Lesson 2 Flashcards
It is a belief instead of reality (some of which are unjustified)
Opinion
THEORIES OF TRUTH
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
COHERENCE THEORY
PRAGMATIC THEORY
Truth can only be verified through what is physical and material
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
Truth is contextualized under a universally claimed system, structure, or framework
COHERENCE THEORY
Truth based on the good and practical consequences of the idea.
PRAGMATIC THEORY
The Theory of Forms
World of Forms
World of Appearances
Refers to the world we physically live in
Sensible
Imperfect
Changing
Its existence depends on the Forms
Everything is a copy of reality
World of Appearances
Refers to the world of Ideas
Nonmaterial
The world of essences
Unchanging
Has independent Existence
World of Forms
Greek words “phainomenon” which means appearance, and “logos” which means study.
Believes that the essence of every object can be thought of, investigated, and understood, more than the usual way of understanding it.
PHENOMENOLOGY
German Mathematician-turned-Philosopher
EDMUND HUSSERL
people who claim to be masters on the art of persuading others through the power of speech
Sophists
Student of Socrates
Plato
PARTS OF HUSSERL’S PHENOMENOLOGY
EPOCHE
EIDETIC REDUCTION
TRANSCENDENTAL REDUCTION
The process of bracketing one’s natural attitude of biases and judgments
EPOCHE
The sphere of seeing things as they really are independent of any biases.
EIDETIC REDUCTION
