philosophy Flashcards
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- denotes the part within us that is agitated most of the time
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spirited
2
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- prime mover in western philosophy
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david hume
3
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- he argued that “nothing exist”— materialism
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paul churchland
4
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- discovered and developed the concept of individual identity
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saint agustine of hippo
5
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- focuses on the working of the brain
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paul churchland
6
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- self and one’s mind is like a machine that can be turned on and off as they are only active when one is conscious
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david hume
7
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- great contributor in western modern philosophy
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immanuel kant
8
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- french scientific thinker, mathematician and philosopher
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rene descartes
9
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- conditions of identity that make one subject of experience distinct from all others
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philosophy of self
10
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- he hypothesized that human conciousness can be explained through the neural networks
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paul churchland
11
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- father of modern western philosophy
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rene descartes
12
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- unified being
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self
13
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realistic area of one’s persona
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ego
14
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- enjoys triumph, honor, greatness and affirmation
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spirited
15
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- born in brington, england
british philosopher who coined the phrase “the ghost in the machine”
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gilbert ryle
16
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- introduced socratic problem (socratic question) the goal was to ___________- there should be a dialogue between the mind and soul
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“know thyself”
17
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- important goal
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self-discovery
18
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- influencial figure in western philosophy and the founder of western spirituality
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plato
19
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- classical greek philosopher and the founder of “academy in athens– the first institution of the higher learning in the western world
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plato
20
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“cogito ergo sum”-
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i think, therefore i am
21
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- to better the quality of human life through consistent self-examination
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socratic perspective
22
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- immaterial substance
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metaphysical nature
23
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- involve our pleasurable desires such as those which provide us physical pleasure and physiological comfort
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appetites
24
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- primary source that motivates and drives your behavior.
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psychological needs
25
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- classical greek philosopher and pioneer in western moral philosophy
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socrates
26
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- his view of self is transcendental > meaning, self is related to spiritual or nonphysical realm
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immanuel kant
27
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- born in prussia
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immanuel kant
28
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- he argued that perception is the determinant of one’s conciousness
- the argument show how action is required in the formation of self-perception as well as self concept
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maurice merleau ponty
29
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pleasure and gratification of urges
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id
30
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“father of liberalism” as he had pointed the “theory of mind”
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john locke
31
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- neurologist from austria
- established “psychoanalyis”
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sigmund freud
32
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- he described “mind” as “intellectual substance” which possesses a will
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rene descartes
33
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- every human being has physical body and non physical mind
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gilbert ryle
34
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- french philosopher who wrote the book of phenomenology de la perception in 1945
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maurice merleau ponty
35
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requires compliance to societal norms
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superego
36
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- soietal phenomena are explained by observing public behavior
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gilbert ryle
37
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- developed the concept of “tabula rasa”– at birth, the mind is a blank slate without innate ideas, and it is experience that provide knowledge
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john locke
38
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- conscious awareness which thinks, meditates weighs choices and assesses situation in our lives
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mind
39
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- known for his insights in the psychological basis of human nature where he posited that passion rather than reason governs behavior
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david hume
40
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- prominent thinker during the “age of reason”
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john locke
