UTS Reviewer midterm part 5 Flashcards
- Suffering and unhappiness are a
part of human life. No one can
escape sorrow. - Suffering comes from our desires for
pleasure and material goods. - People can overcome desire and
ignorance and reach nirvana, a state
of perfect peace. - People can overcome ignorance
and desire by following an eightfold
path that leads to wisdom,
enlightenment, and salvation.
Four Noble Truths
western thinking where
self-expression and self-actualization are
important ways of establishing who one is,
as well as in finding satisfaction in the world.
Individualistic
- Right view
- Right intention
- Right Speech
- Right action
- Right livelihood
- Right effort
- Right concentration
- Right mindfulness
The Eightfold Path
The principle of cosmic order
Hindu Philosophy and Dharma
focuses on group, goals,
what is best for the collective group, and
personal relationships.
Collectivism
tendency toward unitary
explanations of phenomenon and a closed
system view of “self” as modeled after
unitary, omnipotent power.
Monotheistic
Negative
- Passive
- Feminine
- Eathly
Yin
Began in India and became a major
religion.
Siddhartha Gautama searched for
wisdom in many ways.
Buddhism
- Heart of compassion that leads to
Jen. - Heart of righteousness that leads to
Yi. - Heart or propriety that leads to Li
and - Heart of wisdom that leads to Chih.
Four Beginnings
tends to discredit explanation that do not use
analytic-deductive modes of thinking.
Materialistic/rationalistic
- Ruler and Ruled
- .Father and son
- Husband and wife
- Older Brother and younger brother
- Friend and Friend
The Five Relationship
a Chinese teacher and philosopher.
He was the founder of the religion
Confucianism
Confucius
He outline four categories on
how term “self: is used in contemporary
western discussion.
Frank Johnson
was born a prince, but he
questioned the meaning of life.
Siddhartha
followed the Buddha’s teachings exactly
Members of the Theravada
Positive
- Active
- Masculine
- Heavenly
Yang
_____ is both the ultimate source and
principle of order in the universe.
Tao
Tendency to see reality as
an aggregate part
. Analytical
_____ says nothing about
the afterlife and depicts death as
one of nature’s transformations from
one state to another.
Taoism literature
Confucius taught that people should know
their place in life and society. They should
respect people above and below them.
Respecting Others
believed that individual interpretation was
important.
Members of the Mahayana
presented the idea that every person is born with four
beginnings.
Confucian Philosophy
stresses individual goals
and the rights of the individual person
Individualism
Was born in 604 B.C.E
- His name means “old master”
- He was believed to be conceived by
a shooting star.
- When his mother gave birth to him,
he was already 82 years old
Lao Tzu
