Unit 1 Flashcards
_______ - from the Greek words “Philos” meaning _____ and “Sophia” meaning _______.
Philosophy
Love
Wisdom
Study of getting knowledge
Philosophy
• His philosophy underlies the value of the impression of oneself.
Socrates
• He believed men’s goal in life is to acquire happiness.
Socrates
• He argues to turn attention away from the body and toward the soul.
Socrates
Socrates View of Life
Body - Physical, Temporary
Soul - Mental, Permanent
He wrote various literature that tackles politics, human nature and constituted the concept of virtue and intelligence.
Plato
According to him, a person who is a follower of truth and wisdom will not be enticed with and will always be correct/moral/ethical.
Plato
Plato’s View of Man
Soul
Appetitive soul
Spirited soul
Rational soul
desires to do something or to right the wrong
Spirited Soul
thinks and plans for the future
Rational Soul
want and need of satisfy self
Appetitive Soul
He is the precursor of Western theology before Aquinas.
St. Augustine
He is well known for his work, the “Confessions”
He teaches man “communion with God”
St. Augustine
St. Augustine’s View of Man
Soul | Communion with God —> Happiness
A French Philosopher who was famous for being the advocate of methodical doubt.
Rene Descartes
Father of Modern Philosophy
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes’ View of Man
Body - mere machine (attached to the mind)
Cogito/Mind - enabling our fundamental existence. (The thing that thinks)
Father of Liberalism
John Locke
John Locke described self as “___________” (______)
Tabula Rasa
Blank Slate
John Locke’s View of Man
John Locke said that a person is born with knowing nothing and that is capable to input learning from the experiences, failures, references, and observation of the person.
Scottish Philosopher, according to him, self is a collection of different impressions (perceptions) and ideas.
David Hume
David Hume’s View of Man
Experiences
Self | Impression <––> Ideas
• German Philosopher,
• he defined the self as an organizing principle
Immanuel Kant