What is Philosophy?
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1. Definition of Phi- Literal translation from Greek "Love of Wisdom"
losophy The discipline that aims at truth or understanding of reality, existence, and
meaning through disciplined reasoning.
2. Branches of Philos- Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Aesthetics, Logic
ophy
3. Questions of Meta- What is real? Is reality only physical/non-physical? Is God real?
physics
4. Questions of Epis- Study of knowledge? What does it mean to know something?
temology
5. Questions of Ethics Morality. What is morally right/wrong? Subjective, objective
6. Questions of Aes- Beauty, Art. What is beautiful? Subjective, Objective.
thetics
7. Questions of Logic Arguments, what makes a good/bad argument?
8. Method of arriving Reason to find truth or understanding. (There are wrong ways and right ways to
answers in philoso- arrive at answers)
phy
9. Plato's Cave Story: Prisoners are in a cave, watches shadows, one is enlightened then learns
the truth, tries to teach back to other prisoners, the prisoners want to kill him
because they think he thinks they're better than him.
Message: Philosophers are the enlightened ones and the common people are
the prisoners and are ignorant, naive, close-minded, and easily follow stuff.
10. Life of Socrates 469-399 B.C.
Teacher of Plato
Never written anything
sentenced to death >> executed
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_xezyl
1. Definition of Phi- Literal translation from Greek "Love of Wisdom"
losophy The discipline that aims at truth or understanding of reality, existence, and
meaning through disciplined reasoning.
2. Branches of Philos- Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Aesthetics, Logic
ophy
3. Questions of Meta- What is real? Is reality only physical/non-physical? Is God real?
physics
4. Questions of Epis- Study of knowledge? What does it mean to know something?
temology
5. Questions of Ethics Morality. What is morally right/wrong? Subjective, objective
6. Questions of Aes- Beauty, Art. What is beautiful? Subjective, Objective.
thetics
7. Questions of Logic Arguments, what makes a good/bad argument?
8. Method of arriving Reason to find truth or understanding. (There are wrong ways and right ways to
answers in philoso- arrive at answers)
phy
9. Plato's Cave Story: Prisoners are in a cave, watches shadows, one is enlightened then learns
the truth, tries to teach back to other prisoners, the prisoners want to kill him
because they think he thinks they're better than him.
Message: Philosophers are the enlightened ones and the common people are
the prisoners and are ignorant, naive, close-minded, and easily follow stuff.
10. Life of Socrates 469-399 B.C.
Teacher of Plato
Never written anything
sentenced to death >> executed
1/2
