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16 Cards in this Set
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Idealism |
world is created by our mind |
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Materialism |
World is created of physical stuff |
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Dualism |
what is in our mind and physical world are both true |
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Empricism |
what we can prove/measure is what we know. Reason can help |
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Rationalism |
Uses reason to build what we know, senses can help |
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Intuitionism |
The most important stuff cannot arrive from senses or reason, to see things for what they truly are |
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Pramanas |
from Udayana 4 sources of knowledge according to Udayana. Perception, inference, comparison, and testimony |
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Intelligible |
Side of devided line in Cave story allegory. Sun / Math and Scientific Principle Objects / Forms |
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Visible |
Side of devided line in Cave story allegory. Representation of Objects / Objects of SensesShadows / Images of objects of senses |
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Bridge argument |
God is a perfectly benevolent being (PBB) Perfectly benevolent being would not allow global skepticism (fake reality) PBB would allow for common sense skepticism Things that are clearly perceived are real |
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Piece of Wax |
You can change every quality of a piece of wax (smell, taste, look), but it will be the same piece of wax. Reason is used to see that it has been changed, but a perception of the change is required. |
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Cartesisn Method |
Accept only 100% certain Analyze. Break things down to smallest parts and understand that. Synthesize back to the whole after breaking down Omit nothing |
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Watch Makers Argument (Perfection argument?) |
If you found a watch, you would assume it had a maker because it is so intricate and purposeful.Therefore, the intricate world has a maker However We know a watch has a maker because it is artificial, not because it is intricate or purposeful |
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Hume belief system |
Degree of plausibility corresponds to degree of evidence |
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Nagarjuna 2 levels |
Surface Level reason and senese, what most people use Below Surface Level that actually matters Comes from Prajna |
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Prajna |
Supreme Insight Knowledge of reason comes through language. Language is relative and dualistic. Represent reality, treachery of images True understanding comes from prajna, understanding not through language (non conceptually) |
