PHILO western Flashcards
Philos
love
Sophia
wisdom
Philosophy
love of wisdom; uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons, and principles that govern all things.
Western Philosophy
uncovering the truth through systematic argumentation theory
Pre-Socratics
first philosophers before the time of socrates
Thales
earliest philosopher; father of western philosophy; water
Sophists
intellectuals who influenced learning in ancient greece
Eristic
style in argumentation which aims to win arguments rather than arrive at the truth
Pythagoras
pythagorean theorem; philosopho
Anaximander
apeiron
Apeiron
indefinite and boundless realm
Anaximenes
air; associate of anaximander
Heraclitus
weeping philosopher; logos
Logos
a higher order or plan
Democritus
causes of natural phenomena; atoms
Diogenes of Sinope
cynicism
Cynicism
skepticism
Epicurus
epicureanism
Epicureanism
wisdom and simple living will result in a life free from fear and pain
Socrates
midwife
Plato
theory of forms; allegory of the cave
Theory of Forms
everything that exists is based on an idea or template that can only be perceived by the mind
Aristotle
all ideas and views are based on perception; our reality is based on what we can perceive and sense
Archimedes
modern calculus
