Key Terms Flashcards
Forms?
A name Plato gave to ideal concepts.
Reason?
Using logical steps and thought processes in order to reach conclusions.
Rationalist?
Someone who thinks that the primary source of knowledge is reason.
Empiricist?
Someone who thinks that the primary source of knowledge is experience gained through the five senses.
Prime Mover?
Aristotle’s concept of the ultimate cause of movement and change in the universe.
Socratic Method?
The method of philosophical reasoning which involves critical questioning.
Analogy?
A comparison between one thing and another in an attempt to clarify meaning.
Transcendent?
Being beyond this world and outside the realms of ordinary experience.
Dualism?
The belief that reality can be divided into two distinct parts, such as good and evil, or physical and non-physical.
Aetion?
An explanatory factor, a reason or cause for something.
Telos?
The end, or purpose, of something.
Theist?
Someone who believes in a God or gods.
