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Chapter 9: Philosophy Flashcards

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the study of knowledge, truth, and the nature of ultimate reality

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Philosophy

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we are to love God fully with our heart, soul, strength, and mind

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Luke 10:27

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the study of ultimate reality

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Metaphysics

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the belief that reality is solely composed of one essential substance

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Monism

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(belief that reality is solely composed of matter) is the most common form of monism

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Materialism

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the belief that reality is ultimately compose of two essential substances

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Dualism

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the study of knowledge

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Epistimology

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the belief that we can only know what we discover through the scientific method

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Scientific Empiricism

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the study of the relationship between the mind (e.g., mental events, mental functions, mental properties, and conscience), and the physical body

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Mind/Body problem

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the belief that all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural causes

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Naturalism

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the belief that only the material world exists and that class struggles are the mechanism behind social and economic progress

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Dialectical Materialism

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the belief that a proposition is true if it corresponds to reality

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Correspondence Theory of Truth

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the denial of the existence or accessibility of an objective reality

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Anti-Realism

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the belief that propositions do not mirror reality and should therefore be treated as tools and judged only by their practical consequences

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Pragmatism

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justified true belief

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Knowledge

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the belief that scientific knowledge is merely a helpful social construct for understanding human sensory perceptions of reality but not direct and accurate knowledge or reality itself

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Constructivism

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a humble attitude toward the beliefs we hold realizing that our beliefs might be incomplete or mistaken

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Epistemological Humility

18
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the belief that reality is ultimately divine

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Spiritual Monism

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the belief that faith and reason are independent or at odds with one another

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fideism

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the belief that an objective reality exists independent of human perception or language

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realism

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the belief that reality is ultimately composed of two essential substances

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Dualism

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the belief that human beings are composed of immaterial minds and material bodies

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Mind/Body Dualism

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