Descarte, Nietzche, or Aquinas
famous for the quote: I think therefore I am
who is Descartes
Discovering THIS is the main purpose/aim of philosophy.
What is knowledge?
This type of reasoning starts as a general true statement and becomes more specific. If a conclusion is made based on true premises, the conclusion will be true.
What is deductive reasoning? (I would recommend being able to see an example.)
This belief system reasons that God made the universe and then left it alone.
What is deism?
Tradition, history, philosophy, and this are considered the parts of the four paths to religious faith in the West
What is psychology?
Claimed that philosophy failed to demonstrate God's existence with the quote "God is dead"
Who is Nietzche?
This theory assumes we can know reality. The truth is knowing based on reasoning/facts/evidence from objective features of the world. Belief corresponds with a real thing (by using evidence/facts of senses and reasoning)
what is correspondence theory
This method begins with specific pieces of information or observations, and then it concludes with a generalization that may or may not be factual
What is induction?
This belief system is the "middle" between "believers" and "non-believers" in a personal God
What is agnosticism?
The path to religious faith in the West that religion has a foundation.
What is history?
This religious philosopher developed 5 arguments to attempt to prove the necessary existence of God.
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
The only form of measuring reality is by the reality of atoms
What is materialism?
This form of reasoning yields only probable truths. Reasoning based on the best explanation of the facts.
What is abductive reasoning?
The belief that people have "free will"
What is deism?
This aspect believes people have a mental and behavioral need for the existence of God
What is psychology?
His philosophy for God's existence used the logic of Motion, Causation, and Being
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
These are the TWO tools of Western philosophy
What are logic and language?
This type of logic reaches the following conclusion based on this syllogism:
Dogs have fur
My pillow is "furry"
therefore my pillow is a dog.
What is inductive reasoning
When Renes Descartes was doubting the existence of everything to try to figure what truly did exist, what did Descartes realize that he could not doubt the existence of?
What is doubt/thought?
This is the aspect of being born into religious customs and faith
What is tradition?
This person is known as the "father of modern philosophy" and said we cannot trust our senses.
Who is Descartes?
The philosopher who argued that there is no existence of "change" - Change is an illusion,
e.g. that what is, is; what it is and will always be is that what it is...
Who is Paramides?
This type of reasoning draws conclusions from broad to specific - the conclusion is guaranteed.
What is deductive reasoning?
Believes that God exists but is "unknowable"
What is an agnostic?
Said, "I can not doubt that I doubt" as the basis of the philosophical proof to the path to religious faith in the West
Who is Descartes