Philosophy Exam 1

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Philosophy Flashcards on Philosophy Exam 1, created by Ricky Randall on 14/10/2013.
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Philosophy The study/love of knowledge
Philia to love
Sophia Greek for Wisdom
Metaphysics being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space
Idealism stressed importance on ideals and spiritual mind
Materialism stressed importance on the physical
Dualism Both materialism and idealism
Epistemology theory of knowledge
Ethics Moral principles/correctness of behavior
Aesthetics A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement
Logic Justifiable by reason
Homer ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BCE)
Premise An assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory
Conclusion A judgment or decision reached by reasoning
Sophos Sage, wise ones; interested in rational argument for proof of concepts
Thales Proto Scientist: First to use rational discourse
Mythology #Religious, #mytholgical, #AncientGreece
The Principle of Sufficient Reasoning everything has a reason
Cosmology The study of the universe as a rationally ordered system
Ontology The study of "being"
Reducto ad absurdum reduced to the absurd
Logos word, reason, discourse
Pythagoras Man is the measure of all things; Pythagorean theorem; Pythagoreans: brotherhood for spiritual and mathematical teachings
Anaximander Student of Thales; Apeiron (Indefinite-Infinite) meaning endless; Principle of Sufficient Reason
Anaximander Student of Thales; Apeiron (Indefinite-Infinite) meaning endless; Principle of Sufficient Reason
Anaximenes Student of Anaximander; Pneuma (air) Everything is composed of air
Parmenides Beginning of Ontology; Believed in "being"; founded School of Elea
Zeno of Elea reductio ad absurdum; known for his paradoxes; student a Parmenides
Empedocles four classical elements; Pluralist; supported reincarnation
Democritus created Atomic theory; everything consists of voids; perception is subjective, truth is at the bottom
Heraclitus coined the term Logos; Weeping philosopher (melancholia); ever-present change in the universe; unity of opposites
Protagoras Sophist; "Man is the measure of all things"; concerned with virtue, relativism, language, ethics
Socrates Socratic Method - stimulate critical thinking Was tried for atheism, corrupting the youth; Hung out at the stairs of the Sentate to engage others
Plato Student of Socrates; Wrote works such as the Apology and Crito; Plato spend many years writing Socratic dialogues
Aristotle Student of Plato; Walking philosopher; Mentored Alexander the Great; Conceived the Four Causes
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