EP1 - Ancient Greek philosophy was divided between three topics: (1)
- Physics - study of nature
- Ethics - the study of morals
- Logic - study of reasoning
EP2 - Rational Knowledge is of two types: (1)
- Material knowledge - Concerned with objects and the laws to which they are subject
- Laws of nature (physics) - “the doctrine of nature”- Laws of freedom (ethics) - “doctrine of morals”
- Formal Knowledge - Concerned with the form of understanding, reasoning itself, and the universal thoughts without regard to specific objects
EP3 - Logic can’t be empirical (1)
- Empirical knowledge is necessarily grounded in experience
IP1 - Example: NASA logically deduced conditions on the moon for Appolo 11’s 1969 mission without any direct experience of previously landing on the moon
EP4 - Physics and Ethics (Natural and moral philosophy) - can have empirical components (1)
- We can only determine the laws of nature through experience (how do things happen?)
- Ethics concerns itself with the will of the man as affected by nature
EP5 - “Empirical” - philosophy founded on experience (1)
EP6 - “Pure” - a priori - a formal logic
IP2 - When attempting to solve a problem, it is better to use one method as opposed to two or more.
EP7 - The one method more highly regarded is Pure moral philosophy, in contrast to the empirical method. (2)
EP8 - Moral philosophy rests entirely on it’s pure part (3)
- Ethics, to be applied, requires judgement developed through experience in order to
- Distinguish to which cases they are applicable
- Influence their application in practice
IP3 - Pure reason is not easy to practice
EP9 - Morally good practice is not enough, it must be done for the sake of the moral laws (3)
IP4 - Making donations is a moral practice
IP5 - Making a donation to impress is not as moral as making a donation to help
EP10 - Pure philosophy, and therefore a pure will, are primary and free of empirical motives (3)
