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24 Cards in this Set
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Philosophy |
Love of wisdom |
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Philia |
Love,friendship |
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Sophy |
Wisdom |
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Agape |
Charity, unconditional love |
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Eros |
Sexual love |
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Episteme |
Knowledge |
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Logos |
The reason, study |
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Metaphysics |
Questions about what is real (God, freedom, existence) |
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Epistemology |
The study of knowledge(how do we know what we know) |
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Ethics |
How we live, virtues |
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Aesthetics |
Questions about beauty and art (why do we make art, what makes art good) |
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Essais |
"Tries or attempts" - Montaigne |
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Montaigne |
Renaissance, essais, black death in France, The Reformation/Religious Wars (Protestant v Catholic), soldier |
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Plato |
Father of Western Philosophy, writes in dialogues, writes as Socrates, upperclass |
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Apologia |
Defense |
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Polis |
City |
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Techne |
Knowledge |
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Reductio ad absurdum |
Reduce to absurdity, make opponent redefine their stance |
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Daemon |
Guardian angel |
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Hoi Poloi |
The many - derogatory term |
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Plotinus |
Plantanist, believes in the one and the 2 spheres it eminates, the intellect and the soul |
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Porphoree |
The nines |
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The Divided Line |
Trying to distinguish between real and fake |
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Via negativa |
Negative way, make less mistakes when discussing a topic |