Mod 1-3: Philo Flashcards
tries to win an argument my pity or guilt
appeal to pity
when you sneeze then it brown out, it brown out bcos u sneeze
fallacy of false cause
assumes smth is true of the whole, just bcos some partially is true
fallacy of composition
accept smth just bcos the person who said is have a higher position
appel to authority
when someone claims the argument is true bcos of an belief
appeal to tradition
zigzag or domino effect: when u eat, u will busog, when u busog, u will fall asleep
slippery slope
attacking the person instead the argument itself
ad hominem
when someone tries to change or introduce another topic to
red herring fallacy
when it is trending among the ppl
bandwagon fallacy
judging smth either good or bad, based on where ot who it came from
genetic fallacy
when someone does not like smth, then decide that it shouldn’t be like to all for that smth: like lgbtq
fallacy of hasty generalization
chain of reason, with the same word then giving diff meaning each time
equivocation
argument that appeals to ppl’s desire on esteem, focus on popularity
appeal to people
whatever has not be proved should be true, and vise versa
appeal to ignorance
5 Branches of Philosophy
- Metaphysics
- Ethics
- Epistemology
- Logic
- Aesthetics
“philos & sophos”
love & wisdom
the study of the fundamental knowledge, reality, existence
philosophy
- follows a system
- uses steps and procedure
- logical analysis
- organized body of knowledge
science
the Philosophers uses his natural capacity to think
natural light of reason
- Philosophers studies human beings, society, religion, god, plants
- he questions almost anything, if not everything
- it is multidimensional or holistic
study of all things
4 First cause and highest principle
- principle of identity
- principle of non-contradiction
- principle of excluded middle
- principle of sufficient reason
principle that states “whatever is, it is” “whatever is not, is not”
principle of identity
principle that states “it is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time”
principle of non-contradiction
principle that states “a thing is either is or is not” — “everything must be or not, there is no middle ground”
principle of excluded middle
principle that states “nothing exists without a sufficient reason for its being existence”
principle of sufficient reason
it is about attaining wisdom
emptying