Philo Flashcards
What is philosophy in greek?
philia
and sophia
what does philia and sophia mean?
love and wisdom
what is the starting point of philosophy?
Man is Fragile - people question because man is limited, we need to fill what is lacking
Beginning of philosophy is?
wonder
Most important element of philosophy
questions
philosophy is —- not thinking
doing
philosophy is alive because of ?
questions
what is satisfied with one simple answer
curiousity
goes beyond, ask more than what meets the eye
wonder
is something that we measure. The fact that we know (sometimes solely rational)
knowledge
is something that we experience (knowing how to use your knowledge)
: Practical - put into actualization
wisdom
Unam means?
one
Bonum means?
good
Pulchrum means?
beautiful
ad-hominem
appeals to authority
Eutopia
paradise ( subjective)
Meta means?
after
Beyond and physi means
nature
Studies reality and it’s ultimate causes in an absolute sense
what philosophy?
metaphysics
- Deals with “being,” that is all of existence studies its essence, substance and matter.
what philosophy?
metaphysics
Ironically speaking, a true philosopher does not see himself as a “philosopher” but as someone who thirst for wisdom
true or false?
true `
Study of principles by which we distinguish sound from unsound reasoning and if different types of reasoning
logic
Commonly known as the “Philosophers toolbox” for although it is not the study of reality directly. It seeks to know the conditions for valid knowledge; hence it is an instrument that in a general way affects all rational knowledge of reality
Logic
Occurs when we base the validity of our argument on how many people believe or do the same thing as we do. In other words we claim that something must be true simply because it is popular.
what fallcy?
bandwagon fallacy