TSAP 1 Flashcards
study of knowledge or wsidom
philosophy
two greek words in philosophy
philo - love
sophia - wisdom
queen of all sciences
Philosophy
why queen of philosophy
all sciences have philosophical foundations
philosophers discovered what
natural causes and the self
greek philosophers moved away from?
myths and focused more one teh self
who is focused on the physical world
pre-Socrates
who is focused on the self
Socrates
first to engage in systematic questioning
socrates
“the unexamined life is not worth studying”
socrates
socratic method also called as?
dialectic method
series of questions revealing rational knowledge
dialectic method/socratic method
two realms (socrates)
physical and ideal realm
changeable and imperfect
physical realm
eternal and immortal, truth and beauty
ideal realm
body changes and dies, soul is immortal
true
soul belongs to the ideal realm
true
unified and eternal entity, consistent despite physical changes
self