Philo Flashcards
What is philosophy in greek?
philia
and sophia
what does philia and sophia mean?
love and wisdom
what is the starting point of philosophy?
Man is Fragile - people question because man is limited, we need to fill what is lacking
Beginning of philosophy is?
wonder
Most important element of philosophy
questions
philosophy is —- not thinking
doing
philosophy is alive because of ?
questions
what is satisfied with one simple answer
curiousity
goes beyond, ask more than what meets the eye
wonder
is something that we measure. The fact that we know (sometimes solely rational)
knowledge
is something that we experience (knowing how to use your knowledge)
: Practical - put into actualization
wisdom
Unam means?
one
Bonum means?
good
Pulchrum means?
beautiful
ad-hominem
appeals to authority
Eutopia
paradise ( subjective)
Meta means?
after
Beyond and physi means
nature
Studies reality and it’s ultimate causes in an absolute sense
what philosophy?
metaphysics
- Deals with “being,” that is all of existence studies its essence, substance and matter.
what philosophy?
metaphysics
Ironically speaking, a true philosopher does not see himself as a “philosopher” but as someone who thirst for wisdom
true or false?
true `
Study of principles by which we distinguish sound from unsound reasoning and if different types of reasoning
logic
Commonly known as the “Philosophers toolbox” for although it is not the study of reality directly. It seeks to know the conditions for valid knowledge; hence it is an instrument that in a general way affects all rational knowledge of reality
Logic
Occurs when we base the validity of our argument on how many people believe or do the same thing as we do. In other words we claim that something must be true simply because it is popular.
what fallcy?
bandwagon fallacy
Distortion of an opponent’s argument to make it easier to refute. By exaggerating or simplifying someone’s position, one can easily attack a weak version of it and ignore their real argument
what fallacy?
straw man logical fallacy
Non sequitur means?
it does not follow
Jumping to conclusions occurs when we use a small sample or exceptional cases to draw a conclusion or generalize a rule. what kind of fallacy?
Hasty Generalization logical fallacy
If two things appear to be correlated, this doesn’t necessarily indicate that one of those things irrefutably causes the other thing. WHat fallaacy?
caustion fallacy
kind of idealism focuses on the importance (value of patience) : use of senses (observation)
cosmocentism
Existence of the universe or nature
- Water is the source if everything
who is stated?
Thales
- “Socratic Questioning”
- An art of questioning
who is the ferson?
socrates
Dualistic”philosophy
- Built the “academy”
who is the ferson?
plato
Lyceum”
- Similar and yet different to Plato’s Academy
empiricism
who is stated?
aristotle
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding and ends with reason.
- Dare to think
- There is nothing higher that reason
who is the ferson?
emmanuel kant
idealism focuses on the importance of the universe or nature. what is stated?
cosmocentrism
ART OF REASONING
LOGIC
Ancient philosphers
T S P A
Thales
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Smartest philosopher, he invented the questioning
socrates
God/divine is the reason for all existance. at this time they sought to combine faith and reason. What ideology ?
theocentrism
Fides et ratio
faith and reason
Medieval philosophers
SA ST SA
St. Augustine
St. Thomas aquinas
St. Anselm of canterbury
Adapting platonic idealism
- “The Confession” Combination of
Science and religion centered on
faith not reason – Fides et Ratio
who is stated ?
st agustine
Adopted Aristothelian philosophy.
He wrote his “Summa Theologiae,”
reason over faith. who is stated?
st. thomas aquinas
“Angelic Doctor of the Church” who is stated?
st. thomas aquinas