iphp Flashcards
rational attempt to formulate, understand, and answer fundamental questions
philosophy
greek words of philosophy and its meaning
philean - love
sophia - wisdom
where does philosophy originated?
origin is ancient greece, in the city of miletus, around 6 BCE
philosophy comes from the two greek words, philo and sophia, which means love of wisdom
etymological
philosophy is a search of meaning or to look for something
reality
according to him, wisdom is knowledge about universe
pythagoras
according to him, wisdom is possession of virtue and power
sophists
according to him, wisdom is awareness of ignorance
socrates
BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY:
the science of evaluating arguments. it is the study of the formal structures of sound thinking and good argumentation
logic
BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY:
the study of knowledge deals with issues of knowledge, truth, reason, and faith
epistomology
BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY:
the study of ultimate nature of reality. deals with the issues of reality, God, freedom and the soul
metaphysics
BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY:
the study of values. deals with issues of value in three areas
axiology
VALUE OF AXIOLOGY:
the study of moral principles. attempts to establish rational grounds for good conduct
ethics
VALUE OF AXIOLOGY:
the study of the value judgements operative in civil society. the study of foundations and the nature of society and a state
social/political philosophy
VALUE OF AXIOLOGY:
understanding of such concepts as “beauty” and “expression”
aesthetics
a reasonable measure of the correctness of a statement, idea, or belief
truth
DOMAINS OF TRUTH:
refers to the truths that are established based on abstracted theories
objective
DOMAINS OF TRUTH:
truth is analogous with (not the exact equivalent) of a general agreement or consensus on what is right as opposed to what is wrong
social
DOMAINS OF TRUTH:
truths are biased towards the person who established it
personal
a subjective statement that expresses certain belief
opinion
state that something is true because you believed it to be true
justification
an attitude that something is the case, or that some proposition of the world is true
belief
state that something is true if it is corresponds to reality
correspondence
the truthfulness of a persons judgement is biased on their belief
coherent theory
holds that a preposition is true if its useful
pragmatism
features of philo.
- articulation
- justification
- believing
- synthesis
living like a philo.
- rationalizing
- analyzing
- reflection
- testing
- production of criticism
doing philo w/ style
- imagination
- style
- critical thinking
- problem
- your ideas
- argument
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
occurs when someone tries to win the argument by exploiting emotional sympathy
appeal to pity or ad misericordiam
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
occurs when someone use force or threat
appeal to force or ad baculum
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
occurs when a claim is considered true because it has not been proven
appeal to ignorance or ad ignorantiam
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
occurs when attempts to use the emotions of a group or crowd
appeal to people or ad populum
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
occurs when someone claims a decision will lead to a series of consequences
slippery slope
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
attacking the person or some aspect of the person instead the argument
attack against man or ad hominem
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
making a broad conclusion based on a small evidences
hasty generalization
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
occurs when someone incorrectly assumes
false cause
FALLACY IN ARGUMENT:
a claim is true because an expert says it is
appeal to authority