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WorksheetsIntroduction of Philosophy
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Worksheet time: 42mins
Philosophy comes from the Greek word..
What is the meaning of philos?
What is the meaning of sophia?
a Greek mathematician who first call himself a “philosopho” which means a “lover of wisdom.”
what is the meaning of "philosopho"?
Where was the birthplace of Greek philosophy?
sea-board of Asia Minor in the Aegean Sea, Ionia in the little city of Miletus in the 6th century BCE
sea-board of Asia Major in the Aegean Sea, Ionia in the little city of Miletus in the 7th century BCE
What is the technical term or the scholarly meaning of philosophy?
the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
"Philosophy is the process of constant questioning, and questioning
necessarily takes the form of dialogue."
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"constant reasoning"
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"It is the foundation of the ability to understand the basic axioms that comprise knowledge. To study and question completely, logic is the basic means of reasoning."
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what is axioms?
What are the 4 Divisions of Greek Philosophy?
Naturalistic
Metaphysical
Ethical
Religious
Aesthetics
They could predict but can't control what might happened in the future.
Naturalistics
Metaphysical
Ethical
Religious
It is the Law & Justice but only for the elites.
Naturalistics
Metaphysical
Ethical
Religious
it is how to justify from right & wrong.
No one believed what is right or wrong because of the small amount of philosophers.
Naturalistics
Metaphysical
Ethical
Religious
You already know what is right or wrong but you need the support (group).
It has a belief.
Naturalistics
Metaphysical
Ethical
Religious
What are the 4 Periods of Philosophy & it's trend of thinking?
Cosmocentric
1,000 BCE - 5 CE
Ancient Period
Medieval Period
Modern Period
Contemporary Period
Theocentric
10 CE - 1500
Ancient Period
Medieval Period
Modern Period
Contemporary Period
Anthropocentric
1600 - 1889
Ancient Period
Medieval Period
Modern Period
Contemporary Period
Existentialism
1960 - present
Ancient Period
Medieval Period
Modern Period
Contemporary Period
The center of the universe.
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The center is God
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The center is Human.
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Focuses on human choices / decisions.
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Who were the most powerful in the Medieval Period?
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Convert.
Doesn't care about the sufferings behind the success.
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What are the 6 Branches of Philosophy?
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic, Aesthetics, and Political Philosophy
it is the philosophical branch that studies reality, existence, the nature of being, the physical world, and the universe.
asking basic questions.
can provide questions but can't validate.
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
It is often referred to as the theory of knowledge.
It seeks to explain how we acquire knowledge.
can verify sources but can't defend.
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
It is the branch of philosophy that studies reasoning.
how to differentiate between good and bad reasoning and how to construct valid arguments.
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
It is known as moral philosophy, and is often referred to as the study of morality.
It seeks to address questions about how we should live our lives, how we define proper conduct, and what we mean by the good life.
To justify what is right & wrong.
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
It refers to the study of everything related to beauty, art, and good taste.
Appreciation of things.
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
Aesthetics
It examines various concepts related to politics, government, laws, liberty, justice, rights, authority, state, and even ethics (ethical ruling).
Logic
Ethics
Aesthetics
Political Philosophy
Who is the 1st Philosopher?
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He was the founder of Milesian School.
He believed the ultimate composition of all things is water.
He believes there is a unifying principle of the universe & he called it "Arche".
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What is Arche?
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the student of Thales.
He believed that the unifying element is not water. He called it Apeiron or boundless.
He believed that the planet moves the way he observes the sun & moon.
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a made-up element of Anaximander.
The gap between the elements.
Boundless.
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Proto-Evolutionary
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1st metaphycisist
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Student of Anaximander.
He believed that the source of all things is Air.
fire <smoke <steam <AIR> mist> water> mud> dirt> stone
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The school consisted of three philosophers: Thales, Anaximander, and Anaximenes
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Mathematician of Samos who obsessed with numbers.
He even ascribed special meaning to numbers.
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Applied numbers on music.
Founder of Pythagorean Theorem.
Totality of reality can be explained by mathematical laws.
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He doesn’t believe in anthropomorphism.
He criticized Homer and Hesiod during his time that portrays God in human form.
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anthropomorphism
belief is God in the form of humans.
The enigmatic and the dark philosopher.
He believed that fire is the single original element.
Reality is always changing.
He proposed that everything that exists is based on a higher order or plan which he called logos.
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fire is...
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"You cannot step the same river twice."
Parmenides
Zeno of Elea
The reality is an illusion
He believed that it is impossible to create a concept if it is nothing.
He believed that the empty space of arche is nothing.
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The loyal defender of Parmenides that time and motion is illusion.
Philosophy of Paradox
The paradox of motion.
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Pluralist philosopher
Everything was composed of four elements known as “four roots”
Two forces needed to explain change and movement.
1. Love
2. Hate
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He replaced four roots with “infinite seeds”
The first philosopher to be connected to Athens.
In everything that exists, there is a seed of everything else.
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The atomist
He saw the world as composed of groups of “atoms.” the Greek word which means “indivisible”
He contradicted the idea of Parmenides that empty space of arche is real and has a motion.
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