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11: 1st SEM | INTRO TO PHILO > Q1: Lesson 1 pt. 2 | Philosophers > Flashcards

Q1: Lesson 1 pt. 2 | Philosophers Flashcards

1
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in this period, Even before the birth of natural Philosophy, people had already attempted to explain the origin of things and the events or occurrences in nature.

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Pre-philosophical Period

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in this period, Such attempts are evident in the folklores, myths, and legends that the ancient peoples believed in. However, these stories are characterized by religious elements or supernatural powers and not by natural or rational explanation.

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BRIEF HISTORY IN PHILOSOPHY

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Philosophy begun in the Ionic Colonies of Asia Minor around ____________

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6th century BC

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Philosophy begun in the ________________ around 6th century BC

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Ionic Colonies of Asia Minor

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first greek philosopher

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thales

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father of philosophy

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thales

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The first to engage in the inquiry of searching for causes and principles of the natural world and various phenomena without relying on supernatural explanation and divine components.

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thales

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By observing nature, he believed that earth floats on water, while it is considered as the first/ ultimate substance.

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thales

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for thales, what was the ultimate substance

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water

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Also wondered about the beginning of the universe and where it came from.

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anaximander

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to him, The universe is formed from the boundless (apeiron) which is both the first principle (arche) and the substance (stoicheion) of the universe

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anaximander

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to anaximander, the universe was from the _________

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boundless

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another name for boundless

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apeiron

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argued that air was the fundamental element

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anaximenes

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for anaximenes, _____ was the fundamental element

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air

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They also offered a cosmological account, but they expanded their focus on the human subject and investigated the nature of inquiry itself in the physical explanations they provided.

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heraclitus and xenophanes

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continued the Miletian claim of a single, proper substance.

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heraclitus and xenophanes

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claimed the “unity of opposites”.

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heraclitus

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19
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heraclitus claimed the

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unity of opposites

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20
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claimed that there is a single God.

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xenophanes

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he did not subscribe to the idea of an anthropomorphic God

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xenophanes

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This group believes that the cosmos is a structured system ordered by numbers. For them, things become knowable because they are structured in this way; the structure can apparently be expressed in a numerical ratio.

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pythagoras and the pythagoreans

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they believed that nature can be quantified.

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pythagoras and the pythagoreans

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he second period in the history of Greek philosophy. Although comparatively short, it is considered as the most flourishing.

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Socrates and the Socratic Schools

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This period was dominated by three famous philosophers – Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.

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Socrates and the Socratic Schools

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The philosophers in this period mainly had to answer the problem of how to save the intellectual and the moral life of a nation, which was threatened by materialism and skepticism.

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Socrates and the Socratic Schools

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27
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Father of Western Philosophy

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socrates

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28
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He left no writing at all yet he greatly influenced western philosophical tradition through Plato’s Dialogues.

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socrates

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a method of question and answer which aims to provoke the one being asked to think for himself/herself and to clarify his/her conceptions about what is asked.

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socratic method

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30
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another name for socratic method

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elenchus

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31
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is also regarded as one
who argued self-examination and
claimed that “the unexamined life
is not worth living”.

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socrates

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32
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When the young men in the City started to question the same way ______ did, he was then arrested for allegedly corrupting the minds of the youth.

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socrates

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33
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how did socrates die

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hemlock poisoning

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34
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he said “I Know that I Know Nothing”

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socrates

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35
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taught that concept is the only true knowledge

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socrates

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36
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Socrates taught that concept is the only true knowledge - to which _____ concluded that the concept, or idea, is the only true reality.

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plato

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37
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he had the archetypal Greek belief, that humanity was born with an innate knowledge of everything, and that learning was a process of unlocking the memories.

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plato

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38
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(written in a form of conversation) where his philosophical ideas are found, which are accounts of what he is concerned with as influenced by his teacher, Socrates.

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Work 1: The Dialogues (

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39
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which discusses his social and political philosophy and his belief that Greek city-states must be led by Philosopher kings in order to flourish, and that justice is best manifested if persons would do what is suited to each of his or her soul.

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work 2: the republic

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40
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is the science of idea or of the unconditioned basis of phenomena.

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philosophy

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41
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Plato’s philosophy is the completion and extension of ____

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socrates

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42
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His philosophical ideas are found in his dialogues which are accounts of what he is concerned with as influenced by his teacher, Socrates.

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plato

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43
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His works also encourage humanity to seek what is good, what is true, and what is beautiful in the intellectual realm beyond the appearances because the senses are often deceitful.

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plato

44
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He also urge that humans detach themselves to what is corporeal because the soul without the limitation of the body can better recognize the eternal form of truth, beauty, and goodness.

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plato

45
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he founded the academia

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plato

46
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what did plato founded

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the academia

47
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in the academia, People are taught not only Math and Spellings but also ___________

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how to be good and kind

48
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His father was the Royal Doctor;

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aristotle

49
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His modest nickname was the Master or simplY, the Philosopher;

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aristotle

50
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His first big job was to tutor Alexander the Great;

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aristotle

51
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He founded a little school called the Lyceum.

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aristotle

52
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what famous figure did aristotle teach

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alexander the great

53
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He likes to walk about while discussing lectures and ideas. He was then nicknamed, The Wanderous.

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aristotle

54
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aristotle likes to walk about while discussing lectures and ideas. He was then nicknamed, ______

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The Wanderous.

55
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He was fascinated by how many things actually works (how a chick grow in an egg, how squid reproduce, why a plant grow well in one place and hardly at all in another);

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aristotle

56
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For him, Philosophy was about practical wisdom.

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aristotle

57
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His philosophy is often described as an opposition to the platonic philosophical tradition. He believed that perceptual and cognitive faculties of people are dependable; such belief places humans in direct contact with the world which is to be studied and therefore engaged in substantive philosophy.

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aristotle

58
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His method focuses on analyzing phenomena or experience and providing credible opinions about these experiences to arrive at adequate proof.

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aristotle

59
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He also believed that the aim of philosophy is truth, and the endowment of senses will lead a person in direct contact with the world, and therefore allow him to analyze whether what appears upon scrutiny and analysis is correct.

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aristotle

60
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Philosophers in this period used philosophy as a handmaid of theology.

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Medieval Period: Scholasticism

61
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Described as the confluence of faith and reason.

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Medieval Period: Scholasticism

62
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Concerned with proving God’s existence and understanding what is man in relation with God.

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Medieval Period: Scholasticism

63
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Directed its inquiry on how reason can be used to provide proofs that God exists.

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Medieval Period: Scholasticism

64
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_____ Philosophers’ attempt to reconcile faith and reason reveals that reflection and analysis may be used to clarify thought or provide pieces of evidence as proofs for a topic important to human, like religious beliefs

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medieval

65
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He argued that GOD’s EXISTENCE IS PROVABLE;

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st anselm of canterbury

66
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He offered a deductive argument for the existence of God based on what he understood to be the nature of God’s being or the definition of God.

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st anselm of canterbury

67
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For him, God is the best possible thing we can imagine: “(GOD IS) THAT THAN NO GREATER CAN BE CONCEIVED”

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st anselm of canterbury

68
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He served as Bishop of Hippo for 35 years proving popular and inspirational to the largely uneducated and poor congregation;

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st augustine of hippo, africa

69
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Only his Cathedral and Library was left untouched when the Germanic tribe, the Vandals, burned the legion of Hippo. This was out of respect for the elderly Philosopher’s achievements.

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st augustine of hippo, africa

70
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He furiously disagreed that Human life could be perfected and that the society was just.

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st augustine of hippo, africa

71
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“We cannot properly love for we are constantly undermined by our egoism and our pride”.

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st augustine of hippo, africa

72
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promoted “the argument by analogy” against solipsism or the philosophical idea that only one’s own existence is the only thing that is real.
Solipsism - we can only be sure of the existence of our self, everything else is just a projection of our mind.

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st augustine of hippo, africa

73
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notes that of all creatures, only man is made in the “image” of God. He reasoned therefore, that the best analogy for God’s nature would be found in the creature who bears his image.

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st augustine of hippo, africa

74
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He dismissed Anselm’s belief of God’s existence.

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st thomas aquinas

75
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He believes in God, but as a Philosopher, it was important to have evidence of these belief.

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st thomas aquinas

76
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He argued the existence of God through his understanding of Science and with the help of physical evidence.

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st thomas aquinas

77
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AQUINAS’ ARGUMENT FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

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Argument from Motion (movers)

Argument from Causation (cause and effect)

Argument from Contingency (existence)

Argument from Degrees (measurement of perfection)

Teleological Argument (argument used by Theist to argue the existence of God)

78
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Recognized to be concerned about problems or issues on knowledge. It is often described as dominated by two school of thought

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modern period of philosophy

79
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The reflections and analysis are directed toward answering the questions on the nature of knowledge and the verification and types of knowledge claims to be known by humans.

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modern period of philosophy

80
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Empiricism and Rationalism - and ends with a synthesis made by Immanuel Kant.

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modern period of philosophy

81
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Rationalist believes that reason is the sole source of knowledge.

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RATIONALISM

82
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believes that reason is the sole source of knowledge.

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rationalists

83
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Types of knowledge are limited to analytic or formal knowledge of mathematics and logic.

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rationalism

84
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Experience is also a source of knowledge;
the five senses concerned to the world can be used to determine what can be known; truth is based on what corresponds to reality.

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empiricism

85
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He questioned his belief and even his own existence;

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rene descartes

86
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Father of Modern Philosophy

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rene descartes

87
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He pointed out that our sense fail us all the time.

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rene descartes

88
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he said COGITO ERGO SUM
I think, therfore, I am.

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rene descartes

89
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He believed that we are born as Tabularasa or a blank slate; all knowledge is obtained through experience.

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john locke

90
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He rejected the concepts of innate ideas but he agreed to Descartes’ belief particularly that of the idea that our senses could be deceitful.

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john locke

91
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One of the most influential thinkers in modern Philosophy;

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immanuel kant

92
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Examined the extent to which human reason is capable; “to criticize reason by reason”.

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immanuel kant

93
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What can reason alone determine without the help of our senses;

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Critique of Pure Reason

94
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The connection between Rationality (thinking) and Experience (what we perceive).

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Critique of Pure Reason

95
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A school of thought which dominated the the English speaking countries;

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analytic tradition

96
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Concentrated in logical analysis of language to solve the problems which beset philosophy;

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analytic tradition

97
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Philosopher under this tradition espouses a method of verification which only accepts as meaningful and tru those which can be investigated by science.

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analytic tradition

98
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Analysis of meaningfulness of descriptions as opposed to names that designates or denotes a subject

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Bertrand Russell

99
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Analysis is decomposing complex concepts into their simple constituents.

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George Edward Moore

100
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He believes that the task of philosophy is to carefully analyze ordinary language use, known as linguistic analysis.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

101
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Dominated the English speaking countries during the 19th and 20th centuries;

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continental tradition

102
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Philosopher during this period believes that the scientific method is insufficient to provide an explanation to the world;

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continental tradition

103
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This tradition takes into account the conceptions of the past and the views that any analysis is contextualized in history.

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continental tradition

104
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An ________________ can make sense of the different perspectives, if one can distinguish them from a partial point of view, and develop a holistic perspective to see the whole or bigger picture.

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effective understanding

105
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An effective understanding can make sense of the different perspectives, if one can distinguish them from a partial point of view, and develop a holistic perspective to see the whole or bigger picture. This manner will give you _______________

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the value of philosophizing.

106
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is to take part in activities which do not only give you a partial point of view but a holistic perspective emanating from reflections and analysis.

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to philosophize

107
Q

The _________________ (i.e. love of wisdom) gives a clue on how to philosophize.

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etymology of philosophy

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