IB Philosophy - Core Theme solved

IB Philosophy - Core Theme solvedAllegory of the cave (Plato's cave) To be liberated from the cave we must precede into the light, dismissing appearances as mere illusion and seek true knowledge. This is when we reach our goal ('telos') Normative how we should be/what we should do The Tri-partite soul (Plato) Reason (control), Spirit (emotions like pride and courage), Appetite (bodily and wordly desires) The Materialist view (Hobbes) Every can be explained in terms of the motions and interactions of material bodies. We are essentially robots. Psychological egoism (Hobbes) Primary motivation for humans is self-interest State of War (Hobbes) Humanity is forced into competition. We pursue power and glory to make ourselves more secure. Leap of faith (Kiekegaard) How people acted in love or believing in God Subjectivity (Kiekegaard) Things affect people in different ways (truth is subjectivity, subjectivity is truth) Freedom (Kiekegaard) "if man can give any reasons for his choice, then the choice is determined by the reasons and is not truly free" Nihilism (Nietzsche) "God is dead". There is no transcendental being or truth. We must live our lives of now Ubermensch (Nietzsche) aim to supreme being Amor Fati (Nietzsche) Love is fate (everything that happens is among the facts of ones existence) Aphoristic style encapsulates a wide idea The crowd (Beauvoir) Our individuality can't be at odds to those in society. Existentialism important in social and political situations "Existence precedes essence" (Sartre) how we act determines our apparent "qualitites" not the essence of oneself Subject rather than object (Sartre) Humans are not objects to be used by God or the government. We must look deeper than our roles. Choice (Sartre) I cannot not choose. If i do not choose, that is still a choice. Inevitable. Responsibility (Sartre) we are responsible for everything we do "I am responsible for my very desire of fleeing responsibilities" Bad Faith (Sartre) guilty of regarding oneself not as 'free' but as an 'object. Hiding the true self The outsider (Camus) We are all outsiders who only care about ourselves Dualism (Plato + Socrates) the body and mind are seperate Soul non-physical and indestructible. Means of accessing universal forms (Plato)