I. Done Introduction to philosophy Flashcards
The five disciplines of philosophy?
ethics logic aesthetics epistemology metaphysics
The science of morals, human duty and obligation?
ethics
The study of the principles of reasoning, of inference and of the scientific method?
logic
The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art and taste?
aesthetics
The study of the method or grounds of knowledge, especially with reference to its limits and validity?
epistemology
The branch of speculative inquiry dealing with elemental principles, such as being, substance, essence, time, space, cause, identity, etc.?
metaphysics
A point of view or tenet put forth without adequate grounds?
dogma or doctrine
What chiropractors call chiropractic philosophy most closely resembles:
doctrine or
dogma
Philosophy is a misnomer
What are some reasons that we cling to the improper use of the the word “philosophy” when refereeing to traditional chiropractic ideas?
- out of deference or respect to our founders
- widespread misunderstanding of the meaning and process of philosophy
Why has the chiropractic field been lacking in intellectual critique from independent scholars in philosophy?
Because chiropractic looks philosophically ignorant when is uses the term chiropractic philosophy incorrectly
Medical bashing, rhetoric, and enthusiasm for chiropractic has been often confused with:
Philosophy
When speaking of our chiropractic preferences and tendencies, it would be more appropriate to speak of________, not philosophy.
models or paradigms
A priori
Self evident, untested