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Unit 1
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 1
01/29/2009

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The Greeks are considered the "Chosen People" of Philosophy.
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True
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This subcategory of Epistemology teaches that all knowledge comes to us through the five senses.
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Empiricism
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In Greek, the word "Philosophy" means ____________________.
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Love of Wisdom
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This is a system of worship and adoration of the Divine.
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Religion
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Anaxagoras held that a great "Mind" or _________ arranged all things.
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Nous
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For Heraclitus the basic agent for change was _______________.
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Fire
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Pythagoras said it was not a material element but _________________.
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Numbers
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Anaximenes thought it was composed of _____________________.
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Air
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For Anaximander it was _________________.
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The Boundless
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What did Thales think the basic element of nature was?
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Water
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Phileo
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greek for love
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Sophos
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Greek for wisdom
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Philosophy uses...
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human reason
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ontology
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philosophy of reality
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cosmology
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operation and governance of the universe
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epistemology
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philosophy of knoweldge
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rationalism
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truth of knowledge comes from the mind
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ethics
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philosophy of moral behavoir
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aesthetic
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philosophy of art and beauty
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logic
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the philosophy of critical analysis employing methods of deduction and induction
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social/political
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today's political science, sociology, and pyschology
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cosmos
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order and harmony
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chaos
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idea of disorder and disharmony
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whim & caprice
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nothing happens without logical rason -- fate
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mythos
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unchallenged, time honored, supernatural, based explanation for events (legends, fables, myths)
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logos
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root of english "logic"; greek for "word"; logical way of thinking that places things in context of reason and thought.
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credited with inventing philosophy
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ancient greeks
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seperated reason from myth
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ancient greeks
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philosophy
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helps explain and clarify reality
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four elements
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fire, air, water, earth
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