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Philosophy
10th Grade
09/07/2011

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Myth
Definition
a sacred and tradition tale that helps to guide people's lives
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Psyche
Definition
the state of being alive, the breath of life
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Logos
Definition
the underlying principle of the universe that stays constant
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Arche
Definition
underlying substance of the universe
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Apeiron
Definition
limitless, boundless, infinite
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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
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the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe
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Orphism
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Greek "mystery religion" that believes in the soul and reincarnation
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Harmony
Definition
parts of a whole working smoothly together
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Ratio
Definition
a numerical relation between things
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Proportion
Definition
a part relation to a whole
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The Golden Section
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one of the many mathematical proportions found in nature and used in art and architecture
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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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Golden Mean
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the ethical middle position between two extremes
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Great Chain of Being
Definition
the categorical and hierarchal structure of reality
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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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Rationalism
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
Definition
particles that make up the physical universe
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Void
Definition
empty space
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Relativism
Definition
the view that truth is relative to the individual
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Rhetoric
Definition
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 independently 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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Ethics
Definition
the branch of philosophy that deals with good or right conduct
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Particulars
Definition
the perfect copies that make up the physical world
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Forms, eidos
Definition
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
Definition
copy, imitation
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Metaphysics
Definition
Philosophy that studies the nature of reality
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Epistemology
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develops a theory of knowledge
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Ontology
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the study of being
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Temperance
Definition
ability to control your desires
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