Intro Philo Midterm PDF

Intro Philo Midterm Lesson 1: Philosophical Tool and Process **Gautama Buddha** - also known as Buddha, spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism. Born as *Siddharta Gautama* into the royal family in Nepal. **The primary questions of philosophy** - - - **They are important because they**...

Intro Philo Midterm Lesson 1: Philosophical Tool and Process **Gautama Buddha** - also known as Buddha, spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism. Born as *Siddharta Gautama* into the royal family in Nepal. **The primary questions of philosophy** - - - **They are important because they**: - - - - - - **Philosophy as science** - systematized body of knowledge, unlike other sciences that use observation and experimentation. *Philosophy uses reason to arrive at knowledge or truth.* **The tools that greek philosophers frequently utilized**: 1. 2. **Socrates** - founder of moral philosophy, focusing on ethics and questions of how humans should live. \- he's particularly interested in concepts like justice, courage, and piety, he often explored ideas through dialogues and questioning. **Socratic Method** - also known as method of elenchus or socratic debate. Form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, baked on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking. **Dialectics** - used to describe a method of philosophical argument that involves some sort of contradictory process between opposing sides. **Reasoning** - process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment. Method use in doing philosophy. **Two fundamental types of logical reasoning** - - Lesson 2: Philosophical Reflection **Reflection** - requires a person to examine his or her thoughts, feelings and actions and learn from experience. **Two types of reflection according to marcel** - - ***Moral Theology** employs **STOP** signs as guideposts of moral decision making.* **Moral Theology** - a study of religious faith, practice and experience that focuses on the principles of morality and ethical behavior as derived from religious teachings in christianity. **S - SEARCH** out the facts. **T - THINK**, reflect and analyze the facts **O** - how it affects **OTHERS.** **P** - stands for **PRAY** **St. Thomas Aquinas** - one of the great theologians of the church quoted in Latin. ***Philosophia ancilla theologia*e or philosophy** - handmaid of theology which serves theology. **Framework** - conceptual map consisting of our four views and beliefs which affects the way we view the world. **Aqal** - all quadrants, all levels. Wiler first introduced aqal to the world in his book **sex,ecology,spirituality.** **All quadrants, all levels** - comprehensive model of understanding various aspects of reality. Examining four quadrants: - - - - Wilber calls the quadrants, according to wilber, quadrants are "the inside and outside of the individual and collective" **Quadrants applied to humans beings** - - - -