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PRELIMS INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY Flashcards

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Sophia, greek word meaning:

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Wisdom

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Philos, greek word meaning:

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Love

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Who said that “The unexamined life is not worth living.”?

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Socrates

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An investigation through constant inquiry, curiosity, and wonder. It is not only concerned about questions but also verifies it’s answers.

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Philosophy

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5
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A human characterized by wisdom probes on the answers of “_____” rather than the “what” questions.

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Why

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it seeks to uncover they ultimate causes of things

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Philosophy

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7
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Who said that “All humans by nature desire to know.”?

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Aristotle

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When did the chronicle of philosophy start?

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Late sixth century BC

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9
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Era of philosophy when philosophers were preoccupied with rational solutions to certain fundamental problems of mankind.

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Cosmo centric or Pre-socratic age

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He becae famous due to his practical wisdom that introduced fundamental thoughts of principles about the cosmos. he is also known as the first philosopher

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Thales of Melitus

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According to him, the ultimate cosmic matter was composed of Apeiron, the boundless or infinite from which all this come.

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Anaximander

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According to him, the fundamental cause of the universe is air, the basic component of the cosmos which he proved with condensation.

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Anaximenes

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The three Milesian philosophers of the Pre-socratic age

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Thales of Melitus, Anaximander, and Anaximenes.

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The great teacher of Plato who taught that good means a virtuous life due to our knowledge of the good.

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Socrates

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The most distinguished student of Socrates. he philosophized that truth is the ultimate ideal reality can be grasped by human intellect

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Plato

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He was given the title of ‘The Philosopher.’ He taught that truth was the agreement of knowledge with reality. He emphasized that life lived in moderation is what makes life good.

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Aristotle

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The study on the nature of the inanimate being (Universe)

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Cosmology

18
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The study of the nature and morality of human acts.

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Ethics

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The study of man, his place in society, and existing relationship in various social institutions

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Social/Political philosophy

20
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The study of the essence andd existence of god based on reason

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Theodicy

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The study of beauty, its nature, and appreciation

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Aesthetics

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The study of the life principle, particularly that of the psychological aspect of man

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Rational/Philosophical Psychology

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The study of being and it’s essence as being

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Metaphysics

24
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The study on the certainty of human knowledge

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Epistemology

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The study on the nature and essence of human being, and relationship with his/her own self, and with other human beings

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Philosophy of man

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The study of the nature of correct reasoning

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Logic

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