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Basinger CORE 10 Greek Vocabulary
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Philosophy
10th Grade
09/07/2011

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philosophy
Definition
the love of wisdom
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cosmos
Definition
the universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole
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cosmology
Definition
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe
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orphism
Definition
greek "mystery religion" that believes in the soul and reencarnation
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harmony
Definition
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
Definition
a part in relation to the whole
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the golden section
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1.1618...; one of the many mathematical proportions found in nature and used in art and architecture
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flux
Definition
change; the logos of reality
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logos
Definition
the underlying principle of the universe; that which stays constant while everything else is changing
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paradox
Definition
an idea that goes against common sense but may be true
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ad infinitum
Definition
without end, to infinity
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raionalism
Definition
a belief that reason is the primary tool 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 particals that make up the physical universe
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void
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empty space
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relativism
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the view that truth is relative to the individual
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rhetoric
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the art of persuasive speech
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humanism
Definition
a concern primarily for human beings and their welfare
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objective
Definition
existing independantly of our perceptions, judgements, or feelings
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subjective
Definition
that which is derived from the individual's mind and has no external reality
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eudaimonia
Definition
happiness; fulfilling one's potential
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Arete
Definition
virtue; able to preform our duty well; moral excellence
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elenchus
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the Socratic dialect; Socrates' conversational technique for obtaining wisdom
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interlocutor
Definition
person questioned in a Socratic dialect
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piety
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holiness; one of the ethical ideals that Socrates pursued for living a good life
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anamnesis
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recollection, remembrance; Plato's theory for education
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meaphysics
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the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality
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epistemolohy
Definition
developes a theory of knowledge
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ethics
Definition
to determine the good and right thing to do
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ontology
Definition
the theory of being
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particulars
Definition
the imperfect copies that make up the physical world
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forms, eidos
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the perfect and unchanging reality that the particulars pattern themselves after
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dualism
Definition
the view that reality consists of two realms
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mimesis
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copy, imitation
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teleology
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the branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate purpose and design or the universe
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the golden mean
Definition
the ethical middle position between two extremes
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the great chain of being
Definition
the categorical and hierarchal structure of reality
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