Important Terms,Names,and Definitions
Second Review
This page is for students in the Intro. to Philosophy, CTV section. The terms provided below are names and terms from telecast three and four and the attached readings. These terms will be part of the material covered on the midterm examination. You will be given a term or name and asked to define or identify it and to provide its significance.
Pragmatism, Materialism,idealism,Hobbes,
Saint Augustine, Berkeley, Subjective Idealism,Objective Idealism.
anthroporphism,
Wm. James, Pragmatic method,antirealism, realism, authenticity,
Husserl, Heidegger, phenemonology, existentialism, determinism,
Kiekegaard,J.P.Sartre, autonomy, compatibilism, liberterianism,
noema, indeterminism, Clarence Darrow, Pierre LaPlace,
lebenswelt, Sorge
Model Definition:
Descartes- A rationalist philosopher who emphasized the centrality of reason and thought to what defines us individually and collectively as persons.
(To practice defining the terms take determinism and using the book provide a sample model definition of the term. Repeat this later for all of the terms listed. Writing your 'model definitions' on flash cards is a good idea.
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