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1: The Romantics and Existentialists
1: The Romantics and Existentialists
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
03/12/2012

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Term
Enlightenment
Definition
Search for lawful order in the universe
-rationality
-skepticism towards church
-search for universal moral laws
-humans are "machines w/in a giant machine
Term
Stressed emotion over rationality
Definition
Romanticism
Term
Stressed that people should trust their impulses as guides for living
Definition
Romanticism
Term
Stressed the meaning in life
Definition
Existentialism
Term
Stressed that we choose our own destinies
Definition
Existentialism
Term
Stressed subjective experience
Definition
Existentialism
Term
Stressed the uniqueness of each individual
Definition
Romanticism & Existentialism
Term
Who believed that human nature is good and that the best guide for behavior is our honest feelings and inclinations?
Definition
Rousseau
Term
Noble savage
Definition
Rousseau
-if a person was left alone from the influence of society, he would naturally care for himself and others
Term
Who believed that the only purpose of the government should be to provide an environment which would allow human potential grow to it's fullest?
Definition
Rousseau
Term
General will
Definition
Rousseau
-what is best for the community (even if you have to inhibit your own will)
Term
Whoi
Definition
Term
Who believed that education and parenting should be guided by the child's interests?
Definition
Rousseau
Term
Who's ideas parallel Carl Rogers?
Definition
Rousseau
Term
Rousseau: R/E?
Definition
Romantic
Term
Goethe: R/E?
Definition
Romantic
Term
Who believed that life consisted of opposing forces and that we should embrace them?
Definition
Goethe
Term
Who believed that the ultimate source of happiness is human liberty?
Definition
Goethe
Term
Who showed that sensory experiences could be studied through introspection?
Definition
Goethe
Term
Who influenced Freud, Jung, and phenomenology?
Definition
Goethe
Term
Who believed that the will to survive is the most powerful motivator of behavior?
Definition
Schopenhauer
Term
Schopenhauer: R/E?
Definition
Romantic
Term
Who believed that death is the ultimate victor?
Definition
Schopenhauer
Term
Who believed that suffering comes from our intellect's ability to see irrational urges?
Definition
Schopenhauer
Term
Who differentiated between the conscious and unconscious?
Definition
Schopenhauer
Term
Who discussed repression, sublimation, and denial?
Definition
Schopenhauer
Term
Who believed that the ultimate state of being is when a person decides to embrace God in a "leap of faith"?
Definition
Kierkegaard
Term
Who believed that personal freedom developed in 3 stages (aesthetic, ethical, and religious)?
Definition
Kierkegaard
Term
Aesthetic stage of personal freedom
Definition
Seeking out pleasure, no recognition of ability to choose, but leads to boredom
Term
Ethical stage of personal freedom
Definition
Accept responsibility to choose, but follow external rules
Term
Religious stage of personal freedom
Definition
Recognize freedom and enter into personal relationship with God
Term
Who believed that the two aspects to human nature were the Apollonian and Dionysian, and what are they?
Definition
Nietzsche
-Apollonian: rational, want predictability and order
-Dionysian: irrational, want chaos and passion
Term
Who valued living with passion, taking chances, and using life to enhance oneself?
Definition
Nietzsche
Term
How did Nietzsche feel about free will?
Definition
We can be free if we take charge
Term
Who believed that there was no universal morality/meaning, and thus we are faced with chaos
Definition
Nietzsche
Term
Supermen/Ubermensch
Definition
Nietzsche
-People who live up to their full potential by living creative/independent lives
Term
Who believed that all relationships are motivated by power?
Definition
Nietzsche
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