Views 'n' theories
Epistemological view that reason is the source of all knowledge
What is rationalism?
This German philosopher is well-known for loving monads and co-founding calculus; as well as the LL rule!
Who was (Gottfried Wilheim) Leibniz?
At first sight/impression
What is prima facie?
399 BCE: "The unexamined life is
not worth living."
Who was Socrates?
Philosophy Club meets at this time on a weekly basis
What is 7:30 p.m.?
Ethical theory that strives to maximize happiness for the most people
What is utilitarianism?
This 13th century Italian philosopher/ theologian attempted to synthesize Aristotelian philosophy with Christianity
Who was (Thomas) Aquinas?
Blank slate
What is tabula rasa?
500 BCE: "You cannot step in
the same river twice."
Who was Heraclitus?
This is the full title for Augustana's Philosophy Club, as
seen on our webpage
What is Socratic Society of Augustana?
Metaphysical view that all possible worlds are real in the same way as the actual one
What is modal realism?
This Dane is widely considered to be the world's first existentialist philosopher
Who was (Søren) Kierkegaard?
I think therefore I am
What is cogito ergo sum?
1710: "If a tree falls in a forest
and no one is around to hear it,
does it make a sound?"
Who was (George) Berkeley?
This film is the most recent one to have been shown at a Philosophy Club movie night
What is The Matrix?
View that arithmetical truths are ultimately logical truths
What is logicism?
Most well-known for his monster 1651 book on social contract theory is this English philosopher
Who was (Thomas) Hobbes?
Knowledge derived entirely from experience
What is a posteriori?
1888: "What doesn't kill
me, makes me stronger."
Who was (Friedrich) Nietzsche?
This is the year in which Dr. Gould became the Philosophy Club's faculty advisor
What is 2015?
Epistemological theory that the self is all that can be known to exist
What is solipsism?
This Dutch Enlightenment philosopher is famous for his work titled Ethics, along with his views on God
Who was (Baruch) Spinoza?
Which was to be
demonstrated
What is quod erat demonstrandum/QED?
1921: "Whereof one cannot speak,
thereof one must be silent."
Who was (Ludwig) Wittgenstein?
In Club, this is the most frequently
presented paper since 2018
What is Holes?