Philo Flashcards
(45 cards)
To know is to know something
Reality
Is our contact to reality through senses.
Perception
We notice what is similar
Concept
Statement that express assertion or a denial
Proposition
Providing arguments with one or two premises and a conclusion
Inference
Examples Of the empiricist
John Locke, George Berkley, David Hume
Examples of rationalists
Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Leibniz
Has various views that which can help us tackle concept of knowing the truth
Philosophy
Emphasizes belief as a basis for determining truth
Philosophers
Knowledge is based on?
Experience
Claims that required further examination to establish whether it is true or false
Statement
Scientifically proven or proposition which are observed to be real.
Facts
Comprised of ideas and beliefs that we know to be true
Knowledge
A product of question that allow for a clear answer provided by facts
Knowledge
Knowledge acquired true knowledge
Empiricist
Knowledge acquired by thinking with use of our mind
Rationalist
For ___ truth is something observable and empirical
Science
Who said that in philosophy, there is no generally acceptable definition of truth. There are, however, various theories of truth
Estaris and Gallinero
Who said that “true” is a word we all understand l, but if we try to explain it, we can easily get involved in a maze of confusion.
Frank Ramsey
What are the systematic doubts analysis
A belief is true if it can be justified or proven through the use of one’s senses
A belief os true if it is based on facts
Having people agree on a common belief(yet with limitations)
A person must prove his statement to action
A claim must be subjective to test
The two kinds of facilities of a human person
Physical and spiritual faculties
What are under the physical faculties
External and internal
What are under the external
Seeing, tasting, hearing, smelling, and touching
What are under the internal
Memory, consciousness, imagination, instinc