Chap 2 lesson 3 Flashcards
for him the task of understanding the things in the world runs parallel with the job of
truly getting into what will make the soul flourish. In an attempt to understand reality and
the external world, man must seek to understand himself, too.
For Plato,
Whereas —- is the aim of the theoretical sciences,
truth
the is the end
goal of the practical ones.
“good”
the one who gave a definitive distinction between the theoretical and practical
sciences.
It was Aristotle
who thought that things in this world
are not real and are only copies of the real in the world of forms,
Plato
He puts everything
back to the ground by claiming that this world is all there is to it and that this world is the
only reality we can all access.
Aristotle
for him change is so perplexing that it can only make sense if there are two realities:
the world of forms and the world of matter.
For Plato,
What is the term used for platos philosophy
whatness”
he recognized change as a process and as a phenomenon that happens in the world,
that in fact, it is constant.
Plato
also claims that despite the reality of change,
things remain and they retain their ultimate “whatness”;
Plato
In this world things are changing and impermanent.
In the
world of matter,
for hijm, this can only be explained by postulating or
accepting two aspects of reality. The world of forms and the world of matter.
For Plato
In this world the entities
are only copies of the ideal and the models, and the forms are the only real entities.
In the world of forms,
—- is the realm of ideal, perfect,
and eternal entities that exist beyond the physical world. These forms or ideas are the
ultimate reality and serve as the blueprints or archetypes for everything we encounter
in the physical world.
the world of forms
— on the other hand, is the realm of the physical,
sensory world that we perceive through our senses. It is characterized by
impermanence, change, and imperfection. In this world, objects and entities are
subject to decay, transformation, and variation.
The world of matter
it represents the realm of perfect, eternal, and
unchanging ideas
world of forms
—- represents the imperfect, transient, and ever
changing physical reality we perceive through our senses.
the world of matter
for his part, disagreed with his teacher’s position and forwarded the idea
that there is no reality over and above what the senses can perceive.
Aristotle,
Every
human person, according to Aristotle, aspires for an —-.
end
he claims that happiness is the be-all and end-all of everything that we do. We may
not realize it but the end goal of everything that we do is happiness.
Aristotle
he means is human flourishing, a kind of contentment in
knowing that one is getting the best out of life. A kind of feeling that one has maxed out
his potential in the world.
Aristotle
— declared the Greatest Happiness Principle by
saying that an action is right as far as it maximizes the attainment of happiness for
the greatest number of people.
John Stuart Mill
When an action benefits the greatest
number of people, said action is deemed —-
ethical.
who where first materialists in Ancient Greece.
were the atomists
