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Philosophy Notes
Typologies:
White Hat - Associated with purity
Facts and Information
Available data
Look for information
Look for gaps
Detective - Analyzes information
Questions:
1. What do we know about this issue?
2. What don’t we know about thus issue?
What can we learn from this situation?
3. What information do we need to solve this problem?
4. Are there potential existing solutions that we can
use to solve this problem?
Green Hat
New ideas
Think outside the box
Creative thinking
Takes risk
Questions:
1. Do alternative possibilities exist?
2. Can we do this another way?
3. How can we look at this problem from other perspectives?
4. How do we think outside the box?
Blue Hat
Big picture
Structured thinking
Questions:
1. What is the problem?
2. How do we define the problem?
3. What is our goal and desired outcome?
4. What will we achieve by solving the problem?
5. What will we achieve by solving the problem?
6. What is the best method for going forward?
Epicurus
“Man’s freewill is a power to choose.”
Use it to fulfill one’s desires.
Aristotle and Plato does not agree towards Epicurus’ idea.
Aristotle
In his book “Politics”, people must be controlled to prevent the
dehumanization of people
Must comply first from being ruled towards ruling in turn to be virtuous.
Plato
In his book “The Republic” through the story of “The Allegory of the Cave”,
Free Will is the ability to pursue reason’s desires rather than soul’s
desires.
Types of Freedom:
Intellectual - Letting one’s intellect to rule over.
Moral and Spiritual - Pursue what is right
St. Thomas Aquinas once said, love is Freedom.
Individual - Ability to choose one’s life will take.
Jean Paul Sarte once said, existentialism stems from existence
precedes essence.
Political - Participate in matters of the state.