Philosophies 🧠
The belief that life has no inherent meaning or purpose, allowing us to be completely free.
Existentialism
Said that in order to stop the suffering of life, one must follow the eightfold path and shun worldly attachment.
Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
"I'm ____"- Batman
Batman
da guy pushin da boulder
Sisyphus
The belief that the “right” actions can be measured by calculations of the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
Utilitarianism
Advocated for absolute government claiming that humans were naturally selfish and violent, thus needed to be controlled. Also has a comic strip stuffed tiger named after him.
Thomas Hobbes
"One must imagine _____ happy"- Albert Camus
Sisyphus
the name of the guy that was playing saxophone here
Luca!!!!
The approach to knowledge that prioritizes internal reason and logic from the intellect, and “a priori”.
Rationalism
Believed that humans are born a “blank slate”, but still naturally good and capable of reason, thus deserved self-government. Does not have a comic strip tiger named after him :(
John Locke
"I _____, therefore I am"-René Descartes
think
The branch of philosophy that deals with moral principles and values, and discern between right and wrong.
Ethics
The theory that pleasure (satisfying desire) is the highest good, and should be the proper aim of life.
Hedonism
(Beefed w/ Aristotle) Said that the world we interact with is an imperfect version of the higher world of Forms/ Ideas, which are the “essences” of everything.
Plato
"Anxiety is the dizziness of ____"- Søren Kierkegaard
freedom
cool epic mystery surprise
Draw something. Mr. Scrivens picks his favorite and that group gets the points.
Approach to knowledge that focuses on material observation/ experience, physical senses, experimentation, and “a posteriori”.
Empiricism
(Beefed w/ Plato) Said that things are not imperfect versions of some higher universal form, rather that the idea of it comes after its existence.
Aristotle
"Behold, a ___!"- Diogenes, holding a plucked chicken.
man
The branch of philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge (how we know what we know)
Epistemology