LECTURE 1

Question 1

who wrote “the whole life of a philosopher is a preparation for death”?

Answer 1

Plato

Question 2

what are the two fundamental concerns of philosophy?

Answer 2

knowledge & wisdom

Question 3

what is metaphysics?

Answer 3

branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, substance, causation, god,

Question 4

what is epistemology?

Answer 4

theory of knowledge with respect to its methods, validity, and scope. it is the investigation of what distinguishes justified (true) beliefs from opinion

Question 5

what is logic?

Answer 5

particular system or codification of the principles of proof and inference, systematic use of symbolic and mathematical techniques to determine the forms of valid deductive argument.

Question 6

what are ethics?

Answer 6

philosophical reflection on morality

Question 7

what are aesthetics?

Answer 7

concerned with the nature of beauty, but also with the nature and value of art