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Which philosophical movement is concerned with individual human experience such as consciousness and anxiety?
Which philosophical movement is concerned with individual human experience such as consciousness and anxiety?
The Vienna Circle supported the idea that all claims can be verified through synthetic a priori principles.
The Vienna Circle supported the idea that all claims can be verified through synthetic a priori principles.
False
What does Hume's Fork refer to in philosophy?
What does Hume's Fork refer to in philosophy?
The distinction between matters of fact and relations of ideas.
Heraclitus stated that 'NO MAN CAN STEP IN THE SAME RIVER TWICE' to emphasize that everything is in _____ .
Heraclitus stated that 'NO MAN CAN STEP IN THE SAME RIVER TWICE' to emphasize that everything is in _____ .
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Match the following philosophers with their ideas:
Match the following philosophers with their ideas:
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Continental Philosophy
- A set of 19th and 20th-century philosophical traditions originating in mainland Europe.
- Examples include Phenomenology and Existentialism.
- Focuses on human experience, consciousness, anxiety, death, and being.
- Emphasizes individualistic perspectives.
- Rejects the idea that natural sciences are the sole way to understand phenomena.
Analytic Philosophy
- Its foundations include background/influences in metaphysics, rationalism, mathematics, and logic.
- Attempts to analyze language to clarify the meaning of statements, especially metaphysical ones.
- Logical form dictates whether a statement is meaningful.
- Philosophers like Hegel, Frege, Moore, and Russell contributed to its development by using concepts to derive a theoretical perspective of Logical Analysis.
Linguistic Philosophy
- A form of logical analysis that focuses on language.
- Has three key functions:
- Standardizing tests to clarify the meaning of statements (verifiability principle).
- Clarifying philosophy through analysis (focusing on observable statements).
- Creating a unified view of science, reducing different sciences to language.
Theory of Descriptions
- Investigates how descriptive terms apply to objects and properties.
- Aims to avoid ambiguities in descriptions.
- Argues that existence claims about entities are only meaningful when stated explicitly with descriptions.
Logical Positivism
- A scientific analysis of knowledge that asserts certain statements (metaphysics, religion, ethics) lack cognitive meaning.
- Statements are meaningful only if they are about science, mathematics, or logic.
- Supported by the Vienna Circle, a group of scientists and mathematicians who applied logical analysis to philosophy.
- Rejected the idea of synthetic a priori truths (Kant)
- Influenced by Einstein's theories, quantum mechanics, and formal logic.
- Developed Hume's fork into criteria for meaning and truth- based on ideas/impressions.
Phenomenology
- Focuses on conscious experience from an individual's perspective.
- Does not deny the external world but emphasizes subjectivity and perception.
- Opposes reductionism , and looks at experience's structure and meaning.
Pragmatism
- Truth is something we work toward in our experiences in a practical way.
- Questions the concept of absolute truth.
- Examines how experiences shape our ideas and knowledge.
- Includes Heraclitus's idea that people cannot step in the same river twice because the river constantly changes. Also, Parmenides' belief that true reality is unchanging.
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Explore the key distinctions between Continental Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy, and Linguistic Philosophy. This quiz covers fundamental concepts, historical influences, and the significance of language and individual experience in philosophical discourse.
