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"The love of wisdom"
Ancient Greeks devoted to asking "big questions" |
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An area of philosophy.
Study of "Ultimate reality"
free will, mind-body relationship, supernatural existence, immortality, nature of being |
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Area of philosophy.
Study of "knowledge"
Nature/origins of info. |
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| Study of moral problems, pragmatism, right v. wrong, moral duty |
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| Effects of social institutions on society. Ethnicity, gender, social status, different types society |
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Sovereignty
exercise of power |
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| a philosopher who expresses an original or influential point of view in a way that significantly affects subsequent philosophers and nonphilosophers |
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belief that knowledge is determined by specific qualities of the observer
Absolute (universal) knowledge of truth is impossible. |
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| Some form of true belief. Wow. |
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| Accurate compilation and assessment of factual and systematic information and relationships |
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| Skills needed to do things like play the piano, etc. |
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subjective mental acceptance that a claim is true
Don't actually HAVE to be provable. |
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| A conviction that something is true for which the only evd is the conviction itself |
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| attitude of indifference to the possibility of error or enlightenment that holds on to beliefs regardless of the facts |
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