Introduction to Philosophy

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Test your understanding of fundamental concepts in philosophy with our engaging quiz! This comprehensive assessment includes 88 questions that cover a wide range of philosophical ideas and theories. Whether you're a student of philosophy or just curious about the subject, you'll find this quiz both challenging and enlightening.

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Learn new insights into famous philosophical figures

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- an act of making a choice or decision.

An intense feeling of deep affection

The fact or process of doing something

- cause, explanation or justification for an action or event

Stands for securing to everyone an equal opportunity for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

�All Actions have consequences.”

- The imperative quality of a judgment of practicaL intellect is meaningless, apart from will.

Philosopher and theologian born approx. 1225. Ranked among the most influential thinkers of medieval Scholasticism. Combined theological principles of faith with the philosophical principles of reason, Love is Freedom All creatures of God, human beings have the unique power to change themselves and the things around them for the better. He

- is the mind of god which humans cannot know. Contain laws that govern the universe and control the life cycle of everything in existence.

- law of god revealed in the bible. Christian call it the “word of god”. Teachings of Jesus Christ

- everyone has a natural sense that “good is to be done and evil is to be avoided” which some call human nature. Directs our conscience and leads us to the right outcome when applied with reason to a situation

- everyday rules that govern our lives from the legal system

- implicit agreement among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits.

Emphasizes the existence of the individual person as free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.

Theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings

power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint

describe as supreme power or authority

- is a precept of general rule established by reason, by which a person is forbidden to do that which is destructive of his life or takes away the means of preserving the same

: “Men are born free, yet everywhere are in chains.

S to determine whether there can be a legitimate political authority, since people’s interaction he saw at his time seemed to put them worse than they were at in the state of nature

The social dimension is represented by ‘We relation

English philosopher (1588-1679) Developed the Social Contract Theory. Believed Monarchy was the best government

Developed his idea in favor of absolute monarchy

French novelist, playwright, and exponent of Existentialism

� is a philosophy acclaiming the freedom of the individual human being

Was an American psychologist best-known for his Influence on behaviorism

R referred to his own philosophy as 'radical behaviorism' and suggested that the concept of free will was simply an illusion. ◝ All human action, he instead believed, was the direct result of

Simply as, you do good you will be rewarded you do bad you will be punished.

- is a deep and genuine relationship between persons

Refers to the shared awareness and understanding among persons

- is the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.

Means “within a person,” that is, taking place within one person's self or mind.

relationship involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people.

Condition of a man, a subject, among other men, who are also subject; made possible by the awareness of the self and the other

R is Jewish existentialist philosopher. He was born in Vienna and was brought up in the Jewish tradition. In his work I and Thou (Ich and Du) (1923), he conceives the human person in his/her wholeness, totality, concrete existence and relatedness to the world., interpersonal is signified by the ‘I-You relation’.

Refers to types of societies that existed before the 18th century; before the industrial Revolution - are characterized as having limited forms of production, with limited division of labor and social stratification.

- Simplest type of societies; survive by hunting and gathering their food - social structures of the hunter-gatherers are generally egalitarian and decisions are arrived at by consensus.

Some hunter gatherers discovered that the animals that they have could be tamed and bred. Started pasturing the animals they have domesticated

cultivated plants; far from agrarian or agricultural type primarily because of the difference in technology and land area

Invention of new materials & methods for cultivating plants and animals; most important innovation is the invention of the plow.

- Advancement in water transportation, agricultural techniques & Establishment of the printing press

Composed of people whose main role is to transfer knowledge or information

Is the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction

Components that are part of a society’s culture based on the functional than the physical. - Enhanced telecommunication systems and computing technology that people use to interact with each other

-is a blanket term for interactions between two or more people, groups, or organizations.

- the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit,

- shared by all members of a community;

- refer to a close relationship, association with others, an alliance, a, or a union. Group of people involved in interaction. According to the social exchange theory, social behavior is the outcome of an exchange process.

Affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone

Said "Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human,

Confucianism's central tenet is the significance of having good moral character

Believes that consciousness, sociality, and purposiveness build up a human person;

� There is an expectance

� There is willingness/ genuineness

- Its balance is not always equal

- Believes that people normally feel secure when a ‘significant other’ is present; Human contact is desired

- reduce anxiety by getting to know them better; trust will be built eventually by knowing e.o

- Concerned in rewards & also in fairness; value fair or equal treatment to maintain fairness in rs (relationships)

Happiness in a rs is created in the mind

Share intimate info w/partners to increase trust

- must be maintained no matter how negative the information that was shared by their partners

Should make positive attributions, description, and/or explanation of each other’s behavior

- No matter how hard one person tries to establish a positive foundation in a relationship, the lack of matching response from the partner will ultimately undermine the overall quality of the relationship

� includes cultural & personality systems, the behavioral & subsystems, & the physical environment.

�they are interacting because of a goal to achieve

� believing in the principle that all people are equal rights and opportunities

general agreement

Group of actors interacting with each other in a situation that has least a physical or environmental aspect.

� are social systems because they are made up of individuals interacting for a common goal, where each has a part or functions.One does not only know the rules of right living, but one lives them

�Only the dead have seen the end of war.”

Means that the mind is in communion with the universal and eternal ideas.

The body is the source of endless trouble to us which overtake and impede us in the search after true being:

�We ought, so far as it lies within our power, to aspire to immortality, and do all that we can to live in conformity

- Death is the destination we all share, no-one has ever escaped it

Gradual decline of the human body- length of time for which a person or animal lives

, belief that the person’s consciousness is completely erased upon death.

natural reaction to death and dying; deep sorrow Death - natural occurrence; end of all biological funct

Echoes Heideggerr’s view on the acceptance of death. Person cannot immortality but can achieve timelessness by ‘living in the present’

S considers death as the most significant “limit situation,” one should have the capacity to alter perspectives to accept that they are going to die

Defines death as an important aspect in the development of man.

Person achieving life’s purpose

� developed the 5 stages of grief

Expresses disbelief regarding their situation; refuse to believe the news at first

- the person expresses frustration with his or her situation.

- voices wish that their life be prolonged

Experiences intense sadness and exhibits disinterest in life and its normal routines.

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