Lesson 1 Flashcards
It was a transition from the Greek’s
penchant for the story
(Muthos) to reason (Logos)
The 1st to use the word “philosophy” & categorized into three (3), people who attended the ancient Olympic game.
Pythagoras
could also be a reconstructed belief system
Philosophy
The exact beginning of philosophy can be traced back to a crucial transition that happened in
Ancient Greece roughly at the end of the 6th century.
It was a seaport town and was the center of many things at that tim
Miletus
Philosophy began in wonder.
STUPEFACTION
The first philosophers
cosmologists.
becomes an indication that
real and genuine knowledge does NOT end in awe.
QUESTIONING
Doubt may be crucial to any questioning, but not all doubts are healthy. Some doubts may lead to radical skepticism, wherein everything is put into inquiry without any goal or grounding and could lead to being myopic, a perspective that is in direct contrast to the spirit of philosophy.
PERENNIAL SEARCH
THE THREE CONCEPTS OF PHILOSOPHY:
- People unconsciously develop a philosophy in life.
- The activity of reflecting on and analyzing one’s beliefs or reasons for actions or decisions could be a kind of philosophy as well.
- Philosophy could also be a reconstructed belief or a value system.
FIVE MAJOR BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY:
- ETHICS
- AESTHETICS
- EPISTEMOLOGY
- LOGIC
- METAPHYSICS
Real Definition of Philosophy:
1)Science- Philosophy is scientific.
2)Science of all Things
3)Science of all Things Through Its Ultimate Causes and Principles.
4) Science of all Things Through Its Ultimate Causes Acquired Through
the Use of Natural Reason
Concept about morality that affects one’s actions toward others. Thus, it helps people prioritize their values.
ETHICS
It prescribes what people ought to do rather than describes what
people do.
ETHICS
philosophers analyze whether beauty is based on utility, experience, form, pleasure, or expression
AESTHETICS
In Philo, philosophers are concerned with the analysis of _____ experience and the idea of what is beautiful.
AESTHETICS
means “sensitive” or “perceptive
“aisthetikos”
Knowing the rules of logic to create sound arguments and avoid fallacious reasoning.
LOGIC
incorporates the analysis of the methods of deduction and induction to provide the rules on how people ought to think logically
LOGIC
(that which actually is)
Reality
(how something looks by how it appears)
Appearances
reflect on the subject of Appearances and Reality
Metaphysicians
They seek to profit by selling their wares for money.
Lovers of gain
They seek to observe & learn something.
Lovers of knowledge or wisdom
Morally right or wrong
Ethics
Physical/material properties
Metaphysics
They compete to seek for honor.
Lovers of honor
means wisdom
Sofia
means love
Philo
Origin of knowledge
Epistemology
They compete to seek for honor.
Lovers of honor
Given by experience
Empiricism
Pythagoras formed the word “philosophy” via observation of the Olympic game
Empiricism
He marked a radical shift from mythic to rational.
Pythagoras
His contribution to the philosophical
discourse is crucial.
Pythagoras
He admits that being a philosopher
is too difficult.
Pythagoras
