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Everything Flashcards

1
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It refers to a perspective
that considers large-scale
patterns in systems.
It is also describes as
looking at the picture when
describing and analyzing a
situation or problem.

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Holistic Thinking

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It focuses on specific
aspects of a
situation

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Partial Thinking

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derived from the
Greek words philo (love) and
sophia (wisdom). It literally
means the “love for wisdom.”

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Philosophy

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the philosophical branch
that studies reality, existence, the nature of
being, the physical world, nature of the
world and everything that exists, and the
universe.

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Metaphysics

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is concerned with studying
knowledge and the process of knowing.

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Epistemology

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is the branch of
philosophy that studies
reasoning.

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Logic

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is concerned with how we place value on things.

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Axiology or Value Theory

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It studies the values in
human behavior or the study of
moral problems.

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Ethics

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the philosophical study of
beauty and taste.

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Aesthetics

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10
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General to Specific

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Deductive Arguments

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Specific to General

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Inductive Arguments

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it is an error in
deductive reasoning

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Fallacy

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13
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“To live is to suffer, to
survive is to find some
meaning in the
suffering”

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Friedrich Nietzsche

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14
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Who made the “Allegory of the Cave”?

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Plato

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15
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A Mathematician and Scientist, he
was credited with formulating
Pythagorean Theorem.

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Pythagoras

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16
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He made great contributions
to the field of ethics.

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Socrates

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17
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He himself
did not claim to be “wise” and merely
considered himself a “midwife” that helped
inquiring minds achieve wisdom.

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Socrates

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18
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He also believed that philosophy could enable
a man to live a life of virtue. He was credited
with formulating the Socratic Method.
Socratic Method

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Socrates

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a means of examining a
topic by devising a series of questions that let
the learner examine and analyze his
knowledge and views regarding the topic.

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Socratic Method

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20
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He attended the Academy, and was a prominent
student of Plato.

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Aristotle

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21
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For him, all ideas and views are based on
perception and our reality is based on what we
can sense and perceive.

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Aristotle

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22
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His studies in logic led to the formulation of a
formal process of analyzing reasoning which
gave rise to deductive reasoning.

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Aristotle

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23
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A Greek philosopher who traced man’s need to philosophize to
his “sense of wonder”

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Plato

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24
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a student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s teachings and incorporated.

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Plato

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25
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his most significant ideas included his Theory of Forms, which proposes that everything that exist is based on an idea or template that can only be perceived in the mind; these nonphysical ideas are ETERNAL and UNCHANGING.

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Plato

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26
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a method of inquiry
where two opposing ideas are discussed in an attempt to
arrive at new knowledge.

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Dialectic

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27
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“The greatest wealth is to
live content with little.”

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Plato

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28
Q

He proposed that everything that exists is
based on a higher order or plan which he called
logos

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HERACLITUS

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29
Q

For him, change is permanent aspect of
the human condition as he was credited with
the saying “No man ever steps in the same river
twice”.

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HERACLITUS

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30
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He devoted himself to the study of the causes
of natural phenomena. He was among the first
to propose that matter is composed of tiny
particles called atoms.

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DEMOCRITUS

31
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His emphasis on austerity and simplicity. He was known advocate of
living a simple and virtuous life.

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DIOGENES OF SINOPE

32
Q

He was also known to be a vocal critic of well
known philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle

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DIOGENES OF SINOPE

33
Q

His teachings and views were later developed
by his followers and influenced the
development of several schools of philosophy
such as Cynicism and Stoicism

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DIOGENES OF SINOPE

34
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He believed that philosophy could enable man
to live a life of happiness.

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EPICURUS

35
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a school of philosophy which
believes that wisdom and simple living will
result in a life of fear and pain.

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Epicureanism

36
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“Doubt is the origin of wisdom”

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RENE DESCARTES

37
Q

Whenever we are confronted with an
experience, we always wonder how it
came about.

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PLATO’S SENSE OF WONDER

38
Q

He believed that man is often confronted by
experiences which challenge his ideas and
frameworks.
He called this experiences as LIMITED
SITUATIONS

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KARL JASPERS (LIMIT SITUATIONS)

39
Q

The philosopher who exemplified this
perspective of “love for wisdom”

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Socrates

40
Q

“I know
that I do not know”.

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SOCRATES’

41
Q

“The unexamined life is not worth
living”.

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SOCRATES

42
Q

“It does not matter
how slowly you go as
long as you do not
stop”

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Confucius

43
Q

Statements about the world or reality are called?

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propositions

43
Q

requires a person to be willing to examine
one’s thoughts, feelings, and actions to learn more
about one’s life and experiences.

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Reflection

44
Q

these are statements that are not evidently or immediately known to be true.

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Claim

45
Q

“No one is more hated than
he who speaks the truth.”

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Plato

45
Q

Honesty, good faith, and sincerity in general, to
agreement with fact or reality in particular. T

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Truth

46
Q

is a judgment, viewpoint, or
statement that is not conclusive, rather
than facts, which are true statements.

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opinion

47
Q

it is judgment based on certain
facts.

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conclusion

48
Q

A statement that clarifies the reasons,
causes, context, or principles that
underpin a particular phenomenon.

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EXPLANATION

48
Q

are statement that express
convictions that are not easily and
clearly explained by facts.

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Belief

49
Q

A form of statements that are either
claims of facts and are phrased in such a
way they seem reasonable.

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Arguments

50
Q

is the area of philosophy that
studies the scope and nature of logic.

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Philosophy of logic

51
Q

“Tears are the silent
language of grief.“

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Voltaire

52
Q

The ability to surpass limits and it is also one important
trait that distinguishes the human person from
other beings in existence

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transcendence

53
Q

is the discipline in philosophy that studies the moral
relationship of human beings with the
environment and its non-human contents.

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Environmental philosophy/ethics

54
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focuses on
the significant role of humankind in the
world and considers nature as the
means by which humans are able to
meet their needs and survive.

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Anthropocentrism

55
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believes that humans
are not the only significant species on
the planet, and all that organisms have
inherent value and should be protected.

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Biocentrism

55
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places great value on
ecosystem and biological communities.

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Ecocentrism

56
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“Nature does nothing
uselessly.“

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-Aristotle

57
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A social movement or an ideology
focused on the welfare of the
environment

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ENVIRONMENTALISM

58
Q

This is a moral approach that
analyzes the relationship between
humans and the environment.

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environmental
ethics

59
Q

This
concept focuses on reconciling human
activities and economic development
with the protection of the environment.

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sustainable development

60
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refers to maintaining the state of the
environment.

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Environmental Integrity

61
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refers to prudence in decision making
regarding the use of resources to ensure
that there is minimum to zero-waste.

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Economic Efficiency

62
Q

refers to the demands that we use our
natural resources in such a manner that
these are conserved so that the next
generation will be able to use them.

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Equity

63
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is the ability to regulate
one’s actions and behavior, while
frugality is being thrifty with the use of
one’s resources.

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Prudence

64
Q

Philosophers point to another unseen aspect
of the human person which, along with the
body, defines us as persons

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Spirit

65
Q

is the general term
commonly used to refer to
the entire human race.

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MAN

66
Q

refers to a man as a species –
Homo sapiens or modern human
beings.

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HUMAN/HUMAN BEING

67
Q

is much more complex term which
generally refers to a human being
granted recognition of certain rights,
protection, responsibilities, and dignity,
above all.

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PERSON

68
Q

The most basic definition of a human being relates to the nature
of humans as animals.

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HUMAN PERSON

69
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EMBODIED SPIRIT

70
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A

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