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Ancient Philosophy Vocabulary
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Philosophy
10th Grade
09/07/2011

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teleology
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the branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate purpose and design of the universe
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the golden mean (aristotle)
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the ethical middle position between two extremes
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the great chain of being
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the categorical and hierarchal structure of reality
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myth
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a sacred & traditional tale that helps to guide the lives of people
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psyche
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the state of being alive, the "breath of life"
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logos
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the underlying principle of the universe, that which stays constant while all else changes
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arche
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the origin or underlying substance of the universe
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apeiron
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limitless, boundless, infinite
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philosophy
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the love of wisdom
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cosmos
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the universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole
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cosmology
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the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin & structure of the universe
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orphism
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greek "mystery religion" that believes in the soul & reincarnation
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harmony
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parts of a whole working smoothly together
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ratio
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a numerical relationship between things
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proportion
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a part in relation to the whole
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flux
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change, the logos of reality
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logos
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the underlying principle of the universe, that which stays constant while all else changes
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the golden proportion
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one of the many mathematical proportions found in nature & used in art & architecture
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paradox
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an idea that goes against common sense but may be true
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ad infinitum
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without end; to infinity
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rationalism
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a belief that reason is the primary toll for gaining knowledge
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materialism
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the belief that physical matter is most real
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atomos
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"uncuttables", the particles that make up the physical universe
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relativism
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the view that truth is relative to the individual
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void
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empty space
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rhetoric
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the art of persuasive speech
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humanism
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a concern primarily for human beings & their welfare
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subjective
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existing independently of our perceptions, judgments, or feelings; that which is derived from the individual's mind & has no external reality
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eudaimonia
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happiness, fulfilling one's potential
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metaphysics
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studies the nature of reality
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epistomology
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develops a theory of knowledge
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ethics
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to determine the good & right thing to do
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ontology
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the theory of being
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particulars
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imperfect copies that make up the physical world
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the forms
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the perfect & unchanging reality that the particulars pattern themselves after
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dualism
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the view that reality consists of two realms
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mimesis
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copy, imitation
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