Philo Quiz Flashcards
(23 cards)
It ask about one’s identity (also called self)
Who am i?
It entails a sense of ownership of the qualities that define one person from another.
Who am i?
It is an understanding, being aware, and perceiving your behavior, feelings, and thoughts.
Self-knowledge
Self-knowledge sometimes referred to as______
Self-concept
It is a theory that believes a statement is true, if and only if it corresponds to the facts.
Correspondence theory of truth
It is a theory that believes a statement is true, if and only if it corresponds to the facts.
Correspondence theory of truth
Our knowledge about the external world is always_______
Subjective
He states that using our perception alone canmot be used to know and understand anything
Rene descartes
He popularized the cartesian doubt
Rene descartes
Ot is a methodical process to doubt something, and not accept what is doubtful.
Cartesian doubt
It is a method of questioning everything to find out what can be known for sure
Cartesian doubt
Who states the “I think, therfore I am”
Rene descartes
This phrase was inscribed in the frontcourt of the temple of apollo in delphi
Know thyself
What did socrates states?
Know thyself
It is defined as the characteristic attribution of a substance or object
A property (quality)
Some ancient gree philosophers believed that______ the idea of the self, is formed by________ and _______
Self-concept
Essential
Accidental properties
It is a characteristic attribution of an object that makes it that way
Essential property
2 aspects of essential properties
Definition of Essence
Necessary for existence
It is the essence of something is what make it what it is.
Definition of essence
An essential property is necessary for the object or being to exist as it does.
Necessary for existence
It is a features that something can have or not have without changing its identity.
Accidental properties
It cannot change without altering the identity of the object or being.
Essential properties
He is a scottish philosopher who contribute span across topics such as epistemology
David hume (1711-1776)
