A Christian PhilosophyMay 21, 2017 at 01:54#714090 likes
Hi. Let's remove the word 'new'. Do we need axioms for philosophy? Yes.
To avoid for a claim to be arbitrary, the claim must be backed up by premises, then these premises must be backed up by further premises, and so on, until we reach a starting point, Archimedean point as Descartes would say, or first principle. Examples of first principles of ethics for Thomas Aquinas: do good and avoid evil. Seek truth and reject falsehood.
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To avoid for a claim to be arbitrary, the claim must be backed up by premises, then these premises must be backed up by further premises, and so on, until we reach a starting point, Archimedean point as Descartes would say, or first principle. Examples of first principles of ethics for Thomas Aquinas: do good and avoid evil. Seek truth and reject falsehood.
No, you don't need new axioms. All you need to do is get rid of the old ones.
And where are you then?
One would be free of the clichés that so many would-be philosophers like to trot out!