Philo Flashcards
Science devoted to the discovery of the proper method of acquiring and validating knowledge.
Epistemology
Statements that are needed to be examined to determine whether they are true or false
Opinion
“Sorge” mean?
To care
“prosopon” means?
Person
Knowledge acquired true knowledge
Empiricist
By thinking with the use of our mind
Rationalist
To know is to know something
Reality
Our contact to reality through senses
Perception
Examples of the empiricist
John Locke, George Berkley, David Hume
Examples of the rationalist
Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Leibniz
- Is a clear awareness and understanding of something
- Compromised of ideas and beliefs that we know to be true
- A product of question that allow for a clear answer provided by facts
Knowledge
Scientifically proven or proposition which are observed to be real
Facts
Claims that require further examination to establish whether it is true or false
Statement
Has various views which can help us tackle concept of knowing the truth
Philosophy
Emphasizes beliefs as a basis for determining truth
Philosophers