33 notes tagged with "philosophy"

Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humanity. It asks the same questions philosophers have asked - but only questions about humans(Why language…

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Published on 2 years ago

Arete

Arete - Virtue or Excellence. Being your highest self.

Tagged with: #philosophy, #greek, #definition

Published on 3 years ago

Aristotle

Historical Context 384 BC, Macadonia, Greece Tutor to Alexander the Great Worked with [ Plato ] Founded a school called Liciem Ideas What…

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Published on 3 years ago

Bayesian Epistemology

Beliefs should have a defined degree of certainity rather than a binary true/false(like in classical [ Epistemology ]). Laws of Probability…

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Published on 2 years ago

Consciousness Can't be Physical

People who says consciousness can't be physical are two type... Dualists: consciousness is some type of non-physical stuff(eg. Soul…

Tagged with: #consciousness, #philosophy, #psychology

Published on 2 years ago

Dichotomy of Control

This is a concept in [ Stoicism ]. In its simplest form... Everything is either within our control or outside our control. Only things…

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Published on 9 months ago

Deterministic Universe

Also called a clockwork universe. We will be in a deterministic universe if everything is predictable. If all actions are the direct result…

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Published on 9 months ago

Embodiment and Human Nature

Embodiment and Human Nature Context Embodied cognition, the idea that the mind is not only connected to the body but that the body…

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Published on 3 years ago

Epicurus

Historical Context 341 BC, Greece Terms Epicurean Communes Ideas What makes people happy? Hierarchy of desires... Natural and necessary…

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Published on a year ago

Epistemology

Epistemology means the theory of knowledge. Main questions in Epistemology are... What is the nature of knowledge? What are the obstacles to…

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Published on 2 years ago

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