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23 Cards in this Set
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Archetype |
Basic image that represents our conception of the essence of a certain type of person |
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Philosophical Archetype |
A philosopher who represents an original or influential point of view in a way that significantly affects philosophers and nonphilosophers: cynic, saint, pessemist, optimist... |
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Relativism |
Belief that knowledge is determined by specific qualities if the observer, including age, ethnicity, gender, cultural conditioning |
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Philosophy |
From Greek roots meaning "the love of wisdom" |
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Wisdom |
Fundimental understanding of reality as it relates to living a good life |
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Knowledge |
True belief |
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Theoretical Knowledge |
The accurate compilation and assessment of factual and systematic relationships |
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Practical Knowledge |
The skills needed to do things like play the piano,use a band saw, remove a tumor, or bake a cake |
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Belief |
Conviction or trust that a claim is true |
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Mere Belief |
A conviction that something is true for which the only evidence is the sincerity of the believer |
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Willed Ignorance |
An attitude of indifference to the possibility of error or enlightenment that holds on to beliefs regardless of the facts |
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Metaphisics |
Compass is the study of what is sometimes termed ultimate reality |
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Epistemology |
Greek for "knowledge", asks questions about knowledge |
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Ethics |
Study of moral problems, practicing reasoning, right and wrong, good and bad... |
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Social and Political |
Concerned with the nature and origins of the state |
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Logic |
Branch of philosophy that studies the rules of correct reasoning |
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Axiology |
Branch of philosophy that studies values in general |
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Aesthetics |
The study of perceptions, feelings, judgments, and ideas associated with the appreciation of the beauty of art, and objects in general |
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Ontology |
The study of being and what it Means to exist |
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Skeptic |
A person inclined to question all accepted opinions |
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Utilitarian |
Argue that our private and communal behavior should always maximize pleasure and minimize pain |
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Relativist |
Belief that knowledge is determined by specific qualities of the observer |
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Anacronism |
Something not in its correct historical time |
