Unit 1.2 Flashcards
______ stated that _______ is the supreme good that will secure happiness
Socray
virtue
He stated that “Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good action in others”
Plato
Plato wrote the _________ which was contained Socrates’ philosophical arguments
Socratic Dialogue
Plato is well known for his book ________ which asserted that the ultimate reality exists beyond the physical world
Theory of Fonus
Plato considers the ______ as the most divine aspect of being. However rather than a spiritual being soul/mind is where man’s ______ (ideas) are known
soul
Forms
Plato’s view of man
Appetitive soul
Rational soul
Spirited soul
The element that enjoys are sensual experiences
APPETITIVE SOUL
The element that loves truth and reason, forbids sensual experiences
RATIONAL SOUL
The element that understands passion, hold and sense of victory
SPIRITED SOUL
St. Augustine’s view of man
Body
Soul
Possesses the senses, imagination, memory, memory reason and mind
BODY
It is aware of itself. Immaterial. Ability to recognize God
SOUL
He stated that “Man has the ability to tend to the divine because of his/her capacity to comprehend truths. “
St. Augustine
He stated that “A man focused on the physical world is no different from animals but is similar to God if he uses his mind and ability”
St. Augustine
French Philosopher who was famous for being the advocate of Methodical Doubt
Rene Descartes
A systematic process of being skeptical of one’s belief to ascertain their truthfulness.
Methodical Doubt
He asserted that as physical senses can be fooled, everything can be doubled.
Rene Descartes
He is known for the Latin statement “Cogito ergo sum” [I think therefore I am)
Rene Descartes
• As with previous philosophers, Rene Descartes asserted the “self” is:
• Constant, not prone to change
• The source of our identity
Rene Descartes View of Man
BODY
COGITO/MIND
Changes through time and is made up of quantifiable parts
BODY
JOHN LOCKE’S VIEW OF MAN
• The self as “Tabula Rasa” [blank slate]
• He said that a person is born with no knowledge or identity but is capable to learn from experiences which would form said identity
He stated that “Knowledge is derived from human senses”
DAVID HUME
He is a Scottish Philosopher, who advocated the idea of Empiricism
David Hume