REVIEWER NI MA'AM PJ Flashcards
BENEFIT OF STUDYING PHILOSOPHY
We can develop our ability
to critically on a variety of ideas and social issues.
PHILOSOPHY AND AREAS OF INQUIRY
A- ART
S- SCIENCE
P- POLITICS
BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY
M- METAPHYSICS
L- LOGIC
A- AESTHETICS
E- EPISTEMOLOGY
E- ETHICS
E- ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
Mainly focused on answering questions related to what is real.
METAPHYSICS
Focuses on reasoning and sound argument
LOGIC
Objective standards for determining what is beautiful
AESTHETICS
Deals with rightness and wrongness of actions.
ETHICS
Branch of philosophy that is concerned with the natural environment and human beings’ place within it.
ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
synthesis of knowledge and experiences into insights that deepen one’s understanding.
WISDOM
branch of philosophy that deals with knowledge.
EPISTEMOLOGY
accumulation of facts and information
KNOWLEDGE
is a statement of belief that may or may not be backed up by facts, but cannot be proven true or false.
OPINION
analysis based on facts, and is measurable and observable.
OBJECTIVE INFORMATION
Is the analysis based on personal opinions, interpretations, points of view, emotions, and judgment.
SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION
FALLACIES
A- APPEAL TO PITY
A- APPEAL TO IGNORANCE
A- APPEAL TO PEOPLE
A- AGAINST A PERSON
E- EQUIVOCATION
H- HASTY GENERALIZATION
C- COMPOSITION
D- DIVISION
A- APPEAL TO FORCE
F- FALSE CAUSE
B- BEGGING THE QUESTION
Someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his or her opponent’s pity.
APPEAL TO PITY
It says the notion is true because it has not yet been proven false and vice versa
APPEAL TO IGNORANCE
A proposition must be true because many or most people believe it. “If many believe so, it is so”
APPEAL TO PEOPLE
Attacking the person who asserts the argument to
disprove his/her claim. Attacking the person being
talked about to justify the argument about him/her.
AGAINST A PERSON
Double meaning of a term or word. Confusing meanings.
EQUIVOCATION
Generalization based on insufficient evidence.
HASTY GENERALIZATION