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A maxim is thought to be part of an agent's thought process for every rational action, indicating in its standard form: (1) the action, or type of action; (2) the conditions under which it is to be done; and (3) the end or purpose to be achieved by the action, or the motive. The maxim of an action is often referred to as the agent's intention.
Waggener Hall is an academic building located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. [1] This building houses the Classics Library on the first floor. The Classics and Philosophy Departments are based in Waggener Hall, as well as the Jefferson Scholars Program. It is named for Leslie Waggener, the first president of the university. [2]
Dean of the College of Fine Arts (1999-2006); Susan Menefee Ragan Regents Professor of Fine Arts (2006–present) Dean of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester , 1972–1996; he was President of the New England Conservatory 1996–1999; performed as a concert pianist throughout North America and Europe; has published on ...
John Langshaw Austin OBE FBA (26 March 1911 – 8 February 1960) was an English philosopher of language and leading proponent of ordinary language philosophy, best known for developing the theory of speech acts.
J. Budziszewski (born 1952) is an American philosopher and professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught since 1981. He specializes in ethics, political philosophy and the interaction of these two fields with religion and theology. [1]
The Art Institute of Austin's campus at 921 Main St. in downtown Bastrop is closing along with all the institute's other campuses.
In the arts, maximalism is an aesthetic characterized by excess and abundance, serving as a reaction against minimalism. [1] The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist principal of "less is more".
Universalizing a maxim (statement) leads to it being valid, or to one of two contradictions—a contradiction in conception (where the maxim, when universalized, is no longer a viable means to the end) or a contradiction in will (where the will of a person contradicts what the universalisation of the maxim implies).