Philosophical Foundatin Of The Self Flashcards
“Love of wisdom”
Philosophy
Study of general and fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language
Philosophy
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing”
Socrates
“Know thyself”
Socrates
“Question everything”
Socrates
“Only the pursuit of goodness brings happiness”
Socrates
Socratic method
Question and answer
“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge”
Plato
According to Plato, behavior flows from three main sources: ______
Desire
Emotion
Knowledge
Man is a dual nature, BODY & SOUL
Dualism
Three components of tripartite soul
Reason
Spirit
Appetite
Desires to exert reason and attain rational decisions
Reason
Desires supreme honor
Spirit
Desires body pleasures such as food, drink, sex, etc.
Appetite
“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire”
Aristotle
What are the seven causes of human actions according to Aristotle
Chance
Nature
Compulsions
Habit
Reason
Passion
Desire
Contributed the foundation of both symbolic logic and scientific thinking
Aristotle
What is the best way to gain knowledge according to Aristotle
Natural philosophy
Natural philosophy is what we would now call _____
Science
Is the central purpose of human life and a goal in itself
Happiness
“Happiness is the central purpose of human life and a goal in itself”
Aristotle
“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself”
St. Augustine of Hippo
An important figure in the development of western christianity
St. Augustine of Hippo
His philosophy of man brings together wisdom of the Greek philosophy and the divine truths contained in the scripture
St. Augustine of Hippo