Philosophers

Question 1

spinoza

Answer 1

God is nature and nature is God. Diest thought (clock maker)

Question 2

freud

Answer 2

-puschology and physciatry.
-mental illness is from unressolved trauma
-iceberg of conscienceness

Question 3

kierkegaard

Answer 3

-institutional vs. individual faith.
-faith is developed indicidaully

Question 4

bacon

Answer 4

empiricism and scientific discovery
-knowledge is best gained by scientific method

Question 5

locke

Answer 5

nature vs. nurture.
-ppl are products of their environments
-tabula rasa

Question 6

confucius

Answer 6

the ideal state structure?
-virtuous govt
-stability over freedom

Question 7

berkley

Answer 7

how to understnad reality?
-reality is one mental substance (idealism)
-“
to be is to be perceived”

Question 8

kant

Answer 8

limits of knowledge
-cattegorical syllogisms and categories of mind

Question 9

marx

Answer 9

history of class stuggle
-workers unite to overthrow capitalism
-communist utopia

Question 10

plato

Answer 10

idealistm and reality
-this world is shadow of perfect forms

Question 11

socrates

Answer 11

is democracy so great?
-rule of untrained is foolish
-instead should have trained leaders to create order and prosperity
-masses are too easily manipulated

Question 12

aristotle

Answer 12

philosophy and faith
-addopted by RCC
-understanding ‘God’ thorugh study of reality

Question 13

hobbes

Answer 13

social and political philosophy (role of govt)
-life is nasty w/o strong ruler
-leviathon–abosolute ruler

Question 14

wollestonecroft

Answer 14

feminist philosopher
-rights and influnece of women
-society runs best with both men and women

Question 15

hegel

Answer 15

metaphysical
-developed a dialectic discource using history to find universal spiritual truth
-thesis vs antithesis– synthesis

Question 16

lewis

Answer 16

christian philosopher
-balance b/w faith and reason
-ppl are created with reason and should use to understand faith better