unit 1 Flashcards
various perspectives
philosophy
sociology
psychology
anthropology
oriental/eastern thought
socrates, plato, and aristotle are known as the
ancient triumvirate
year of ancient philosophy
1000 BC to 500 AD
know thy self
an unexamined life is not worth living
our soul strives for _ and _
is from
socrates
wisdom and perfection
socrates dualistic reality
body and soul
3 part soul / self (psyche)
plato
reason
physical appetite
spirit/passion
the mind (self) is a _
self is composed of _ and _
the process of _ is through experiences
aristotle
tabula rasa (a blank tablet)
matter and form
completion
according to _
what is the most important task one can undertake
(answers ‘how should i live my life’)
socrates
examining one’s self
according to _
the _ of human beings is the reason or the intellect that constitutes their _ and that is separable from their _
plato
true self
soul
body
the study of the many conditions of identity that make one subject of experience distinct from other experiences
philosophy of self
according to _
a _ is “the actuality of a body that has life”, where life means the capacity for self- sustenance, growth, and reproduction
aristotle
soul
soul hierarchy
plants
- vegetative/nutritive
- growth, nutrition, and reproduction
animals
- sensitive
- perception and locomotion
(at least one sense-faculty_touch + desires)
humans
- rational
- reason and thought (logismos kai dianoia)
the post-aristotelians
stoicism
hedonism
epicureanism
apathy or indifference to pleasure
embracing adversity
make us more resilient, happier, more virtuous, and more wise
stoicism
they believe that pleasure is the only good in life and pain is the only evil, and our life’s goals should be to maximize pleasure and minimize pain
eat drink and be happy tomorrow u will die
hedonism
being content with the simple things in life ensures that you will never be disappointed
moderate pleasure
epicureanism
goal is to attain inner peace by overcoming adversity, practicing self-control, being conscious of our impulses, realizing our ephemeral nature and the short time allotted—these were all meditative practices that helped them live with their nature and not against it
stoicism
argued that pleasure was the chief good in life. Hence, _ advocated living in such a way as to derive the greatest amount of pleasure possible during one’s lifetime, yet doing so moderately in order to avoid the suffering incurred by overindulgence in such pleasure.
Epicureanism
epicurus
In the Epicurean view, the highest pleasure (tranquility and freedom from fear) was obtained by _
knowledge, friendship, and living a virtuous and temperate life.
the belief that pleasure, or the absence of pain, is the most important principle in determining the morality of a potential course of action. Pleasure can be things like “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll,” but it can also include any intrinsically valuable experience like reading a good book.
hedonism
The belief that pleasure or happiness is the highest good in life
hedonism
Some hedonists, such as the Epicureans, have insisted that _
pleasure of the entire mind, not just pleasure of the senses, is the highest good
religions
hjbcdci
imiccmm
medieval philosophy year
500 AD to 1350 AD
From the scientific investigation on nature and search for happiness to the question of life and salvation in another realm, in a better world
theo-centric
Integrates Platonic ideas with the tenets of Christianity
The self strives to achieve union with God through faith and reason
st. augustine
Self-knowledge is dependent on our experience of the world around us (objects in our environment)
The labels we attribute to ourselves are taken from the things we encounter in our environment
“The things that we love tell us what we are”
st. thomas aquinas
Experiencing that something exists doesn’t tell us what it is
Knowing and learning about a thing requires a long process of understanding; same with the mind and the self – with experience and reason
st. thomas aquinas
For Aquinas, we don’t encounter ourselves as isolated minds or selves, but rather always as agents _. Aquinas begins his theory of _ from the claim that all our self-knowledge is dependent on our experience of the world around us.
interacting with our environment
self-knowledge
modern philosophy year
14th - early 20th century
Thinkers began to reject the scholastics’ (medieval thinkers) excessive reliance on authority
Period of radical, social, political and intellectual developments
Anthropocentric
The self is a thinking thing, distinct from the body
Rene Descartes
Personal identity is made possible by self-consciousness
jean locke
There is no “self,” only a bundle of constantly changing perceptions passing through the theater of our minds.
david hume
The self is a unifying subject, an organizing consciousness that makes intelligible experience possible.
immanuel kant
The self is the way people behave
gilbert ryle
The self is the brain. Mental states will be superseded by brain states.
Paul & Patricia Churchland
(decartes)
the self can be correctly considered as either a _ or a _, and that the self’s properties vary accordingly
mind or a human being
(decartes)
The self is constituted by the beings that jointly produce this mental life, and derives its unity from it.
.
(decartes)
concept that reality or existence is divided into two parts.
dualism
(locke)
holds that personal identity is a matter of psychological continuity. He considered personal identity (or the self) to be founded on _(viz. memory), and not on the substance of either the soul or the body
consciousness
For Locke, all knowledge originates in our _, which acts as the final court of judgment in evaluating the accuracy and value of ideas. As a result, Descartes is considered an archetypal _ of the _ view of knowledge, whereas Locke is considered an archetypal _ of the _ view of knowledge.
direct sense experience
proponent - rationalist
advocate - empiricist