Lesson 1 (part 3) Flashcards
“The good man though a slave, is free; the wicked, though he reigns, is a slave.
St. Augustine.
considered as one of the most
significant Christian thinkers, esp. in the
development of the Latin Christian theology.
St. Augustine
French mathematician, scientist,
and philosopher.
He argues that a person should only believe the things
that can pass the test of doubt.
René Descartes
the things that think (mind) which is the proof of
human existence.
Cogito ergo sum
extension of the mind (body)
Extenza
“The only fence againts the world is a thorough knowledge of it”
John Locke
English philosopher
His works as a physician provided him with an idea that
deviated from the duality of the body or soul
John Locke
A person’s mind is___________
a blank state (tabula rasa)
“Be a philosopher; but amidst all your philosophy, be still a man.
David Hume
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
David Hume
We do not know others because we have
seen/touched their souls; we know them because of
what we can actually __________
Observe
bundle or
collection of different perceptions
self according to david hume
The self is a combination of experiences of a person. Experiences can be categorized into:
impressions
ideas
real/actual experiences or sensations like feeling the
rough edges of a stone or tasting a sweet ice cream
impressions
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.
ideas