Philosophie et Psychologie

Study Notes

Présent malheureux/Présent agréable: The present can be perceived as unhappy due to unmet expectations, the gap between desire and reality. Conversely, a pleasant present can be tinged with sadness due to the awareness of its transience.
Aliéné: Being estranged from oneself.
Kairos: The opportune moment.
Doxa: Common opinion.
Cogito: Descartes' famous philosophical assertion, "I think, therefore I am."
Amour propre: Self-respect; the feeling of one's own worth and dignity, motivating actions to be respected by others.
Ataraxie: Peace of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
Aponie: Absence of bodily distress.

Conscient: Conscious thoughts and perceptions.
Préconscient: The reservoir of memories, thoughts, and feelings that can easily be brought into consciousness.
Inconscient: The part of the mind containing repressed desires, fears, and thoughts that significantly influence the conscious mind.

Real: What truly exists.
Ideal: A concept or aspiration, not necessarily tangible or achievable immediately.
Fatalism/Determinism: Philosophical viewpoint asserting events are predetermined.
Prediction/Prediction: Distinction between anticipating an event based on observations versus definitively declaring an outcome, often based on less solid groundwork.
Essence/Existence: The core defining characteristics of something versus its actual state of being.

Some desires, like basic needs (food, water, rest), are natural and necessary.
Other desires are considered vain, or superficial.
Philosophically, the focus is on discerning the worthwhile or ultimately satisfying goals.