PHILO 101 Lesson 2 Flashcards
INSIGHT AND REFLECTION
INSIGHT AND REFLECTION
Gained through reflection, which processes experiences for deeper understanding. Recognizing deeper meaning beyond surface-level information (“aha” moment).
Insight
INSIGHT AND REFLECTION
– analyzes past experiences to gain understanding.
Reflection
INSIGHT AND REFLECTION
– is a sudden realization or deep understanding that emerges, often from reflection.
Insight
ABSTRACTION & CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
Abstraction, note: over-reducing experience to abstract ideas limits understanding.
Extracting concepts from experiences.
ABSTRACTION & CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
Conceptual Analysis
Examining aspects of an experience but never fully capturing its meaning.
THINKING vs. PERCEIVING
Thinking
Seeing with the Mind
THINKING vs. PERCEIVING
Perceiving
Seeing with the Eyes
HUMAN LIFE vs. BIOLOGICAL EXISTENCE
Human Life
goes beyond survival, involving consciousness, relationships, purpose, and creativity.
HUMAN LIFE vs. BIOLOGICAL EXISTENCE
Biological Existence
mere survival—breathing, eating, and growing
GABRIEL MARCEL’S REFLECTION TYPES
Primary Reflection
Focuses on objective qualities (physical, three-dimensional aspects).
Separates oneself from an inner world to see things objectively.
GABRIEL MARCEL’S REFLECTION TYPES
Secondary Reflection
Goes beyond the physical to grasp reality as truly felt from within.
Introspective—unites meaning and experiences.
TERM DEFINITION
refers to the intrinsic nature of something—what makes it what it is, beyond its physical attributes or functions.
Essence
