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Philosophical Perspective Flashcards

1
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Finding answers to questions about ourselves and the
world we live in

A

Philosophy

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2
Q

Philia means _______
Sophia means _______

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Love and Wisdom

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3
Q

Quote: “The unexamined life is not worth
living.”

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Socrates

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4
Q

Dualistic view: The self is composed of both
body and soul.
i. The body is imperfect and
temporary.
ii. The soul is the opposite, being
perfect and immortal.

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Socrates

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5
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Key idea: “Know thyself” – self-knowledge
is a prerequisite for a meaningful and happy
life.

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Socrates

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6
Q

Dualism of soul and body: The true self is
the soul, which is immortal and existed
before and after the body.

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Plato

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7
Q

Experiences will better understand the core
of self (psyche)

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Plato

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8
Q

Psyche (Soul) is divided into three parts:

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Appetitive
Spirited
Rational/Mind

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9
Q

Basic desires like
hunger, thirst, and sexual desire.

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Appetitive

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10
Q

Emotions and passions,
such as love and anger.

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Spirited

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11
Q

Uses reason, analyzes, and controls both
appetitive and spirited elements.

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Rational/Mind

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12
Q

True happiness is achieved when
reason controls both the appetitive and
spirited parts.

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Plato

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13
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Monistic view: The soul and body are one
and inseparable. The soul is the “form” of
the body.

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Aristotle

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14
Q

Soul is incapable of existing without the
body and if Body dies the soul dies

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Aristotle

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15
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Three kinds of souls: According to Aristotle

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Vegetative
Sentient
Rational

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16
Q

Related to growth and
reproduction.

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Vegetative

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17
Q

Related to sensory
desires, emotions, and mobility.

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Sentient

18
Q

Unique to humans,
involves thought, reflection, and
intellect.

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Rational

19
Q

Key idea/ quote: The soul is that which
makes a person a person. The soul is the
essence of the self.

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Aristotle

20
Q

Integration of Plato and Christianity: The
soul is united with the body, and humans are
created in the image of God.

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St. Augustine

21
Q

Key idea: man’s end goal is happiness, and
Only in God can man attain true and eternal
happiness; for us to attain communion with
the divine.

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St. Augustine

22
Q

(father of modern philosophy)

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Rene Descartes

23
Q

The mere fact that I doubt, that mean I exist

A

Rene Descartes

24
Q

Quote: Cogito, Ergo Sum “I think, therefore
I am.” The self is consciousness, and doubts
about one’s existence are proof of existence.

A

Rene Descartes

25
Q

Key idea: Everything must be subjected to
doubt, including the existence of the
physical body.

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Rene Descartes

26
Q

When a baby is born, he knows nothing. Argues that babies brain is empty and ready
to learn thru experience

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John Locke

27
Q

Tabula Rasa: The mind is a blank slate at
birth(clueless), and experiences make one’s
identity.

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John Locke

28
Q

Key idea: The self is formed through
experience, and at birth, we know nothing.

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John Locke

29
Q

Empiricism: All knowledge is derived from
sensory experiences.

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David Hume

30
Q

Key idea: There is no self. “self” is just a
bundle of perceptions and temporary
impressions.

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David Hume

31
Q

from rationalism and empiricism: The self
constructs its own reality, forming a world
that is familiar and predictable.

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Immanuel Kant

32
Q

Key idea: The self consists of both the inner
self (psychological state and rational
intellect) and the outer self (sense
experience and physical world).

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Immanuel Kant

33
Q

Behaviorism: The self is not an entity; it is
simply a name we use for behaviors.

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Gilbert Ryle

34
Q

Quote: I act, therefore I am; You are what
you do. The self is the same as bodily

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Gilbert Ryle

35
Q

Key idea: The thinking “I” is just a “ghost in
the machine.” The self is equivalent to
bodily behavior.

A

Gilbert Ryle

36
Q

Neuroscientific view: The self is
inseparable from the brain and body
physiology.

A

Paul and Patricia Churchland

37
Q

neuroscience into
the fore of understanding the self. sees the
failure of folk psychology in explaining
basic concepts such as sleep, learning,
mental illness and the like.

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Eliminative Materialism

38
Q

Key idea: all we have is brain. If the brain
ceases to exist, so does the self.

A

Paul and Patricia Churchland

39
Q

Embodied subjectivity: The mind and body
are inseparable, and all knowledge is based
on subjective experience.

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Maurice Merleau-Ponty

40
Q

Key idea: Denies the dualistic separation of
mind and body, supporting the idea that self
is embodied.

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Maurice Merleau-Ponty

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