Ancient Greece
What does philosophy mean in Ancient Greek?
Love of Wisdom
Define ethics
Study of morality - what we ought to do
Nihilism (specifically moral nihilism)
Rejection of moral principles and values
God is Dead
Nietzsche
As human persons, it is our ___________ to treat with respect not only our fellow humans, but also everything in our world.
Responsiblity
Three major Greek philosophers
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Define epistemology
Theory of knowledge - how we come to know
Materialism
Nothing but physical material exists
I think therefore I am
Descartes
Our _______ is an important tool that allows us to go beyond many of our physical limits.
Mind
Who is a Sophist?
A paid/hired teacher of philosophy
Define existentialism
Study of the existence of the person as a free and responsible agent
Dualism
Existence of two different kinds of things/substances
An unexamined life is not worth living
Socrates
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know ____.
Nothing
Who came up with the three parts of soul?
Plato
Define metaphysics
Study of the nature of reality
Sage
Wise person
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom
Aristotle
The more I ____, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing
Read
Thales
Define ontology
Study of being - the kinds and structures of objects, properties, events, processes, and relations in every area of reality
A priori
reasoning or knowledge which proceeds from deduction rather than from observation
To be is to be perceived
_________ is the ability to regulate one's actions and behavior.
Prudence