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16 Cards in this Set
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General Education
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courses taught to give a general idea in order to obtain brief background information in each area even if they are not courses in your major
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Critical Reflection
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bend back and critically look at something. trying to grasp what is being evaluated, for instance-pros and cons. Process of analyzing, reconsidering and questioning experiences within a broad context of issues
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Jesuit Commitment to Higher Education
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trying to make us a better people, more mature, develop values, make us authentic and developing uniqueness of self
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Educating the whole person
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leads to wonder, basic experience that leads to overcome our ignorance. It underlies science, wisdom, myth, poetry and any other creative idea.
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The nature of philosophy
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rigorous knowledge of a specific way of thinking about reality. Ultimacy-all pervasive knowledge of reality and the ultimate rational characteristic. It is limited to reason and does not deal with storytelling and myth.
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Why not appeal to the emotions?
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-for instance he could have brought his kids with him... He doesn't do this because it is beneath him because the gods called upon him. The gods mandated him.
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Difficulty in first accusers
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they were prejudice against him. They accuse him of bringing thoughts to birth. The thought he was giving physical explanations of divine matters and charging money for his teachings.
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What is Socrates defending?
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defends himself against the older false accusations of my old accusers and then against the more recent present accusers
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Main accusations
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bringing thoughts to birth, charging a fee for teachings, corrupting the youth and being impious (not believing in the state gods).
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The Oracle of Delphi
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claimed Socrates was the wisest man of all
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Politicians Poets and Artisans
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Politicians claimed that they were experts in political theory, Poets wrote divine inspiration, but did not understand what they were writing or how to interpret, Artisans had a skill of a certain thing and claimed to know more than they did
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What is Ironic about Euthyphro
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he claims himself an expert at piety, yet he does not know what piety is. This is ironic because he is not what he seems to be.
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How is Socrates Pious?
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he proves that he believes in divinities, believes in the Oracle of Delphi, follows an inner voice that tells him not to do things, believes in sacrifices to the gods
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How is Socrates not Pious?
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he in not because he does not believe in the gods of the state, he also challenged the Oracle
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Relation between wonder and science
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basic experience of aw. Gives rash to science, philosophy, poetry, scientific explanations. (leads us to seeking incite) Basic experience that leads to overcome out ignorance.
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At what three times could Socrates have saved his life?
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followers could have bribed the judge, could have fled when Crito told him to, and the senate gave him a chance to. Each would have lead to exile
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