simple appr lecs Flashcards
who said, “human beings naturally desire to know” or “human beings are naturally curious
aristotle in his book metaphysics
the product of the passive intellect
idea
idea came from the ___ word
greek word eidos meaning form or essence
refers to the total qualities or characteristics attributed to an idea
comprehension
emphasizes on how the idea is applicable to another individual or group
extension
it is referred to be as how an idea is presented to the mind whether it rests in reality, or if it such is not presented what really is in the reality
intention
emphasizes that ideas are not only expressed in the mind but they can be also found outside of the mind, an object that exists in reality.
First intention
is an idea which expresses a thing is according to the special mode of existence that the thing has as it exists in the mind. This represents the mental existence of things as one thinks it of.
Second intention, on the other hand,
expresses a form as it is inherent in a certain subject. Subjects can stand alone, but adding a form provides a descriptive quality to the subject, attaining ownership of such quality or attribute.
A concrete idea
pertains to an idea that is not identified with an subject or object.
An abstract idea, meanwhile,
In the English language, most of these are classified as abstract nouns.
an abstarct idea
it connotates a totality of a certain subject/object. (e.g. beauty)
absolute
These refer to either an accident or quality present to a certain substance. (e.g. profession)
connotative
Since adjectives are usually associated with abstract ideas, they can be also classified as
connotative ideas.
do not have any material representation in reality, an intangible idea which comes from intuition. Also considered as an abstract idea.
Derivative ideas
based on its acceptance or what lacks in that idea.
postive neative
do not have any material representation in reality, an intangible idea which comes from intuition. Also considered as an abstract idea.
Derivative ideas
usually are classified because these ideas have the same comprehension or extension.
Identical ideas
have different comprehension or extension.
Different ideas, of course,
are directly opposite of each other, excluding them in their respective groups but are still complimenting each other. (large-small).
. Contrary ideas
absolutely exclude each other in groupings, meaning that you go in both sides if you have two contradictory sides. (virtue-vice)
Contradictory ideas
point out to the quantity of the idea.
Singular, Particular, Universal and Collective ideas
are defined from the word itself. No extension needed since you are only referring to one idea.
Singular ideas
refer to a portion of the universal idea. They are taken from there because of exclusions to some parts which cannot be represented by parts or the whole
Particular ideas
represent the entire object of the idea, with all extensions included
Universal ideas
are like mass nouns in English, since these connotate many objects but only taken as a single idea.
Collective ideas
sensible manifestation of these ideas,
terms
Apart from being the representation of extra-mental objects, it also points out as a conventional sign since it becomes an exclusive tool to signify an idea.
terms
definite individual or group, having indicators like the following:
The (an article)
Proper Names (like your name or a specific place)
Demonstrative Pronouns or Adjectives, having the indicators ‘that’, ‘this’ and its plural forms
Superlative form of an adjective, which is denoted before the idea, like most and best (positive superlative adjectives)
Personal Pronouns (like ‘I’, ‘me’)
Singular –
The (an article)
singular
proper names
singulard
demonstrative pronouns or adjectives
singular
superlative form of adjectives
singular
personal pronouns
singular
refers to an indefinite group or individuals of the whole.
partiuclar
Articles like ‘a’ and ‘an’ denote particular (with the exception of some cases, which these two can also be a universal quantifier)
Definite numbers (like 5 nurses)
General propositions to which these propositions may be true on certain instances (like saying the weather today as sunny)
Indefinite pronouns or adjectives like several, a few or some.
Other modifiers like not all, at most, almost all, not everybody, somebody and the like.
paticular
refers to all individuals or objects signified by the term
universal
General universal quantifiers like ‘all’ and ‘no’, and associated quantifiers like each, every, any.
universal
Universal ideas (like ‘man’, as the idea of human being, inclusive of the sexes and genders)
universal
Articles ‘the’, ‘an’ and ‘a’ (in some cases)
universal
(how the term is used in propositions)
exactness
– the use of the term in at least two occurrences still has the same meaning. (like referring two people as ‘mam’)
Univocal