Part 1 Flashcards
(51 cards)
A stonemason with a sharp mind.
●He wanted to discover the essential nature of knowledge, justice, beauty and goodness.
Socrates
Lots of his thoughts were known through Plato’s writing
The Dialogues
AN UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING
SOCRATES
In Socrates’ concept of Reality, it consists of two dichotomous realms:
physical realm and ideal realm
is changeable, transient, and imperfect
physical realm
is unchanging, eternal, and immortal
ideal realm
THE SOUL IS IMMORTAL
PLATO
the divine essence that enables us to think deeply, make wise choices, and achieve a true understanding of eternal
truths.
Reason
includes basic emotions such as love, anger, ambition, aggressiveness, and empathy.
spirit or passion
includes our basic biological needs such as hunger, thirst, and sexual desire.
physical appetite
The self consists of three-parts:
reason, spirit or passion, and physical appetite
He developed a more unified perspective on
the body and soul.
• The soul is what governs and defines the
human person or the self.
• The soul is an important element of man.
ST. AGUSTINE Of Hippo
I AM DOUBTING, THEREFORE I AM
ST. AUGUSTINE
Love of physical objects leads to the sin of greed.
•Love for other people is not lasting and excessive love for them is the sin of jealousy.
•Love for the self leads to the sin of pride.
•Love for God is the supreme virtue and only
through loving God can man find real happiness.
The Role of Love
Used mathematics, until he discovered that the human mind has two powers:
- Intuition
- Deduction
Known as ‘the Father of Modern Philosophy
RENE DESCARTES
The ability to apprehend direction of certain truths.
Intuition
The ability to apprehend direction of certain truths.
Intuition
The power to discover what is not known by progressing in an orderly way from what is already known. Truth are arrived at using a step by step process.
Deduction
He believed that reasoning could produce absolute truths about nature, existence, morality and God. Truth discovered are called a ____
priori
I THINK THEREFORE I AM
RENE DESCARTES
is the nonmaterial, immortal, conscious being, and independent of the physical laws of
the universe.
The thinking self (or soul)
is the material, mortal, non-thinking entity, fully governed by the physical laws of nature
physical body
at 57 he published a book on the scope and limits of the human mind which played a significant role in the new era of thought known as the _______
Enlightenment