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37 Cards in this Set
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1st philosophy
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metaphysics
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science of knowledge
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epistemology
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5 areas of philosophy
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1) metaphysics, 2)epistemology, 3)ethics, 4)social, 5)aesthetics
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wondered "Does evil have its own being?"
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St. Augustine
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16th century philosopher
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Descartes
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17th century period
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age of reason
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18th century period
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enlightenment
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19th century period
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age of history, of anthropology, sociology, psychology
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metaphysics of existence
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ontology
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used ontology to articulate and clarify faith in God-->"faith seeking understanding"; imagination; influenced by neo-Platonism; images cannot describe because the have their own reality
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St. Augustine
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purpose of medieval philosophy
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to justify the mind's transcending the sensational world in search of the supreme being
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main question that medieval philosophy does not answer
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how we can surpass imagination without presuming to be God himself
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primary force of knowledge in the Medieval Period ("the Light")
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revelation; experiential knowledge cannot really give you Truth
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Augustine's ultimate goal
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peace and relief from constant questioning ('knowledge')
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philosopher's disease, for Augustine
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curiosity--prevents happiness
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how can Augustine be considered a "sinner", deep down?
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he still wants "proof" that God exists
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for Augustine, what is the relation between faith and reason?
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there is no opposition between them
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a question about what "is"
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metaphysical
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a question about how something "came to be"
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epistemological
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what is the moment of losing God, for Augustine?
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when our imagination anthropomorphises Him
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what does Augustine believe that all knowledge starts with?
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trust
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what does Augustine say about existential terror?
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it is a necessary stage
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what, according to Augustine, is the difference between faith and trust?
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trust is a human feeling; faith is something bigger
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what is Augustine's first premise?
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that which is subject to decay is inferior to that which is not; it is better to be eternal
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what does Augustine finally conclude about spiritual substance?
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that thinking is a spiritual substance; (Descartes: if thinking exists, then God must exist)
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what, for Augustine, is the mediation between man and god?
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writing
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what, according to Augustine, is the difference between faith and trust?
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trust is a human feeling; faith is something bigger
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what, according to Augustine, is the difference between faith and trust?
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trust is a human feeling; faith is something bigger
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what is Augustine's first premise?
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that which is subject to decay is inferior to that which is not; it is better to be eternal
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what is Augustine's first premise?
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that which is subject to decay is inferior to that which is not; it is better to be eternal
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mixture of Greek and theological theories (ontotheological)
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neoplatonism
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what does Augustine finally conclude about spiritual substance?
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that thinking is a spiritual substance; (Descartes: if thinking exists, then God must exist)
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what does Augustine finally conclude about spiritual substance?
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that thinking is a spiritual substance; (Descartes: if thinking exists, then God must exist)
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mind=body+soul
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dualism
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is power of knowledge innate, for Augustine?
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yes
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what leads Augustine to believe that evil does not exit?
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-it is incorruptible and therefore not a substance
-God is good -comes from a misperception |
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why does evil not exist, for Augustine?
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-it is incorruptible and therefore not a substance
-God is good -comes from misperception |
