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| 1st piont in socrates statement |
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| Worth, something that has a higher value than the cost of attaining it. |
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| 2nd point in socrates statement |
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| Unexamined life, going through life with routine, not stopping to think about lifes meanings, or how it should be lived. |
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| 3rd point in socrates statement |
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| What is the cost of living the unexamined life, it comes at the cost of your whole life. |
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| 4th point in socrates statement |
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| It is not that the unexamined life istn worth living, its just not worth the high price you pay for it. Investing all your energies in a direction not of your own choosing. |
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| A system of rules or limitations, a way people get stuck doing and seeing things. |
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| the disease of certainty, cannot see beyond problem, one way of doing things and dont expand and miss opportunities. |
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| 1st mental skill philosophy teaches us |
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| Analysis- who am i, what do i want, what is lifes meaning. Warning- over analysis is a dangerous as under analysis. |
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| 2nd mental skill philosophy teaches us |
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| Assesment- Does god exist, is there life after death. Choosing between two competing claims. Warning, in a world of opportunity, assesment is critical to survival. |
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| 3rd mental skill philosophy teaches us |
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| Argument- a reasoned presentation of ideas. Warning does not conclude with a brawl. |
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| is the love and pursuit of wisdom |
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| Insight for living, gives us depth and practicality. |
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| the study of belief, truth, knowledge, and rationality. |
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| the study of being, or what really exists. |
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| the study of good and evil, right and wrong, success and happiness. |
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| Is philosophy practical, pro and con argument. |
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Pro- philosophy gives u perspective if practice
Con- Endless argument |
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| How many beliefs do u have |
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| Endless, little things like numbers and colors. |
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| What two categories can beliefs be placed in, desribe them. |
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Trivial- like burger king fries are better than McDonalds
Convictions- will not change, will go to war over them. |
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| Two sides to a belief, what are they and desribe them. |
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Subjective- mental state of conviction, we dont belive in Santa Claus anymore, so they change.
Objective- will not change in life, context of what we believe. Santa Claus, we will always define him the same. |
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| Do all humans have false beliefs |
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| yes, superstitions, where a favorite object is. |
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| Necessary and sufficient conditions for knowledge of a bachelor to exist. |
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| Male, single, adult, and human |
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| No absolute truths, everyone has their own perspective. |
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| Hole in relativists argument |
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| Their theory asserts what it denies. |
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| belief there is at least one god |
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| belief that there is many gods |
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| belief that there is exactly one god. |
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| undecided, state of not knowing if there is or isnt a god. |
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| First classical argument for existance of god. |
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Ontological-if u use the word god and accept the definition of god meaing supreme being, then u must believe in him.
Argument- just because u can conceive of something doesnt mean it exists.
Anselm of Canterbury, catholic monk in ministry |
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| Second classical argument for the existance of god |
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Cosmological- world operates on cause and effect, must be a first mover
Argument- if god made universe, who made god.
Some say universe is eternal something, but most believe universe is decaying. |
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| 3rd argument for the existance of god |
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Teleological- someone had to of designed this universe we live in, earth is perfect for humans and far to complex to be an accident.
Argument- one planet for humans, then all those worthless ones, how can the whole universe be designed for humans. |
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| 4th argument for the existance of god |
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Moral and ethical- inatly everyone wants to do good, that has to come from somewhere.
Argument- society sets the norms by which we live, and we have prisons full of people who didnt do good. |
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| What are the two arguments against free will. |
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| Theological and scientific |
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| Explain theological argument against free will. |
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| Gods will, our future is already set, options or freedoms that are assumed are nonexistant. If u believe god has divine or other forknowledge, then u to challenge free will |
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| List and explain two answers to the theological argument against free will. |
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God knows somethings will happen, but he knows absolutely those things he intends.
God is a perfect diagnostician, knowing all the probabilities, but since he made us free he will have to see what happens then deal with it. |
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| Difference between predestinded and foreknowledge. |
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| If u believe god predetermines everything, then u dont believe in free will. U can believe he has foreknowledge and u have free will. God knew u were going to do something because he can see the future, but didnt control it. |
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| Explain scientific argument against free will. |
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| Uses the principle of Universal Causality, for every event A, there was a cause and there fore it stands in a long causation chain, none of which we controlled. |
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| If scientific challenge to freedom is true. |
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We are not originating cause of anything
Nothing we ever do is of our own choosing.
We are meerly puppets of nature. |
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| What are the 3 groups of freedom issue and where do they stand on the Universal Causation |
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Determinist- rely on the UC for their argument.
Libitarians- we are free and they think the UC is proposterous
Compatibilists- belief is compatible with UC and they define a free act as anything arising from an inner choice. |
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| what are the 3 Cs of assesment, and describe them |
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Coherent, do various components of the argument hang together logically
Complete- does the information cover all relevant matters or are there gaps
Correct- the evidence must point in the direction of the argument. |
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