Philosophy Classes
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What is Symbolic Logic
The belief that ethical standards vary depending on cultural, societal, or individual perspectives.
What is Moral Relativism?
“The only true wisdom is in knowing
you know nothing”
Who is Socrates?
This philosophical theory asserts that knowledge is primarily derived from sensory experiences and empirical evidence.
What is Empiricism?
This 18th-century philosopher critiqued traditional arguments for God's existence, including the teleological argument, in his "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion."
Who is David Hume?
3300
What is Moral Philosophy?
This scenario is when a person must choose between two morally conflicting options,
each leading to undesirable outcomes
What is an Ethical Dilemma
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion”
Who is Camus?
This theory holds that vision, taste, hearing, smelling, etc. are a source of moral knowledge
What is Moral Perception?
This argument for God's existence suggests that the existence of a moral law implies the existence of a moral lawgiver.
What is the Moral Argument?
2400
What is Political and Social Philosophy
A theory which holds that morality is based on respect for valuable interpersonal relationships
What is Ethics of Care
“The point of philosophy is to show the fly the way out of the fly bottle”
Who is Ludwig Wittgenstein?
The theory of knowledge that focuses on the reasons an agent possess for their belief as a source of justification
What is Epistemic Internalism?
The term for the belief in God based on reason and evidence, without reliance on revelation or faith.
What is Deism?
3230
What is History of 17th Century Philosophy?
This moral theory posits that moral statements do not express propositions and therefore cannot be true or false.
What is Moral Noncognitivism (or Expressivism)
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Who is Bertrand Russell?
The theory of knowledge that focuses on the continued accuracy of a belief-forming mechanism as a source of justification
What is Reliabilism (Epistemic Externalism is an acceptable answer also)?
The "Problem of Evil" is often used as an argument against this type of god, defined as all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good.
What is an omnibenevolent deity?
5010S
What is Teaching Philosophy?
These two women crafted the trolley problem. In the first woman's example you were driving the trolley. In the second you were a bystander.
Philippa Foot and Judith Jarvis Thompson
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is like saying, 'I don't want to."
Who is Lau Tzu?
The principle that if a person knows a certain proposition P and also knows that P→ Q, then that person should also know Q.
What is Epistemic Closure?
This medieval philosopher developed the ontological argument, asserting that God is "that than which nothing greater can be conceived."
Who is St. Anselm?