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philosophy Flashcards

1
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philosophy comes from two greek words:?

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philo and sophia

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2
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philo meaning

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to love

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3
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sophia meaning

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wisdom

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4
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philosophy originally meant?

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love of wisdom

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5
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goal of philosophy?

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wisdom

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6
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the mother discipline out of which the other sciences emerge

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philosophy

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7
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philosophy latin

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philosophia

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8
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philosophy way of thinking 4 Rs:

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responsiveness, reflection, reason and re evaluation

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9
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three branches of philosophy

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natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and metaphysical philosophy

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10
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two famous ancient greek philosophers

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plato and socrates

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principles of philosophy

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principle of identity, non contradiction, excluded middle, and sufficient reason

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12
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two types of thinking used in philosophy

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holistic and partial thinking

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13
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refers to a perspective that considers large scale patterns in systems

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holistic thinking

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14
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focuses on specific aspects of a situation

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partial thinking

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15
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branches of philosophy (5)

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ethics, methaphysics, logic, aesthetics, and epistemology

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16
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deals with beautiful manifestation

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aesthetics

17
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study of nature moral judgements

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ethics

18
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deals with nature, sources, limitations, etc

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epistemology

19
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means treatise on matters pertaining to the human reasoning

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logic

20
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extension of a fundamental and necessary drive in every human being to know what is real

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metaphysics

21
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is the difference that makes each person unique

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diversity

22
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examples of hard sciences

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physics, chemistry, and biology

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example of soft sciences

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sociology, psychology, and political science

24
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nature of things would be labeled as?

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phusis or nature

25
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any investigation regarding the nature of things in general falls under?

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phusis

26
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is a central element in the intellectual history of many civilizations

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philosophical inquiry

27
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requires a person to be willing to examine ones thoughts feelings and actions

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reflection

28
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special branches of philosophy

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philosophy of science, state, politics, mathematics, education, law, language

29
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allows you an opportunity to think more deeply about your action, motivation for doing such action and even its possible consequences.

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reflection

30
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studied aspects of the natural and human world

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early greek philosophers

31
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separate sciences

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astronomy, physics, psychology and sociology

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