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Ch. 2 Self Vocab
Dr.Wilkerson
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 2
02/06/2011

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autonomy
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having enough power to decide for oneself what one thinks, says, does.
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authenticity
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being genuine, not phony; for real; not pretending to know or be more than one is.
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continuity
Definition
staying the same in some way over time; lasting without total change.
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continuous
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unending, going on and on the same without interruption.
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continual
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repetition of the same thing over and over, interrupted but continuing in its repetition.
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flux
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change, constant change.
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transience
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subject to disappearing or moving or changing at any time, not being permanent.
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transient
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fleeting, moving away and changing constantly
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perception
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the conclusion our minds immediately form by organizing our senses' information
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illusion
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a mistaken perception; misinterpreting the evidence our senses give us; mostly accidental
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delusion
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pretending that we have good evidence for some belief about self or beliefs etc.
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metaphor
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using one thing, idea, activity to symbolize another and usually grander thing, idea, activity.
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contradiction
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when two statements that are claimed to be true but they cannot possibly both be true
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necessitates
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makes absolutely necessary, with no chance of failing to occur
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implies
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makes absolutely necessary with no chance of failing to occur, necessitates.
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sense data
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those bits of color, shape, sound, smell, texture, sensations which our mind takes in continuously; evidence which our mind immediately uses for the judgements of perception.
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problem of personal identity
Definition
our contradictory views of what it is to endure as the same person
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the no-self view
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Buddhist and Hume say that the self is a delusion which robs us of our present peace.
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the independent, self sufficient view
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that access and development of self occurs in isolation
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the cultural, relational view
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that access to and development of self is an interactive, cultural thing
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self sufficient
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needing no one or nothing but one's own self
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relational
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when what someone or something must be viewed only in relation to some other thing/one.
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dialogic
Definition
being in conversation with someone else; in dialogue
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dialogue
Definition
a conversation with other or others
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contumacious
Definition
stubborn, not abiding by rules
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curmudgeon
Definition
grumpy person who thinks the world has wronged him/her
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