Unidad 1: Mito, Ciencia y Filosofía

The love of wisdom; a way of thinking critically about the world, science, and ourselves.

Ideas like truth, justice, good, freedom, and happiness, that are difficult to define.

A set of reasons used to support or oppose an idea.

Analyzing and reflecting on philosophical concepts, arguing for or against ideas, and challenging others' views.

Philosophy began in ancient Greece in the 6th century B.C.

Philosophy has a long history, longer than any other field of study.

Philosophy starts with questioning; the need for clarification on concepts.

Questions about fundamental concepts and problems faced by humans, science, and the universe.

The initial motivation for philosophical inquiry is wonder or admiration for the world around us.

A feeling of wonder or respect towards something, prompting a desire to understand it more deeply; acknowledging one's own ignorance.

A questioning and critical approach; not accepting claims without proper reasoning.

Questioning existing beliefs and established authorities without blindly accepting them.

To question and clarify fundamental ideas that are commonly accepted without thought about their validity.

Recognizing one's own lack of knowledge is crucial to driving philosophical inquiry.

Actively evaluating claims and reasoning, rather than merely accepting information.

Aristotle believed philosophical inquiry begins with wonder about the world.

A process used to investigate natural phenomena, involving questioning, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and conclusion.

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, still unproven.

Based on observation and experience; verifiable through experimentation or evidence.

A specific question about a natural phenomenon, aimed at discovering its cause or mechanism.

A scientific approach involving forming hypotheses, designing experiments to test them, and drawing conclusions based on the results.

A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified.

Any observable events or occurrences in the natural world.

Practical uses and advancements developed as a result of scientific findings, improving everyday lives.

A tentative explanation or prediction that can be tested against observations and experiments.

The ability of a hypothesis to be evaluated by gathering evidence and potentially disproven.

Tools used to make observations and collect data.

The focus of scientific study on a particular area of knowledge that increases technical detail .

Science relies on observation, experimentation and testable evidence while myth relies on imagination and cannot be proven objectively.

Provisional and revisable understanding of the world, updated as new facts emerge and new theories created.

Scientific theories have the capability to predict future events or phenomena.

An explanation built upon verifiable evidence, which can be tested and potentially disproven and predicts future occurrences.

Philosophical thought in ancient Greece (6th century BCE - 4th century CE)

Early Greek philosophers who sought a single, underlying reality to explain everything.

A significant early Greek philosopher, traditionally considered the first.

Influential ancient Greek philosopher who mainly focused on moral issues.

Student of Socrates and a key figure in ancient Greek philosophy.

A prominent philosopher, student of Plato whose work emphasized understanding nature and reality.

Ancient Greek philosophical approach focused on ethical questions, conduct, and the good life.

Fundamental questions about the universe, existence, knowledge, and reality explored by philosophers.

A philosophical period (IV-XIV centuries) where philosophy was influenced by religious theology. Faith was a key philosophical topic, with important thinkers like Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas.

A philosophical movement emphasizing reason as the source of knowledge. Reason, like geometry, is used to find truth.

A philosophical movement emphasizing experience as the source of knowledge. Experience forms our knowledge and understanding.

A philosophical period (XVII-XVIII centuries) that saw two main schools: rationalism and empiricism.

A Greek philosopher (384-322 BCE) credited with exploring the origins of philosophy

The study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language

A philosophical period (circa 6th century BCE - 300 BCE). Including thinkers like Plato and Socrates.

Time spans where major philosophical views, methodologies took shape.