SOCRATES Flashcards
the first installment of the triumvirate of great thinkers of the ancients
SOCRATES
What is the famous most often quoted phrases in the history of ideas of DESCARTES?
Cogito Ergo Sum
Was a time of confusion and turbulence defined by revolutions unprecedented in the annals of history either political or economic.
CONTEMPORARY PERIOD
derived from the two greek words philos and sophia which means respectively as love and wisdom
PHILOSOPHY
who is the Modern Philosopher argued that “the real is the rational and the rational is the real”
GEORG WILHELN FRIEDRICH HEGEL
What was the one noteworthy contemporary thinker defined philosophy as the ___ between science and religion
NO MAN’S LAND
What are the 5 traditional branches of philosophy
LOGIC, ETHICS, METAPHYSICS, EPISTEMOLOGY, THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
is concerned to provide sound methods for distinguishing good from bad reasoning.
LOGIC
Takes up the meanings of our moral concepts such as right action, obligation and Justice.
ETHICS
Seeks basic criteria for determining what sort of things are real
METAPHYSICS
Concerns the nature and scope of knowledge
EPISTEMOLOGY
This is one of the oldest subfields. It concerns the nature of art, including both the performing arts and painting, sculpture and literature
PHILOSOPHY OF ART ( AESTHETICS)
This subfield has emerged from metaphysical concerns with the mind and mental phenomena.
Addresses not only the possible relations of the mental to the physical but the many concepts having an essential mental element
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
Another traditional concern of metaphysics is to understand the concept of God, including special attributes such as being all knowing, being all powerful and being wholly good
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
This is probably the largest subfield generated by epistemology. Usually divided into philosophy of the nature sciences and philosophy of the social sciences.
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
What are the 5 major subfields from ethics
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
MEDICAL ETHICS
BUSINESS ETHICS
Concerns the justification and limits of governmental control of individuals
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Often taught in combination with political philosophy, treats moral problems with large scale social dimensions
SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
Explores such topics as what law is, what kinds of laws there are, how law is or should be related to morality
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
Addresses many problems arising in medical practice and medical science
MEDICAL ETHICS
Addresses such questions as how moral obligations may conflict with the profit motive and how these conflicts mag be resolved
BUSINESS ETHICS
This field has close ties to both epistemology and metaphysics. It threats a broad spectrum of questions about language
PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE
Studies both major philosophers and entire periods in the development of philosophy. It seeks to understand great figures, their influence on othrrs, and their importance for contemporary issues
THE HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
Is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy
ETHICS
Greek word of ethics is ETHOS means?
custom, habit, character or disposition
Philosophers nowadays tend to divide ethical theories into 3 areas:
Meta-ethics
Normative ethics
Applied ethics
Descriptive ethics
Deals with the nature of moral judgement
META ETHICS
Concerned with the content of moral judgements — what is right or wrong
NORMATIVE ETHICS
Looks at controversial topics like war, animal rights and capital punishment
APPLIED ETHICS
A form of empirical research into the attitudes of individuals or groups of people
DESCRIPTIVE ETHICS
An act on which an individual can make a conscious decision whether or not to carry out that act
HUMAN ACTS
Natural act of vegetative and sense faculties
ACTS OF MAN
Generally provides more specific rules so that societies and their institutions can be maintained
LAW
Is a customary code which indicates the proper and polite way to behave in society
ETIQUETTE
Was an ancient greek philosopher born in Athens in 469 BC
SOCRATES
What did Plato considered Socrates for?
JUSTEST MAN ALIVE
He believed that the best way to live one’s life was to focus on self development
SOCRATES
SOCRATES engaged people in discussion through a process known as the
SOCRATIC METHOD
Who are the 3 most important philosophers of ancient Greece
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Best known for his Theory of Form
Plato
A particular triangle is an example of
Triangleness
Also known as ideas, and therefore is able to truely understand the things going on around him
FORMS
The study of knowledge
EPISTEMOLOGY
