Introduction to Philosophy
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Vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions, types of questioning, branches, and historical focus areas of philosophy from the lecture notes.
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13 Terms
Philo
Love.
Sophia
Wisdom.
Philosophy
The love of wisdom, characterized as the desire and interest for an intellectually aware life and the search for knowledge.
Philosophizing
The discipline of knowledge for something.
Dynamic Questioning
A type of questioning described as unending.
Personal Questioning
A type of questioning where the individual feels the question is valid, but to others it is not.
Logic
The commonsense art of correct thinking.
Metaphysics
The branch of philosophy that deals with reality.
Epistemology
The branch of philosophy that deals with knowledge and what we can know.
Ethics
The branch of philosophy that deals with the good, specifically what is right and wrong.
Cosmocentric
A subject matter in philosophy focused on worldly things.
Theocentric
A subject matter in philosophy focused on God.
Anthropocentric
A subject matter in philosophy focused on man.