Ethics
This philosopher wrote that it is unethical to be a moral saint
Who is Susan Wolfe?
What is the teleological argument?
This figure is the embodiment of someone perfectly in line with the Tao
What is the sage?
This person argues that the true philosopher should not fear death
Who is Socrates
This is the world beyond perception
What is the noumenal world?
This is the argument that you cannot logically derive a prescriptive statement from a descriptive statement
What is the is/ought gap?
This philosopher argued that "God is that which nothing greater can be conceived."
Who is St. Anslem?
Disharmony and imbalance
What prevents humans from returning to their natural state?
This is Plato's horse values society, honor and glory.
Who is Thumos?
This is Frankfurt's take to be the key difference between a person and a non person
What are second order desires?
What is the categorical imperative?
An attempt to explain the world's moral and natural problems if there exists an omni benevolent god
This is the goal of wu wei (can be translated as uncarved block)
What is pu?
This is the belief posed by Arendt that the individual should express thoughts and be active in society
What is vita activa?
The claim that we are determined to have the freedom necessary to be responsible for our actions
This argues that God loves what is moral or God declares what is moral
What are the two horns of euthyphro?
This form of reasoning for God's existence says "if we can understand the form of God then..."
Cooking a small fish
What is ruling a country like?
This is Dawkin's belief that humans seek to preserve our legacy and culture.
What is a meme?
This is the belief that consciousness resides where the self is
What is psychological determinism?
Considered by Aristotle to be the highest human good, this is the belief the only human good that is describable for its own sake
What is eudamonia?
What is a posterori?
This is Chuang Tzu's fable regarding carving without resistance
What is the dexterous butcher?
This is a test determining if a machine can demonstrate human intelligence trough thoughts, words and actions.
What is the turing test?
According to the dialetic process, what are the three stages of this cycle
What is thesis, antithesis, and synthesis?