Philosophical views

Question 1

metaphysics

Answer 1

a major branch in philosophy. it concerns existence and the nature of things that exist

Question 2

a priori

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prior to evidence. knowledge that is innate or inbuilt

Question 3

logical reasoning

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the process of using a rational systematic series of steps to arrive at a conclusion

Question 4

form of the good

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the form of the good is the ultimate object of knowledge it is only once one grasps the form of the good that one reaches the highest grade of understanding

Question 5

analogy of the cave

Answer 5

put forward by plato to help people understand the theory of the forms

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empiricism

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the theory that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses

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four causes

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all things within the universe are centred on the four causes of being. material, formal, and final

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telology

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from the greek telos meaning end or purpose

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unmoved mover

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the primary cause of movement of all the motion in the universe

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eternal

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lasting forever without end

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actuality

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the state of existing in reality

Question 12

potentiality

Answer 12

ability to develop or come into existence