Philosophy
Philosophy - correct answer-" love of wisdom", the academic discipline that
deals primarily with metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and
socio-political theory.
Metaphysics - correct answer-a branch of philosophy that studies reality and
asks questions about reality.
Epistemology - correct answer-branch of philosophy that deals with
knowledge and questions about knowledge, and how we know.
Logic - correct answer-Branch of philosophy that deals with the use of clear
and valid reasoning.
Ethics - correct answer-branch of philosophy that deals with questions about
the "good life", virtue, justice and morality.
Socio-political philosophy - correct answer-The study of questions of social
behavior and interpretation of society and social institutions in terms of ethical
values placing emphasis on understanding the social contexts.
Aesthetics - correct answer-Branch of philosophy studies the nature of art and
beauty.
Rationalism - correct answer-Branch of epistemology which holds that
knowledge comes from the use of rationality and/or innate ideas.
Empiricism - correct answer-branch of epistemology which holds that
knowledge comes from sense-data.
Aristotle - correct answer-Ancient Greek fourth century BCE philosopher from
Stageira who was student of Plato, and tutor of Alejandro the great, and the
first systematizer of Western philosophy.
Golden mean - correct answer-desirable middle between two extremes
(excess and deficiency.)
, Arete - correct answer-" a settled disposition of the mind determining the
choice of actions and emotions, consisting essentially in the observance of the
mean relative to us, this being determined by principle, that is, as the prudent
man would determine it."
Potentiality - correct answer-In Aristotle's philosophy, anything that "might
chance to happen or not to happen".
Actuality - correct answer-In Aristotle's philosophy, anything which "is currently
happening."
Nicomachean Ethics - correct answer-Aristotle's most important work on
ethics, originally consisting of ten "books" (scrolls) based on his lecture notes
from the Lyceum, which were edited by, and named after, his son
Nicomachus.
Eudaimonia - correct answer-Greek word meaning "well-being, happiness, or
"human flourishing."
Anatman - correct answer-the Buddhist concept of "no-self."
Eightfold Path - correct answer-Fundamental Buddhist ethical philosophy
broken down as: Right view, right intentions, right speech, right action, right
livelihood, right effort, right consciousness, right mindfulness.
Proposition - correct answer-"The primary bearers of truth-value; the objects
of belief and other hypothetical attitudes (what is believed, doubted, etc) The
referents of that clauses and the meanings of declarative sentences."
Socratic Method - correct answer-a "technique of probing questions, for the
purpose of prodding, pushing, and provoking unreflective persons into
realizing their lack of rational understanding of their own principles of thought
and action, so that they can set out on the path to philosophical wisdom"
Subjective Idealism - correct answer-George Berkeley's theory that argues
only mind and ideas exist.
The universe and human nature - correct answer-two HUGE subjects to
philosophers ask questions about.
Philosophy - correct answer-" love of wisdom", the academic discipline that
deals primarily with metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and
socio-political theory.
Metaphysics - correct answer-a branch of philosophy that studies reality and
asks questions about reality.
Epistemology - correct answer-branch of philosophy that deals with
knowledge and questions about knowledge, and how we know.
Logic - correct answer-Branch of philosophy that deals with the use of clear
and valid reasoning.
Ethics - correct answer-branch of philosophy that deals with questions about
the "good life", virtue, justice and morality.
Socio-political philosophy - correct answer-The study of questions of social
behavior and interpretation of society and social institutions in terms of ethical
values placing emphasis on understanding the social contexts.
Aesthetics - correct answer-Branch of philosophy studies the nature of art and
beauty.
Rationalism - correct answer-Branch of epistemology which holds that
knowledge comes from the use of rationality and/or innate ideas.
Empiricism - correct answer-branch of epistemology which holds that
knowledge comes from sense-data.
Aristotle - correct answer-Ancient Greek fourth century BCE philosopher from
Stageira who was student of Plato, and tutor of Alejandro the great, and the
first systematizer of Western philosophy.
Golden mean - correct answer-desirable middle between two extremes
(excess and deficiency.)
, Arete - correct answer-" a settled disposition of the mind determining the
choice of actions and emotions, consisting essentially in the observance of the
mean relative to us, this being determined by principle, that is, as the prudent
man would determine it."
Potentiality - correct answer-In Aristotle's philosophy, anything that "might
chance to happen or not to happen".
Actuality - correct answer-In Aristotle's philosophy, anything which "is currently
happening."
Nicomachean Ethics - correct answer-Aristotle's most important work on
ethics, originally consisting of ten "books" (scrolls) based on his lecture notes
from the Lyceum, which were edited by, and named after, his son
Nicomachus.
Eudaimonia - correct answer-Greek word meaning "well-being, happiness, or
"human flourishing."
Anatman - correct answer-the Buddhist concept of "no-self."
Eightfold Path - correct answer-Fundamental Buddhist ethical philosophy
broken down as: Right view, right intentions, right speech, right action, right
livelihood, right effort, right consciousness, right mindfulness.
Proposition - correct answer-"The primary bearers of truth-value; the objects
of belief and other hypothetical attitudes (what is believed, doubted, etc) The
referents of that clauses and the meanings of declarative sentences."
Socratic Method - correct answer-a "technique of probing questions, for the
purpose of prodding, pushing, and provoking unreflective persons into
realizing their lack of rational understanding of their own principles of thought
and action, so that they can set out on the path to philosophical wisdom"
Subjective Idealism - correct answer-George Berkeley's theory that argues
only mind and ideas exist.
The universe and human nature - correct answer-two HUGE subjects to
philosophers ask questions about.
