Ethics Flashcards
It means love for wisdom.
Philosophy
Who coined Philosophy?
Pythagoras
2 Greek words which Philosophy came from
Philos (love) & Sophia (wisdom)
3 classifications of love.
Eros (romantic love)
Agape (selfless love)
Philia (affectionate love)
Passionate love for something/someone, sexual desire.
Eros (erasthai)
Love of God for men, selfless love.
Agape
Love that seek truth/appreciation of the other, of person or of reality.
Philia
Major disciplines of Philosophy.
Logic
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Aesthetics
Cosmology
Theodicy
Social Philosophy
Ethics
The study of right and sound reasoning.
Logic
The study of the validity of knowledge
Epistemology
Seeks to explain the fundamental concepts of being.
Metaphysics
The philosophical study of beauty.
Aesthetics
The study of real things in the universe.
Cosmology
The study of God and his nature.
Theodicy
The study of human and their relation to society.
Social Philosophy
This examines the rational justification for our moral judgments; it studies what is morally right or wrong, just or unjust. In a broader sense, it reflects on human beings and their interaction with nature and with other humans, on freedom, on responsibility and on justice.
Ethics
Greek word for ethics.
Ethos or ethikos meaning character
Imperatives of ethics
Human freedom
Existence of God
Immortality of the Souls
It refers to the social, cultural, and religious beliefs/values practiced overtime by individuals/groups.
Moral
Both discusses truths about the universe.
Philosophy and Science
The latter serves as the breeding ground of philosophy while the former defines history and interprets it.
Philosophy and History
Both are logical bodies of knowledge (works of/or according to rules, has clear and sound reasoning, rational).
Philosophy and Mathematics
One justifies the other.
Philosophy and Religion
5 ethical principles
Truthfulness/Honesty
Loyalty
Respect
Fairness
Integrity