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Chapter 1-History Of Philosophy Flashcards

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Shamanism

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Special people can communicate with powerful unseen spirits to produce harmony and reduce suffering

Use natural substances to alter conciseness

Mongolian tribes

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Animism

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The belief that all things contain a spirit, life forces, or anima

Earliest philosophy of life

Brazilian primitive tribes

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Mythologies

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Beliefs in localized heroes

Greek gods

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Religions

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Belief in god/gods

Zoroastrianism-1 god

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Rene Descartes

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1596 Frenchman, Age of Enlightenment, “I think, therefore I am”, humanism, dualism, hydraulic human model

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Dualism

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The world is made of mind and matter

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John Locke

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1632-1704, Englishman, empiricism, reason with and teach children

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Empiricism

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Pursuit of truth through observation of the senses

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John Mill

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1708-1798, Scotsman, materialism

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Materialism

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All things are comprised of matter

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