Philosophies
The father of nihilism
Nietzsche (nee-CHUH)
The father of absurdism
Albert Camus (cay-MOO)
Chris died in what state?
Alaska
What is another phrase for intuition?
"Gut feeling"
You'll find out :)
What is the challenge/downside of ubuntu?
Hard to live by without community.
Religious determinism, Hinduism, and Buddhism are all examples of what kind of philosophy of meaning?
Supernatural philosophies
Chris donated all of his savings before he left into the wild--how much was it?
About $24,000
At the most basic level, intuition is just what? (Two words)
Pattern recognition
Compare the 3 existentialist philosophies.
Nihilism is defeating, existentialism is empowering, and absurdism is liberating.
Define religious determinism AND how a religious determinist finds purpose in life.
Everything was created by God, so God determines everything. Purpose is found by following God's path.
Define enlightenment.
- Letting go of the ego
- Reaching Nirvana
- Spiritual understanding of ultimate reality
Is Chris a religious determinist? Give me a 30-second argument for or against.
In the video yesterday, a study concluded that your subconscious mind recognizes patterns before your conscious mind. What body process did they use to measure this?
Sweat or skin conductance
"You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships." What does emanate mean?
Be produced by, to come out from
What are the four questions one asks to discover their ikigai?
1. What you love
2. What you're good at
3. What the world needs
4. What you can be paid for
What is the FULL name of the father of existentialism?
Jean-Paul Sartre (sar-TRE)
What is the exact phrase that Chris writes into his book before dying?
"Happiness is only real when shared."
Come up to the board and draw the mind.
A brain with the nervous system.
Which philosophy sees suffering as a problem to let go of, and which sees it as a necessary teacher?
Buddhism and Stoicism
What are the four virtues Stoics live by?
1. Wisdom
2. Courage
3. Discipline
4. Justice
In the Hindu tradition, freedom from __________ is called _____________.
Samsara, moksha
When shown a chess board for only 5 seconds, chess masters remember the sequence 95% of the time while amateurs remember it only 25% of the time. Yet, when shown a totally random chess board, both groups remember the sequence 25% of the time. Why?
Chess masters use their intuition to compare the sequence to the thousands of sequences they've seen before.
Is meaning something humans create, something the universe provides, or something discovered through action? Defend one.
**Mr. Armas's approval**