Introduction to PA Flashcards
What is Philosophy
Philosophy means love of wisdom.
What are some of the key points of philosophy
Knowledge Worldview Ideology A science Etymology
What is Knowledge
Human attempt to understand himself /herself and a world about him / her.
What is worldview
A way of understanding and interpreting the world about us.
What is ideology
This is an idea or principle ; a concept underlying a core value or set of values which guide belied and action
What is science
A systematic study of all things by way of their causes… in philosophy we look for the ultimate cause.
What is Etymology
It is the fact that Philosophy means love of wisdom
What is another definition of philosophy
Philosophy can also be seen as the knowledge of all things through their ultimate causes, acquired through the use of reason
What is the equation of wisdom
Wisdom is (Knowledge + Experience ) / Time
Give one reason why studying Philosophy is important
Philosophy courses give you a deep understanding of the world and how it works or how its supposed to work.
What is the question we ask in metaphysics
What is real !
This goes beyond the physical or spiritual but by asking the most universal questions in relation to what’s real.
What is the question we ask in Philosophical Anthropology
Who are we who ask these questions.
What is the question we ask in ethics
What should we be and do ?
What do we ask in epistemology
How do we know such things ?
How do we know anything ?
What is another name for epistemology
Theory of knowing
Why is it important to learn Philosophical Anthropology
When you do the question of ethics it is always dependent on your metaphysics and on your anthropology. This is because you cant know what’s good for man unless you know what man is.
What is the fundamental question we are answering in PA
Who is man?
What is anthropology
This is the science or study of man.
It basically covers the past and present of humans.
What is philosophical Anthropology ?
This is the study of man from a point of view of wisdom.
What is being
This is all that exists
What are the 3 principles
- Principle of non contradiction - Something cannot be and not be in the same manner, respect and time.
- Principle of excluded middle ground - there is no middle ground between being and non being. There is no middle ground between being a human person and not being a human person.
- Principle of identity- something is what it is. e.g A human being is a human being.
