THE HARDEST QUESTION Flashcards
1
Q
What is philosophy?
A
-originated in ATHENS
-philosophers attempt to pursue an argument to its end and final truth
-asks people to become autonomous thinkers and develop their own philosophical positions based on reason
-attempt to answer, through well-reasoned arguments, fundamental questions about life, reality, and other topics on what gives meaning to human existence
SOCRATES - discussed ethics
PLATO - metaphysics, ethics, and human nature
ARISTOTLE - metaphysics, ethics and founded field of logic
