Intro Philo Flashcards
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Philos
Wisdom
Sophia
The science of the ultimate reasons of being, as acquired by the aid of the human intellect alone.
Philosophy (real definition)
The whatness of of the thing
Essence
Refers to the to anything existing with with something else in a class or kind of things.
Being
Beings which already are or already in act
Ens in Actum (Being in Action)
Beings in the process of becoming
Ens in pontentiam
Beings in potency
Anything that exist, anything that may exist or anything knowable by the thinking intellect.
Being
Beings which exists but not in reality
Being which is knowable
Branches of Philosophy
General philosophy
Philosophies in particular relation to yhe human person
Branches of philosophy under general philosophy
🔘General Metaphysics 🔘Ontology 🔘Aesthetics 🔘Cosmology 🔘Theodicy
Brqnches of philosophy in relation to human person
🔘Rational psychology 🔘Anthropology 🔘Philosophy of the human person 🔘Epistemology 🔘logic 🔘ethics
Study of all beings within or outside the realm of physical reality
General metaphysics
Study of ontological realities or beings beyond the realm of material reality.
Ontology
The philosophy of objective beauty
Aesthetic
Philosophy of the universe and inorganic beings
Cosmology
Philosophical study of the existence of the supernatural being or god by the use of pure reason.
Theodicy
Uses faith to study the existence of God
Theology
Study of the rational soul as the primary principle of human life
Rational psychology
Study of the social nature of the human being
Anthropology (social philosophy)
Study of the human being in his unique nature that distinguishes him from all other species and God
Philosophy of the human person
Science which deals with the process of knowing and attaining truth. It deals on how we think
Epistemology
Science of those principles, methods and laws which the mind must follow for a secure and accurate attainment of the truth.
Logic
The science of Morality of human conduct
Ethics