Chapter 2 Key Terms Flashcards
What is the active reason according to Aristotle?
The highest form of thinking forming concepts or invents an object of thought through the behavioral process abstraction
Individuals who live their lives based on sensory experience
The lowest form of thinking based on images of empirical objects
The force that transforms a thing
The highest form of thinking forming concepts or invents an object of thought through the bheaivoural process abstraction
What is the allegory of the cave?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
Individuals who live their lives based on sensory experience
The lowest type of understanding based on images of empirical objects
Plato’s description of individuals who live their lives in accordance with the shadows of reality provided by sensory experience instead of in accordance with the true reality beyond sensory experience
Plato’s description of individuals who live their lives in accordance with the shadows of reality provided by sensory experience instead of in accordance with the true reality beyond sensory experience
What is the analogy of the divided line?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
Plato’s illustration of his contention that there is a hierarchy of understanding
The lowest type of understanding based on images of empirical objects
Individuals who live their lives based on sensory experience
Plato’s illustration of his contention that there is a hierarchy of understanding
What is common sense according to Aristotle?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The faculty located in the heart that synthesizes the information provided by the five senses
The force that transforms a thing
The purpose for which a thing exists
The faculty located in the heart that synthesizes the information provided by the five senses
What is the efficient cause according to Aristotle?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
Individuals who live their lives based on sensory experience
The force that transforms a thing
The purpose for which a thing exists
The force that transforms a thing
What is entelechy according to Aristotle?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The purpose for which a thing exists, which remains potential until actualized
That indispensable characteristic of a thing that gives it its unique identity
The form of a thing
The purpose for which a thing exists, which remains a potential until actualized
What is essence?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The purpose for which a thing exists
That indispensable characteristic of a thing that gives it its unique identity
The form of a thing
That indispensable characteristic of a thing that gives it its unique identity
What is the final cause according to Aristotle?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The purpose for which a thing exists
That indispensable characteristic of a thing that gives it its unique identity
The form of a thing
The purpose for which a thing exists
What is the formal cause according to Aristotle?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The purpose for which a thing exists
That indispensable characteristic of a thing that gives it its unique identity
The form of a thing
The form of a thing
What are forms according to Plato?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The purpose for which a thing exists
The pure, abstract realities that are unchanging and timeless
The form of a thing
The pure, abstract realities that are unchanging and timeless
What is the golden mean?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The purpose for which a thing exists
The rule Aristotle suggested people follow to avoid excesses and to live a life of moderation
The form of a thing
The rule Aristotle suggested people follow to avoid excesses and to live a life of moderation
What is introspection?
The faculty of the soul that searches for essences or abstract concepts
The careful examination of one’s subjective experiences
The rule Aristotle suggested people follow to avoid excesses and to live a life of moderation
The form of a thing
The careful examination of one’s subjective experiences
What is the law of contiguity?
A thought of something will tend to cause thoughts of things that are usually experienced along with it
The careful examination of one’s subjective experiences
The rule Aristotle suggested people follow to avoid excesses and to live a life of moderation
The form of a thing
A thought of something will tend to cause thoughts of things that are usually experienced along with it
What is the law of contrast?
A thought of something will tend to cause thoughts of things that are usually experienced along with it
The careful examination of one’s subjective experiences
A thought of something will tend to cause thoughts of opposite things
The form of a thing
A thought of something will tend to cause thoughts of opposite things
What is the law of frequency?
A thought of something will tend to cause thoughts of things that are usually experienced along with it
The careful examination of one’s subjective experiences
In general, the more often events are experienced together, the stronger they become associated in memory
The form of a thing
In general, the more often events are experienced together, the stronger they become associated in memory
