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First Phil Exam
Plato and Aristotle
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 2
06/17/2009

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Philosophy
Definition
Love of wisdom
Term
metaphysics
Definition
the inquiry into the ultimate nature of reality
Term
epistemology
Definition
the inquiry into the origin and nature of knowledge
Term
logic
Definition
science of arguments
Term
aesthics
Definition
the nature and purpose of art. what makes something beautiful or not
Term
ethics
Definition
inquiry into the origin and nature of morality
Term
political philosophy
Definition
inquiry into the origin, nature, and purpose of governmetn as weel as evaluation of various forms
Term
3 period of Ancient Greek Phil.
Definition
Pre-Socratic
Athenian
Hellenistic
Term
Pre-socratic
Definition
6th-5th cent. BCE.
Primarily metophysicians focused on nature
Term
Athenian
Definition
5th-4th cent. BCE.
reflection on the world.
theories on soul and good life
Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Term
Hellenistic
Definition
schools of thought, i.e., Sketpticism and Stoicism.
influenced by Socrates
Term
3 parts of the soul
Definition
reason, spirit, appetite
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3 parts of the soul
Definition
reason, spirit, appetite
Term
Appetite
Definition
loves pleasure
source of desires (sex, hunger, thirst, $$)
Term
Spirit
Definition
Loves honor
source of anger shame resent and pride
with training, power to resist
needs reasoning to know what honorable
Term
Reason
Definition
loves wisdom
able to know good and make calculations
can provide motive, does not have power to resist
Term
4 Cardinal Part of Theory of Virtue
Definition
Wisdom
Courage
Moderation
Justice
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Wisdom (virtue)
Definition
rational ruling over spirited and appetitve
Term
Courage (virtue)
Definition
pleasure/pain; what should be feared
Term
Moderation (virtue)
Definition
agreement b/t raional and appetitve
Term
Justice (virtue)
Definition
Is the collective of the Virtue
Term
Plato's School
Definition
The academy
Term
Aristotle's School
Definition
Lyceum
In Athens
Term
Peripatetics
Definition
students/followers
Term
Soul (according to Aristotle)
Definition
the inner principle of change and rest characteristics of living things
Term
Powers of the Soul (in order)
Definition
Nutrition & Reproduction
Sensation & Locomotion
Reason
Term
Nutrition & Reproduction
Definition
all living things.
consume food to grow
Term
Sensation & Locomotion
Definition
Also the appetitive part
Seperates animals from not
Pleasure/pain
Term
Calculative reasoning
Definition
Productive = making useful objects
Practical = doing moral actions
Term
Scientific reasoning
Definition
aims at truth or knowledge for self
Term
Pleasure (happiness)
Definition
Many people love life of enjoyment
Term
Wealth (happiness)
Definition
some people love life of money making
Term
Honor (happiness)
Definition
some people love political life
Term
Contemplation (happiness)
Definition
few who live the contemplative life
Term
Eudaimonia
Definition
ding or faring well
Term
addedum
Definition
in a complete life
Term
Courage (moral)
Definition
Moderation in the tendencies to feel fefar and confidence
Too much fear = cowardice
Too much confidence = Rashness
Term
Temperance (moral)
Definition
Moderation in the desire for physical pleasure
Too much = overindulgence
Too little = n/a
Term
Justice (moral)
Definition
Propensity to give and return
Term
Retributive justice
Definition
concerns fair punishment
Term
Distributive justice
Definition
concerns the fair distribution of burdens and benefits
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