Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Oldest extant text of the Aryan civilization. Source of teachings in Indian philosophy

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Vedas

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2
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Signifies our individual and personal self

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Atman

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3
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Signifies the universal self, the invisible yet underlying principle of all things

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Brahman

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4
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law of action that provides that good actions reap good karma while bad actions reap bad karma

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law of Karma

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5
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Duty

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Dharma

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6
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Class in the society

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Varna

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7
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Cycle of birth and rebirth

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Samsara

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8
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Way of life well-founded on ethical principles, logic, and psychology

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Buddhism

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9
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What are the 4 noble truths?

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There is suffering.
There is a cause of suffering.
There is an end or cessation of suffering.
There is a way leading to the end or cessation of suffering.

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10
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strike the middle way to live a balanced and healthy life

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Buddhism

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11
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grounds our human conduct in thinking that other people around us may be affected by what we do

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Ren

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12
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moral force of man’s internal moral awareness. each person must abide by as a member of society

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Yi

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13
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one must know how to ascertain and perform his/her duty in the proper way as may be demanded by any kind of situation

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Li

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14
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grounded on the necessity of having and transmitting wisdom

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Zhi

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15
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remain faithful to the promises we made to others

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Xin

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16
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emphasis is given to the proper development of man through the seeds of goodness

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Confucianism

17
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revolves around the notion of the Dao as the being from which everything comes from

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Daoism

18
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guide for everyone on how to achieve a perfect combination of activity and passivity in doing things

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Dao

19
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French philosopher who established the idea of ethics being the first philosophy

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Emmanuel Levinas

20
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the subject not only as a human person but as a citizen amid a historical and political society

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Ricouer’s political POV

21
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Hunting

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Hunting and gathering societies

22
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domestication of animals and cultivation of plants

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Pastoral societies

23
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systematic approach to farming

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Horticultural societies

24
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Cultivate land using advanced farming tools

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Agricultural societies

25
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utilization of energy regeneration

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Industrial societies

26
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development of a digital world

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Post-industrial societies

27
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teaches us about living a life of simplicity

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Buddhist’s the middle way

28
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alignment with the rhythm of elements within and outside our bodies. Doing nothing. Going with the flow

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Wu wei in Taoism