L2 - In Class Flashcards

1
Q

What did Francis Bacon think about the relationship between the people of his time and the ancients?

A

He didn’t like that they saw the ancients as the only source of truth.

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2
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What type of reasoning did Bacon favor?

A

Induction

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3
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Was Bacon a Rationalist or an Empiricist?

A

Empiricist

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4
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Bacon tended to only see what 2 of the 4 causes?

A
  1. Efficient
  2. Material
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5
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What are the 4 causes?

A
  1. Material
  2. Formal
  3. Efficient
  4. Final
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6
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What is the material cause?

A

What something is made of

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7
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What is the formal cause?

A

What makes something itself

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8
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What is the efficient cause?

A

What created something

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9
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What is the final cause?

A

What something is made for

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