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metaphysics
explains natural phenomenon
what is the universe made of?
ontology
the nature of human existence and the relationship between mind and matter
epistemology
the study of nature and limits of knowledge
logic and language
ensuring ideas have validity
constructing arguments with words
ethics/aesthetics
examines the nature of beauty, art, taste and how we relate to art
political philosophy
ethics at a societal level; about government, liberty, rights
religion
are morals from God or are they a human construct?
socratic method
repeatedly asking questions to stimulate critcal thinking
absolute morals
applicable to everyone
what happens in the allegory of the Cave?
3 prisoners, watch shadows on wall, one escapes and sees real world, comes back and tries to describe what he saw but they don’t believe him and he cannot see shadows anymore
what is the point of the allegory of the Cave?
perception is not reality
what we know now can be proved false later
who came up with the panopticon idea?
Jeremy Bentham
What are some criticisms of the panopticon?
inhumane
not realistically applicable
using prisons for profit is ethically wrong
who is Michel Foucault?
expanded the panopticon model
what did Foucault say about the panopticon?
potential for surveillance states, doesn’t feel like tyranny
what are the three panopticon effects?
pervasive power
obscure power
structural violence
phenomenology
the study of reality as it is subjectively experienced
rationalism
use of reason leads to knowledge
empiricism
experience leads to knowledge
Transcendental idealism
both reason and experience are necessary to gain knowledge
intentional consciousness
our attention is focused on something that can be material, imagined or abstract
essence
we experience things differently: we must put differences aside and find the essence as a community
Alfred Shutz
everyday experiences shape our understanding of reality
we construct reality
bracketering
putting aside preconceptions before doing research
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