WorksheetsPHILOSOPHY 1ST SEMESTER | WEEK 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
It involves asking big questions about life, knowledge, and values then critically examining the different viewpoints and forming your own conclusion.
Central Philosophy
Philosophize
Theories
TRUE OR FALSE: Truth is a central in the study of philosophy.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: Truth is eslusive as ever, there is no definite measure in determining the truth.
TRUE
FALSE
A proposition believed to be the absolute reality.
(a)
Pieces of info having objective reality.
(a)
Judgment based on personal convictions, which may not be factual, truthful, or false.
(a)
THEORIES OF TRUTH:
it is determined how it relates to the world, the way things really are.
COHERENCE THEORY
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
PRAGMATIC THEORY
THEORIES OF TRUTH:
If it's consistent with a system of other propositions. Relies on a person's judgment.
PRAGMATIC THEORY
COHERENCE THEORY
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
THEORIES OF TRUTH:
It is true if it is useful. It must be verified by having a close encounters with the world.
PRAGMATIC THEORY
CORRESPONDENCE THEORY
COHERENCE THEORY
It presents the ideas on the relativity of truth.
Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Socrates and His Know Thyself Notion
Changing previous understanding to a new one that is more comprehensive and justifiable.
Revolutionary Science
Scientific knowledge
Paradigm Shift
WESTERN OR EASTERN PHILOSOPHY?
- it represents Europe and Northern America
- it focuses on individualism (meaning of life)
Western Philosophy
Eastern Philosophy
WESTERN OR EASTERN?
- gives critical emphasis to reasoning and intuition
- views the universe as an interconnected part of a being
Western Philosophy
Eastern Philosophy
WESTERN OR EASTERN?
- focuses on collectivism (finding meaning of life more into groups or society/as a whole)
Western Philosophy
Eastern Philosophy
The creation of one's life. Emphasizes free individual choice regardless of the power of the other people to influence and coerce our beliefs and decisions.
ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY
LOGIC
EXISTENTIALISM
