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Philosophy
10th Grade
09/07/2011

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Philosophy
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The love of wisdom
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Cosmos
Definition
the universe regarded an orderly harmonious whole
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cosmology
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the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe
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Orphism
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Greek "mystery religion" that believes in the soul and reincarnation
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Harmony
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parts of a whole working smoothly together
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Ratio
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a numerical relationship between things
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Proportion
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a part in r
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The golden section
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one of the many mathmatical proportions found in nature and used in art, and architecture
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Flux change
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the logos of reality
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Logos
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the underlying principle of the universe; that which stays constant while all else changes
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Paradox
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the idea that goes against common sence but may be true
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Infinitum
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without end, to infinity
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materialism
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the belief that the physical matter is most real
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Atomos
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"uncuttables"the particles that make the physical universe
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Void
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empty space
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relativism
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the view that truth is relative to the individual
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rhetoric
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the art of persuasive speech
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humanism
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a concern primarily for human being and their welfare
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objective
Definition
existing independently of our perceptions, judgements or feelings
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subjective
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that which is derived from the individuals mind and has i external reality
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Particulars
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the imperfect copies that make up the physical world
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Forms, Eidos
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the perfect ans unchanging reality that the particulars pattern themselves after
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Dualism
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the view that reality
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Arete
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-virtue; able to perform our duty well, moral excellence
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Elenchus
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the Socratic dialect;Socrates' conversational technique for obtaining wisdom
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Interocutor
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the person being questioned in a Socratic dialect
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Piety
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-holiness; one of the ethical ideals that Socrates pursued for living a good life
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Anamensis
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recollection
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teleology
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the branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate purpose and design of the universe
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The Golden mean(aristotle)
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the ethical middle position between wo extremes
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Moral virtue
Definition
the habit of acting at the mean between the two extremes of behavior
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