more In 1844 Marx held that labor alienation was wholly eliminable, primarily through the abolition of private property . Work in the context of private property was alienating because it was performed for wages and the production of exchange-value. With such purposes, work was experienced as selfish and forced. With the abolition of private property, work would be performed for the production of use-¥alue, to satisfy human needs. With this human purpose, work would be experienced as a free and fulfilling expression of life.
Lecture in Bergen 2012, Mar. 6. Wittgenstein was often at odds with Socrates—on the need to find ... more Lecture in Bergen 2012, Mar. 6. Wittgenstein was often at odds with Socrates—on the need to find essential definitions, and on the need for reasons for God’s commands. And just as Plato seems to critique his mentor Socrates for being overly intellectual in his approach to issues, so Wittgenstein sees the need to address temperament in approaching philosophical issues. One way Plato does this is through the dialogue format. Wittgenstein too uses a sort of dialogue format in some of his later writings.
It is well-known that Donald Davidson denies the possibility of psycho physical laws. By 'psy... more It is well-known that Donald Davidson denies the possibility of psycho physical laws. By 'psycho-physical' he seems to mean both laws having mental states as initial conditions and physical states as consequents (properly called 'psycho-physical1), and laws having physical states as initial conditions and mental states as consequents (which I shall call 'physico-psychical'). Interest in Davidson's denial has primarily focused on his rejection of psycho-physical laws and the attendant irreducibility of the mental to the physical. But I wish to focus on Davidson's denial of physico-psychical laws, for he combines this with the assertion of supervenience of the mental on the physical. As he puts it:
A short story describing a possible world in which current academic standards are read back into ... more A short story describing a possible world in which current academic standards are read back into Ludwig Wittgenstein's life.
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