Dick Baumgarten: Amoralism.
Ron Keliipio: All western philosophies contain either Plato's line of thinking, or Aristotle's line of thinking, but most contain a mish-mash of both and many philosophers could not sort out the pieces and parts for you."The conflict of Aristotle versus Plato is the conflict of reason versus mysticism. It was Plato who formulated most of philosophy’s basic questionsâ€"and doubts. It was Aristotle who laid the foundation for most of the answers. Thereafter, the record of their duel is the record of man’s long struggle to deny and surrender or to uphold and assert the validity of his particular mode of consciousness." http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/aristotle.htmlPlatonic thinking may be described as the acceptance of the Primacy of Consciousness.http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Mystical_Pri...http://www.peterrussell.com/SP/PrimConsc.phphttp://wiki.objectivismonline.net/wiki/Primacy_of_...Aristotelian thinking may be described as! the acceptance of the Primacy of Existence. http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Metaphysics_...http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/primacy_of_exist...In your paper you don't need to mention these, or to try to straighten out the kinks in the philosophy you choose to write about. But if you remember that western philosophies are either one or the other, it will help to understand why almost all western philosophies are also either called Empiricism or Rationalism.As a matter of fact, you could write about either of those, because they are the actual basis for western philosophies and there is a lot of rich material on both of them. Each is a philosophy in its own right, and most other philosophies are based on them....Show more
Raul Lushbaugh: major philosophical schools do you mean? To name a few there is existentialism, structuralism, Marxism, utilitarianism, and tons more. Think of a philosopher you might like and see what kind of philosophy they have, or just do ! a google search for something like, "philosophical schools'' a! nd see what it comes up with. There are also some tests online to determine which philosopher your views are closest to.Here is a good quiz I found: http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=......Show more
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