Principles of Humanities
Principles of Philosophy
Reasoning/Logic
Potpourri
The East
100
This subject is the study of art, thought, and other human creations-- the great things humans have thought, and how man expresses himself.
What is humanities?
100
Discovering THIS is the main purpose of philosophy.
What is knowledge?
100
This type of reasoning start general and reduces. 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 and label it).
100
This is how you properly spell your teacher's last name
What is WILLCOCK?
100
Good karma results from this
What is doing GOOD?
200
This is what the sun represents in the Allegory of the Cave
What is knowledge?
200
According to Russell, what kind of people should be studying philosophy?
What is "the exceptionally bright and learned." (Intelligent people)
200
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?
200

The philosophical question "Are there differences between the emotional lives of people vs. animals?" was analyzed in this reading we read in class.

What is "Am I Blue?"
200
Zen Buddhists believe that this is a barrier between intelligence and reality.
What is language?
300
This is something that does not have a certain answer.
What is a philosophical question?
300
This kind of "tyranny" is what Russel believes philosophy can free us from.
What is tyranny of custom?
300
This form of reasoning only considers the self--whatever truth one believes, that IS the truth
What is solipsism? 
300
This person believed that "all learning is remembering"
Who is Plato?
300
Taoism, unlike Buddhism, believes harmony with the world is achieved through this.
What is working in the world?
400
This person said "all learning is remembering."
Who is Plato?
400
These are the TWO tools of philosophy
What are logic and language?
400
If a tree falls in the forest and no one was around to hear it, this theory of reality would argue it would still make a sound.
What is realism? (or rationalism)
400
IDEAlism is considered to be the same thing as this other ism
What is rationalism?
400
To get people to forget about themselves and their egos, Zen masters will do this
What is humiliate and demean them?
500
This person is known as the "father of modern philosophy"
Who is Descartes?
500
This path to truth suggests that we can know only what we can experience through the senses
What is empiricism?
500
If a tree fell in a forest and no one was around to hear it, this theory of reality would argue it does not make a sound.
What is idealism? (or empiricism)
500
These are THREE examples of Forms suggested by plato
What are 3 of the following?
Truth

Beauty
Justice
Equality
Goodness
Honesty

500
"If you have to ask, you will never understand it" is the answer to this question.
What is the truth that Buddha discovered?
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