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Decks in this class (13)

Foundations of Philosophy
Philosophy means,
What is philosophy,
What are the 5 cateogires of phil...
8  cards
Pre-Socratics
Philosophy means,
Two notable questions that pre so...,
What did previous thinkers rely o...
20  cards
Sophists and Socrates
Three prominent sophists,
What were sophists known to teach,
How did sophists become relevant
15  cards
Plato
What question does plato focus on,
What is the allegory of the cave,
What is the point of the allegory...
36  cards
Aristotle
What question did aristotle try t...,
What main ideas did aristotle com...,
What is formal logic
49  cards
Epicurus and Stoics
What were epicurus philosophy,
What was main teaching of epicurus,
Who was epicurus influenced by
21  cards
Augustine
Whats augustines background,
Which groups and in what order to...,
What did the manichees believe
18  cards
Anselm's Proslogium & Refutes
What is anselm s proslogium,
What is the purpose of the proslo...,
What is premise 1
11  cards
Thomas Aquinas & Scholasticism
What was special about scholasticism,
What was the purpose of scholasticim,
What is the background of scholas...
66  cards
Scotus and Will Ockham
What was the purpose of scotus,
What is voluntarism,
Why does will take priority
13  cards
DesCartes
Why does descartes veer away from...,
Why does descartes want to base h...,
What does descartes create
18  cards
David Hume
What is hume s philosophy based on,
What is empiricism,
What was hume s big idea
17  cards
Emanuel Kant
Why did emanuel kant become phils...,
What are the 2 distinctions emanu...,
What types of kinds of knowledge ...
34  cards

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