PHILO MIDT Flashcards
think or express oneself in philosophical manner
PHILOSOPHIZING
centered in analysis and construction of arguments
LOGIC
consideration cultural system , values, and beliefs and uncover bias
CRITICAL THINKING
observations based in order to make generalizations
INDUCTIVE REASONING
inductive reasoning
PROBABLE TRUTH
draws conclusion from one broad judgement or definition
DEDUCTIVE REASONING
deductive reasoning
CERTAIN TRUTH
comes from a logical conclusion based on logically constructed premises
VALIDITY
valid and sound if it a product or logically constructed premises
DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENT
strong if it provides probable support to the conclusion
INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT
clear and logical
COGENT
defect in argument
FALLACY
to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his /her opponents feelings of pity/ guilt
ARGUMENTUM AD MISERICORDIAM
what has not been proven false must be true / vice versa
ARGUMENTUM AD IGNORANTIAM
logical chain of reasoning of a term or a word several times but giving the particular word a diferent meaning
EQUIVOCATION
something is true of the whole from the fact that it is true of some part of the whole
COMPOSITION
something true of a thing must also be true of all of some of its part
DIVISION
an argument where force, coercion or threat that of a force is justification for a conclusion
ARGUMENTUM AD BACULUM
an argument that appeal or exploits people’s vanities, desires for esteem, and anchoring on popularity
ARGUMENTUM AD POPULUM
since that event followed this one that event must have been caused by this one
FALSE CAUSE
making an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence
HASTY GENERALIZATION
an argument whrre the preposition to be proven is assumed implicity or explicity in the premise
PETITIO PRINCIPII
focuses on the kind of substances and capacities that uniquely make up a human person
METAPHYSICAL APPROACH
examines the essential component of a person
METAPHYSICAL APPROACH
focuses on the kind of life or mode of existence
EXISTENTIAL APPROACH
describes the metaphysical approach as dealing with the what of a human person while existential approach as dealing with the “ who “ of a human person
MARTIN HEIDEGGER
non bodily component addition to his/her body
SOUL/MIND/SPIRIT
3 views on human body
UNSPIRITED BODY VIEW
DISEMBODIED SPIRIT VIEW
EMBODIED SPIRIT VIEW
thoughts and emotions are actually physical states
MENTAL STATES
claims that what we call the mind is nothing but the brain
MIND BRAIN IDENTITY THEORY
one’s inclinations or tendencies to show certain behaviors
BEHAVIORISM
two strong supporters of disembodied spirit
PLATO
RENE DESCARTES
spirit for plato
SOUL
spirit for rene descartes
MIND
disembodied spirit view is often called in philosophy of mind
SUBSTANCE DUALISM
to learn is to remember
RECOLLECTION
plato’s version of God
DEMIURGE
mind
NONPHYSICAL KIND
matter
PHYSICAL KIND
conscious but not extended in space
MIND
extended in space but not conscious
MATTER
includes animals. plants, human bodies, and the rest of nature
MATTER
includes imperfect mind of humans and perfect mind of God
MIND
quote of rene descartes
I THINK, THEREFORE I AM
strong supporters of embodied spirit
ARISTOTLE
ST THOMAS AQUINAS
soul is what gives life to something
EMBODIED SPIRIT
the body is the material aspect
MATTER
the soul is his/her formal aspect
FORM
soul of plants to perform activities necessary for nourishment growrth and reproduction
VEGETATIVE SOUL
soul of animals that enables them to perform the activities necessary for nourishment
SENSITIVE SOUL
enables human to perform the axctivities necessary for nourishment growth reproduction sensation locomotion intelligence or rational thinking and freedom or free will
RATIONAL SOUL
soul needs body to exist; vice versa
EMBODIED SPIRIT
human essentially just his/her body and nothing more
UNSPIRITED BODY VIEW
human essentially is just his/her spirit
DISEMBODIED SPIRIT VIEW
human essentially is the unity of his/her body and spirit
EMBODIED SPIRIT VIEW