PHILOSOPHY 1st QUARTER REVIEWER
PHILOSOPHY 1st QUARTER REVIEWER
PHILOSOPHY 1st QUARTER REVIEWER
PHILOSOPHY
- the term "philosophy" means, "love of wisdom."
- is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about
themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each
other.
- “where am I?” “how do I know it?” “what should I do?”
GAUTAMA BUDDHA
- Preached or stated that, “Life is full of suffering”
SOCRATES
- claimed that the unexamined life is not worth living, for human beings. “Humans are
bound to ask questions”
METAPHYSICS
- deals with the fundamental nature of what exists
- Objective - refers to something that has a real existence in the world independent of being
thought of. (has strong evidence to be proven)
- Subjective - refers to anything that depends for its existence on consciousness. (own
perception)
1. Deductive Reasoning
- Syllogisms
- Existing theory → Formulate Hypothesis → Collect Data → Analyze Data → Deduct
Hypothesis
- Ex. "All spiders have eight legs. A tarantula is a spider. Therefore, tarantulas have eight
legs."
2. Inductive Reasoning
- Non-verbal and number sequences
- Simple, statistical, predictive
- Ex. “Since 95% of the left-handers I’ve seen around the world use left-handed scissors,
95% of left-handers around the world use left-handed scissors”
3. Abductive Reasoning
- Presents facts, no rebuttals anymore
- Ex. “I saw an abandoned bowl of hot soup on the table, the owner will probably return soon”
INTERSUBJECTIVITY
- “inter” – among and between
- “subject” – conscious being
- Sharing of subjective states by two or more individual (Scheff 2006)
- Empathy – putting yourself in the other person’s shoesA
VALUE OF PHILOSOPHIZING
- Truth in metaphysics and philosophy of language is the property of sentences, assertations,
beliefs, thoughts, or propositions that are said, in ordinary discourse to agree with the facts ot
to state what the case is.
KNOWLEDGE
- Clear awareness and understanding of something.
FACTS
- Propositions or statements which are observed to be real or truthful.
CLAIM
- Statement that is not evidently or immediately known to be true.
SIGMUND FREUD
- an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating
and treating pathologies in the psyche through dialogue between a patient and a
psychoanalyst.
1. Id (Instincts)
- Made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and
desires.
- Fixation
2. Ego (Reality)
- Experienced as the “self” or “I”
3. Superego (Morality)
- The ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards.
TYPES OF PERSONALITY
1. Borderline Personality
- Limitations
- Gives what they receive
2. Paranoid personality
- No trust
- always on guard, believing that others are constantly trying to demean, harm or threaten
them
3. Anti-social personality
- Breaking rules often
- typically manipulative, deceitful and reckless, and will not care for other people's feelings
4. Histrionic personality
- Attention-seeker
- have an overwhelming desire to be noticed and often behave dramatically or
inappropriately to get attention.
5. Narcissistic personality
- Loves oneself too much
- have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and
admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others.
- In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for
his beauty. According to Tzetzes, he rejected all romantic advances, eventually falling in love
with his own reflection in a pool of water, staring at it for the remainder of his life.
6. Avoidant personality
- Afraid of rejection
- tend to avoid social interaction due to the intense fear of being rejected by others
7. Dependent personality
- Excessive neediness
- feel helpless, submissive or incapable of taking care of themselves