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Which one is the idealist and which one is the realist?
-Plato -Aristotle |
Plato is the idealist, while Aristotle is the realist.
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Deductive vs. Inductive reasoning.
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Deductive reasoning: Draws Conclusions from a set of assumptions
Inductive reasoning: Tests premises in the light of experience or empirical evidence to draw conclusions. |
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Two-Swords doctrine: Who proposed it, and a what does it detail?
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-Thomas Aquinas
-A two-sided allegiance by humans to the state and church. States deal with the civic matters, and the church with moral matters. State was the route to salvation. |
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What is Empiricism?
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It is the view that all knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experiences.
A foundation for the scientific method. |
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What is a social contract?
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Invented by Hobbes.
A person gives up some of their natural rights to a state in return for security and for the state to serve their interests. |
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Hobbes stages of nature to a civic state?
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1)- State of Nature: Chaos, death, misery, insecurity, hopelessness.
2)- Commonwealth: Political Union created by individuals, we renounce our absolute freedom from the commonwealth in exchange for security. 3)- Civil State: In this phase, everyone but women are considered citizens. |
