Greek & Materialism Philosophers Review Flashcards
1
Q
Materialism
A
Reality is made of matter only
2
Q
Empiricism
A
All knowledge is derived from sensory experiences
3
Q
Charvaka
A
If we cannot know it, it doesn’t exist
4
Q
Reductionalism
A
Explain the whole thing only using its parts
5
Q
Socrates
A
Wisdom comes through reason and discourse
6
Q
Plato
A
Is a world of senses and ideas
7
Q
Aristotle + Greeks
A
Interested in moral ankle to reality. Is reality good/bad?
8
Q
Memory
A
Sense data recorded in brain (Hobbes)
9
Q
Heraclitus
A
Change is universal law
10
Q
Democritus
A
Created word atom (means uncuttable)
11
Q
Hobbes
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Galleleo’s mechanics of universe became Hobbe’s mechanic of person