L3: Intro to Philosophy Flashcards
It means “beyond”
It means “nature”
meta, physics
It is the study of reality. It talks about the existence of humans and talks about the entire being (Including the spirit).
Metaphysics
It is the study of reasoning and the art of critical thinking. It is to PROVE something and all about getting knowledge.
Logic
This word means “word” or “reason”
Logos
It deals with the theory of knowledge. It distinguishes justified beliefs from mere opinions.
Epistemology
It means “knowledge”
Episteme
This element of knowledge is all about investigating the reasons and evidence that justify or support beliefs.
Justified
This element of knowledge is about self-evident fact either truth of reason or truth of fact
True
This element of knowledge is about examining what it means to believe something and how beliefs are formed
Belief
It is a philosophical reflection on how we should live and therefore on questions of right and wrong, goof and bad, etc.
Ethics
This word means “morals”
Ethos
It is a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy of art.
Aesthetics
It means to “perceive”
Aisthesthai
It investigates the structures of conscious experience and the way individuals perceive and interpret the word. It is the study of experience.
Different from Empiricism which proves reality with experience.
Phenomenology
This step of Phenomenological Process is about the suspension of judgment. It is the isolation of biases and removal of preconception.
Bracketing or Epoche
This step of phenomenological process is about not dwelling on surface appearance and is about the essence of the person.
Eidetic Reduction
This phenomenological process is about the experience of the subject with the object
Phenomenological Transcendental Reduction
