Metaphysics Flashcards
What is idealism
The belief that reality ultimately consists of ideas
What is ontology
The study of the nature of reality and the nature of being
What would idealist say about things that are simply composed of matter such as mountains and pineapples
They are manifestations of your mind
What is materialism
The belief that reality ultimately consists of matter
What would a materialist say about feelings, and consciousness
They are complex material phenomena. Everything can be explained with matter
What is the idea of monism
The belief that reality consists of one all encompassing thing that is mind, matter, or neither
What is dualism
The belief that reality ultimately consists of two fundamentally different things, matter and mind
What did Heraclitus believe
He believed that everything is constantly changing and everything is in the process of becoming
What are logos
Something that governs the change in the world but does not itself change
What is the main idea of process philosophy
The belief that change is an essential part of reality
Did paramenides agree with Heraclitus’ view on the changing reality
No, he stated that being is timeless, uniform, motionless, indivisible, and independent
What philosopher came up with the idea of forms and what are forms
Plato
Forms are interpretations of a perfect thing in heaven
What did plato believe to be the most important form
Goodness
Who believed that everything is empty
Nagarjuna
Why is everything empty
It is dependent
