Any philosophic, political, religious, economic, or social outlook that emphasizes the interdependence of every human being in a society or civilization.
What is Collectivism
100
The view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification."
What is Rationalism
100
This philosopher is best known for his exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work Natural Theology, which made use of the watchmaker analogy.
Who is William Paley
100
This German philosopher argued that human perception structures natural laws, and that reason is the source of morality.
Who is Immanuel Kant
200
The meaning of causal claims can be explained in terms of counterfactual conditionals of the form “If A had not occurred, C would not have occurred”
What is the Theory of Causation
200
Philosopher who created Objectivism.
Who is Ayn Rand
200
Generally any questioning attitude towards knowledge, facts, or opinions/beliefs stated as facts, or doubt regarding claims that are taken for granted elsewhere.
What is Skepticism
200
Called the founder of scholasticism, he has been a major influence in Western theology and is famous as the originator of the ontological argument for the existence of God and the satisfaction theory of atonement.
Who is Anselm of Cantebury
200
A psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development
Who is Lawrence Kohlberg
300
A Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.
Who is Diogenes
300
The author of the philosophical novel "The Social Contract".
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau
300
The latin phrase stating that doubting one’s existence, in and of itself, proves that an "I" exists to do the thinking.
What is Cogito ergo sum
300
He is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher.
Who is Soren Kierkegaard
300
Emphasizes the role of one's character and the virtues that one's character embodies for determining or evaluating ethical behavior.
What is Virtue Ethics
400
A German philosopher, and a major figure in German Idealism and played a big role in the dialect.
Who is Hegel
400
A Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy.
Who is Adam Smith
400
A Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism.
Who is David Hume
400
German Philosopher who wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony, and aphorism.
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche
400
A principle that was established as axiomatic in anthropological research by Franz Boas in the first few decades of the 20th century and later popularized by his students.
What is Culteral Relativism
500
The assumption that mental phenomena are, in some respects, non-physical.
What is Dualism
500
Famous greek Philosopher who is the father of hierachy of government.
Who is Aristotle
500
The process of reasoning from one or more general statements to reach a logically certain conclusion.
What is Deduction
500
The view that the existence or non-existence of any deity is unknown and possibly unknowable.
What is Agnosticism
500
The normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest