LESSON 2 - THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE SELF Flashcards
often called the mother of all disciplines
philosophy
has been defined as a unified being essentially connected to consciousness, awareness and agency
self
The ancient philosophy of the cells can be traced back to one of the 147 Greek aphorisms prominently inscribed in the temple of ____
apollo
what does delphi mean?
know thyself
know thyself was which philosopher’s guiding principle?
socrates
believes that the real self it’s not the physical body, but rather the psyche or soul
socrates
Who was Socrates’ prized student?
plato
plato’s idea of truth divided into two
methaphysical realm, physical world
The ultimate reality which tends to be permanent
Ontos
refers to the manifestation of the ideal
Phenomena
Who was Plato’s prized student?
Aristotle
he proposed that the ideal be absorbed by the phenomena
aristotle
in Aristotle‘s theory, idea is called ___
essence
in Aristotle‘s theory, phenomena is called ___
matter
There is no such thing as innate knowledge, instead, knowledge is derived from experience
Empiricism
It’s argues that there is innate knowledge. It also explains self from the standpoint of what is ideal and true rather than from what the senses or body feels.
Rationalism