Philosophy 101 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
An activity that emerges as a response to disruptions amongst society that attacks
What is a philosophical problem? the values and expectations of a society. The falling of old ideas and the rise of new
ideas.
Philosophy definition according to Dewey
Revolution is a transformative process that "advances the evolution of man" as there
Revolution definition according to Boggs
is philosophy to create the needed revolutionary thinking for change that includes
and Boggs
purpose, struggle, and a program for support for change
The phenomenology of the fanatic consciousness is how something appears in the
consciousness and how it is experienced. The experience of being a fanatic cannot
What is the fanatic consciousness?
be recognized by the fanatic themselves and only outsiders can see the fanatic
nature of an individual.
emotion is used to guide the fanatic as passion is needed to remain a fanatic and
emotion loyal to "the cause", additionally a fanatic is usually insecure and needs a group
identity to fit in with
the fanatic will only believe in the truth that aligns with their beliefs and it makes a
truth
fanatic the "enemy of the truth" because they do not have any respect for the truth
-Philosophy major from Morgan state univ
-Masters from Howard University
Myisha Cherry -PhD from University of Illinois
-Researches the intersection of the moral psych and the social/political philosophy
by looking at the role of emotions and attitude in public life
Target
Action tendency
dimensions of anger
Aim
perspective
, rogue
wipe
five types of rage ressentiment
narcissistic
lordean
Target: everyone else
Action tendency: isolation
Rogue rage
Aim: to hit back
Perspective: nihilism
Target: "scapegoats" that are racial others (Jews in the Holocaust)
Action: eliminate scapegoats
Wipe rage
Aim: elimination completely
Perspective: there can be only 1 loser and 1 winner
Target: "a racial group in power... expressed by those without power"
Action: reactivity- always responding and playing defense to make up for lost
ground
Aim: revenge
Ressentiment Rage
Perspective: the oppressive group is taken as the standard point of reference (union
workers mad at wages are reactive to poor workforce conditions [ask for better
workplace only AFTER bad conditions occur] and hold anger at bosses and higher
ups who are the oppressive group)
Target: "those who target me"
Action: "to express their place within a particular hierarchy"
Narcissitic rage
Aim: "justice JUST for me"
Perspective: self-entitled
Target: "those who are complicit in and perpetrators of racism"
Action: "absorb anger and use it for energy"
Lordean Rage
Aim: change
Perspective: "I am not free while any [other] is unfree"
Teaches valuable job skills such as
-Critical thinking and reasoning
-Oral and written communication
-Creative writing
-Cross cultural collaboration
Reasons to major in philosophy
-Qualitative analysis
-Library research
-Persuasion
-Analytical skills
Makes you a competitive job candidate
Anger must be expressed in a fitting context where the emotion matches a situation.
An emotion is always appropriate to feel but it is not always morally right to feel that
What it means to say that anger is fitting,
way.
appropriate, and correct
Emotions are correct when they are an accurate representation of an experience in
terms of truth and value
Example of Anger being appropriate your pet dies and you are sad and not happy, as happiness over a pet dying is not fit.
Example of Emotion being appropriate jealous of a friend who gets an A on a test rather than being happy and supportive.
is something desirable because it is Partially because something is only desirable when broadly looked at by a collective
desired? of people.
what does it mean to be desired? felt by an individual
An activity that emerges as a response to disruptions amongst society that attacks
What is a philosophical problem? the values and expectations of a society. The falling of old ideas and the rise of new
ideas.
Philosophy definition according to Dewey
Revolution is a transformative process that "advances the evolution of man" as there
Revolution definition according to Boggs
is philosophy to create the needed revolutionary thinking for change that includes
and Boggs
purpose, struggle, and a program for support for change
The phenomenology of the fanatic consciousness is how something appears in the
consciousness and how it is experienced. The experience of being a fanatic cannot
What is the fanatic consciousness?
be recognized by the fanatic themselves and only outsiders can see the fanatic
nature of an individual.
emotion is used to guide the fanatic as passion is needed to remain a fanatic and
emotion loyal to "the cause", additionally a fanatic is usually insecure and needs a group
identity to fit in with
the fanatic will only believe in the truth that aligns with their beliefs and it makes a
truth
fanatic the "enemy of the truth" because they do not have any respect for the truth
-Philosophy major from Morgan state univ
-Masters from Howard University
Myisha Cherry -PhD from University of Illinois
-Researches the intersection of the moral psych and the social/political philosophy
by looking at the role of emotions and attitude in public life
Target
Action tendency
dimensions of anger
Aim
perspective
, rogue
wipe
five types of rage ressentiment
narcissistic
lordean
Target: everyone else
Action tendency: isolation
Rogue rage
Aim: to hit back
Perspective: nihilism
Target: "scapegoats" that are racial others (Jews in the Holocaust)
Action: eliminate scapegoats
Wipe rage
Aim: elimination completely
Perspective: there can be only 1 loser and 1 winner
Target: "a racial group in power... expressed by those without power"
Action: reactivity- always responding and playing defense to make up for lost
ground
Aim: revenge
Ressentiment Rage
Perspective: the oppressive group is taken as the standard point of reference (union
workers mad at wages are reactive to poor workforce conditions [ask for better
workplace only AFTER bad conditions occur] and hold anger at bosses and higher
ups who are the oppressive group)
Target: "those who target me"
Action: "to express their place within a particular hierarchy"
Narcissitic rage
Aim: "justice JUST for me"
Perspective: self-entitled
Target: "those who are complicit in and perpetrators of racism"
Action: "absorb anger and use it for energy"
Lordean Rage
Aim: change
Perspective: "I am not free while any [other] is unfree"
Teaches valuable job skills such as
-Critical thinking and reasoning
-Oral and written communication
-Creative writing
-Cross cultural collaboration
Reasons to major in philosophy
-Qualitative analysis
-Library research
-Persuasion
-Analytical skills
Makes you a competitive job candidate
Anger must be expressed in a fitting context where the emotion matches a situation.
An emotion is always appropriate to feel but it is not always morally right to feel that
What it means to say that anger is fitting,
way.
appropriate, and correct
Emotions are correct when they are an accurate representation of an experience in
terms of truth and value
Example of Anger being appropriate your pet dies and you are sad and not happy, as happiness over a pet dying is not fit.
Example of Emotion being appropriate jealous of a friend who gets an A on a test rather than being happy and supportive.
is something desirable because it is Partially because something is only desirable when broadly looked at by a collective
desired? of people.
what does it mean to be desired? felt by an individual
