What is Philosophy? Meaning of Philosophy Flashcards
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- sophia
- correct application of knowledge
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wisdom
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- philia
- strong desire for a particular object
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love
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- love of wisdom
- strong desire to possess knowledge and apply it correctly
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philosophy
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- sciences that studies beings in their ultimate causes, reasons and principles through the aid of human reason alone
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philosophy
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- all things that exists, material or immaterial
- examples are stones, car, God, soul, and spirit
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being/beings
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“Questions are more important than answers because answers themselves will in turn become questions!”
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Karl Jaspers, German existential philosopher
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Major Branches of Philosophy (4)
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- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Logic
- Ethics
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beyond/after
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meta
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physical/nature
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physika
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- study of things beyond the physical; concepts or things that cannot be experienced
- concept of God, freedom and soul
- foundation of philosophy
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Metaphysics
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- being or that which is
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onto
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knowledge or study
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logos
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- studies beings in their ultimate causes, reasons and principles through the aid of reason alone
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Ontology (
General Metaphysics)
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the world
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kosmos
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- studies the world (or universe) including its origin, dynamics, and characteristics, as well as the laws that govern its order
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cosmology
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- soul; mind
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psyche
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- study of the nature and dynamics of the human person as a whole with emphasis on the way the person’s mind functions and the way she behaves
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psychology
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theos
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God
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- coined the term Theodicy from his 1710 work: Theodicee
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
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- the justification of the goodness of God in the face of the existence of evil
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Theodicy (Natural Theology)
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episteme
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knowledge
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- the study of the nature and scope of knowledge and justified belief
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epistemology
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science of correct thinking
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logos
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- study of the principles and criteria of a valid argument
- distinguish sound or good reasoning from unsound or bad reasoning
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Logic
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- morality of human actions; how human persons ought to act, and the search for a definition of a right conduct, and good life
ethics
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custom of habit
ethos
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Ethics and Morality are __
Not equal for ethics pertains to the theory while morality emphasizes more on the practice
