Unit 1: Personhood
The famous quote was said by the philosopher “The Unexamined life is not worth living?”
Socrates
What is Contractarianism?
Right acts are those that do not violate rational agreements made.
What is Hedonic Adaptation
Hedonic adaptation is a term that emphasizes how human brain is wired to easily adapt to new situations blinding us from seeing how lucky and fortunate we are at times.
What was Buddha’s take on finding beauty?
Buddha’s philosophy was that true beauty came from accepting things as they are
What is Reductive Physicalism?
Reductive Physicalism is the view that the world is only made up of physical components and attributes. Everythin can be explained through the use of the body, brain, and neurotransmitters.
Which philosopher believed that the highest form of good was self realization?
Aristotle
What is Confucianism?
Confucianism is the belief that we must use moral inspiration rather than brute firce. It emphasizes that a good leader inspires others to join them through ethics and virtue.
The famous quote was said by which philosopher: “The dangers of art come from the value we put on it?”
Yukio Mishima
What is Humes Bundle Theory?
Hume's Bundle Theory suggests that the "self" is an illusion that doesn't persist over time. There is no same person from birth to death.
What is Aristotle’s virtue theory?
Aristotle believes some key characteristics to hold in order to achieve a true sense of virtue is curiosity. This includes trying to get to know your true self better as well as the environment around you. More importantly, we need to use reason when making decisions.
What is Eudaimonia and which philsopher's theory is it?
Eudamonia, by Aristotle is described as the journey of making your life better. Ultimately it's not a state like happiness that can be achieved in the moment, but rather an end goal that you strive to achieve everyday.
What is Wabi Sabi?
Wabi Sabi is a world view that states that beauty lies in imperfection. We must look for beauty in every aspect of life, even the “ugly” and the imperfect
According to Descartes, what facilitated communication between the body and mind?
The Pineal Gland
What are the 3 laws John Locke deemed necessary to maintain morality?
1.) Divine Law
2.) Civil Law
3.) Laws of Opinion & Reputation
The famous quote was said by which philosopher: "existence precedes essence"? What does it mean?
The phrase by Jean-Paul Sartre suggests that after we are born, everyone has the power to determine their own essence, otherwise known as giving meaning to our life. The meaning in our lives is not something set in stone by god, but rather something we find that throughout our lives.
What does Plato suggest through the metaphor: “The Allegory of the Cave”?
This story is about people who were chained inside a cave their entire lives, only able to see shadows on a wall. Because the shadows are all they know, they believe the shadows are reality. When one person escapes and sees the outside world, he realizes the shadows were only illusions and their whole perception of reality was false. In other words, Plato believed art misled people by making them accept appearances or illusions as truth, like the prisoners in the cave mistaking shadows for reality.
What is Parfit’s Psychological Continuity Theory?
This theory suggests that parts of the "self" survive overtime. Each memory is interconnected to a past one and as you make new memories, old ones start to dissapear.
What is Kant’s Universalizability Principle?
Every action you do, you give others permission to do the same to you (no contradictions).
What does the myth of Sisyphus suggest according to Albert Camus?
Camus said that "We must imagine Sisyphus happy." Sisyphus was a representation of each one of us on this planet as nothing that we have done is inherently important. Although there is no meaning to anything we do, we can find meaning by giving something meaning and value through perspective.
Explain what Aristotle meant when he said that art served an ethical function.
Aristotle believed that art served a huge ethical function in terms of shaping character. He believed that good art contributed to society in some way.