Philosophy Flashcards
Came from the word PHILIA which means love or a strong desire for an object and sophia which means wisdom or correct application of knowledge
Philosophy
Science that by natural reason, studies the first causes or highest principles of all things
Philosophy
Systematic investigation and an organized body of knowledge
Science
Natural capacity to think
Natural light of reason
unaided reason
Natural light of reason
Whatever it is; whatever is not, is not
Principle of identity
everything that exist has a specific reason
Principle of identity
An entity without an identity cannot exist because it is nothing
Principle of identity
a thing is either is or is not
Principle of excluded middle
There is no middle ground
Principle of excluded middle
Nothing exists without a sufficient reason for its being and existence
Principle of sufficient reason
Everything must have a specific reason or a cause
Principle of sufficient reason
taking in consideration other’s point of view
Holistic
looking at the big picture
Holistic
Just your own point of view
Partial
augmenting and organizing the reality we experience so that we can reason about our observation
Abstractive
Seeing with the mind
Insightful
Study of existence and nature of reality
Metaphysics
“What is the nature of reality?”
Metaphysics
Study of the nature of moral judgement
Ethics
concerned with questions of how people ought to act
Ethics
“How should people act?”
Ethics
Study of the nature, sources, limitations of validity and knowledge
Epistemology
“How can we find out what we wish to know?”
Epistemology
Sources of knowledge for empiricists
Senses
Sources of knowledge for rationalists
Reason
Sources of knowledge for pragmatists
Practical consequences
Study of good reasoning through valid reasoning and demonstration
Logic
Concerned with truth or validity
Logic
“What is correct reasoning?”
Logic
Agreement of truth with reality
Truth
Study of basic philosophical questions about art and beauty including the sublime
Aesthetics
“Why do we find certain things beautiful?”
Aesthetics
Philosophical questioning begins with metaphisical unease
Gabriel Marcel
Questions that covers something broader and deeper and makes us reflect beyond what we physically see
Metaphysical unease
A way to seek truth by your own light
Value of philosophizing