GUIA MOD OCC, FLASH CARD

GUIA MOD OCC, FLASH CARD

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Philosophy

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Martha Hernandez

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who wrote 'Discurso del método' and is known for the phrase 'cogito ergo sum'?

Back

Rene Descartes

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did John Locke explain in his 'Essays on Human Understanding'?

Back

He explained that human knowledge is not unlimited and cannot know everything.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the main idea of Francis Bacon's 'Novum Organon'?

Back

To rid ourselves of prejudices inherited from the Middle Ages, called idols.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did the Cartesian maxim allow for?

Back

The development of science and technology to emancipate humans from old evils like death, disease, injustice, and inequality.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What shift did modernity bring about in terms of worldview?

Back

It moved away from a theocentric view and liberated humans from obscurantism and religious dogmatism.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why did modernity fall into disrepute in the late 20th and early 21st centuries?

Back

Due to a retreat towards local perspectives.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What did Aristotle coin the term 'subjectivity' to refer to?

Back

An idea or raw material.

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