Lesson 1 (part 3) Flashcards

1
Q

“The good man though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.

A

St. Augustine.

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2
Q

considered as one of the most
significant Christian thinkers, esp. in the
development of the Latin Christian theology.

A

St. Augustine

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3
Q

French mathematician, scientist,
and philosopher.

He argues that a person should only believe the things
that can pass the test of doubt.

A

René Descartes

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4
Q

the things that think (mind) which is the proof of
human existence.

A

Cogito ergo sum

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5
Q

extension of the mind (body)

A

Extenza

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6
Q

“The only fence againts the world is a thorough knowledge of it”

A

John Locke

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7
Q

English philosopher

His works as a physician provided him with an idea that
deviated from the duality of the body or soul

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John Locke

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8
Q

A person’s mind is___________

A

a blank state (tabula rasa)

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9
Q

“Be a philosopher; but amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.

A

David Hume

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10
Q

Scottish philosopher and an
empiricist who believed that all concepts and
knowledge come from the senses and experiences.

He argued that there is no self beyond what can be
experienced

A

David Hume

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11
Q

We do not know others because we have
seen/touched their souls; we know them because of
what we can actually __________

A

Observe

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12
Q

bundle or
collection of different perceptions

A

self according to david hume

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13
Q

The self is a combination of experiences of a person. Experiences can be categorized into:

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impressions

ideas

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14
Q

real/actual experiences or sensations like feeling the
rough edges of a stone or tasting a sweet ice cream

A

impressions

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15
Q

copies of impressions/representations of the world and
sensations, like love, faith, or even an association with this certain event is caused by something in the past could possibly create another reaction in the future.

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ideas

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16
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“All our knowledge begins with senses, turns into understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason”

A

Immanuel Kant

17
Q

One of the most influential philosophers in Modern
Western philosophy

A

Immanuel Kant

18
Q

the foundation of knowledge. It is like seeing a visual
effect in television, your experience says it is there,
but the reason says it is only a computer-
generated image

ayon kay kant

A

reason

19
Q

organizes our experience into something meaningful. It can do such a thing because it is independent from sensory experiences; something
that transcends or is above our consciousness

kant

A

Self

20
Q

“In searching for the self, one cannot simultaneosly be the hunter and the hunted”

A

Gilbert Ryle

21
Q

focused on observable behavior in defining the
self. He stated that every human being has both a
physical body and a non-physical mind which are
ordinarily “harnessed together” while we are alive

A

Gilbert Ryle

22
Q

“We know not through our intellect but through our experience.”

A

MAURICE MERLEAU
PONTY

23
Q

French existentialist and phenomenologist,
also contributes to the idea by stating that mind and
body are interconnected with each other and
therefore, cannot be separated.

A

MAURICE MERLEAU
PONTY

24
Q

our connection to the external world,
including other people, thus all experiences are
embodied. This also includes the thoughts and
emotions of a person.

ponty

A

Body

25
Q

A Canadian philosopher known for his studies in
neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind
(the study of the philosophy of the mind, the
philosophy of science, neuroscience, and
psychology).

 He further utilized knowledge from other academic
and research fields to talk about the self as well
as the mind.

 One of those who proposed the use of
“eliminative materialism” or “eliminativism”.

 The Self is the brain.

A

PAUL CHURCHLAND

26
Q

means that the old
terms we use to describe the mind are outdated

A

“Eliminative materialism” or “Eliminativism”

27
Q

Neuroscience somehow shows a connection of what we call ____

A

mental states

28
Q

If not mere “folk psychology”, thus the need to use more ————-

A

accurate and
scientifically proven