Philosophy crashcourse notes

metaphysics- the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality


epistemology- the branch of philosophy the nature and scope of knowledge

Value Theory has two parts:
ethics- the branch of philosophy that studies and evaluates human conduct
aesthetics- the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of beauty

Philosophy crashcourse notes

• philosophy= what is the nature of philosophy itself
• Why do you do what you do 
• why do you think what you think
• why do you feel what you feel 
• some of these are beyond our ability to answer, but we should still ask the questions
• a way of approaching the world
• mythos- storytelling
• philos- science
• philosophia= the love of wisdom
• philosophy= the academic study of anything (back in time of ancient greece this is what it meant)
• Plato's academy
• Aristotle's Lyceum- math, biology, physics, poetry,, political science ect..
• philosophy came to be understood more as a way of thinking about the questions,, not necessarily the answers given
• what is the world like?
• what is the nature of reality?
• is the world just made up of matter and energy, or is there something else going on
• KOANS

missed class

2-23
I missed class this day :)

Philosophers

Socrates:

• looked to science and logic(not the mythological gods) for explanations of how the world worked
• socrates wanted people to think for themselves
• the socratic method fostered ccritical thinking
• "i cannot teach anybody. i can only make them think"
• "the unexamined life is not worth living"
• death by drinking poison hemlock, could've escapes, but he stood before the law
• he was charged with impiety(disrespecting gods), and corrupting the youth of Athens
• he never apologized for what he did, said he should get rewarded

Plato

• was a student and follower of Socrates
• apology back then was an explanation for something
• he wrote out Socrates' teaching, and described his trial in Apology
• republic was socrates' discussion of justice and the ideal state- one of the most influential books on philosophy ever written

Aristotle

• was a student of plato
• he helped foster the idea of athens as an intellectual destination
• his school- the Lyceum- focused on cooperative research- building on the knowledge gathered from all over the world
• wanted everything anyone would ever need to know be available in Athens
• logic-physics-biology
• ethies-politics-rhetoric
• motion-theatre-poetry
• metaphysics-phycology-dreams ect...
• he also tutored Alexander the Great

new unit ish

YAY!! So in class today we got our tests back... And i got a 98%!! Im super happy that i only got one question wrong. It was about like what verse did Homer write in, and i said iambic pentameter because i knew Shakespeare wrote in that. I just guessed, oh well. Also, i finished my note on pg 134-141 in the textbook on friday so i didnt have to do anything today. While everyone else finished up their notes, i took a well deserved nap during class. Thanks!

Democracy and Greece's Golden Ages

I am very sorry. I took wonderful notes in class today. I was typing them out and i went to copy and paste it into word to see how many words i had... It all deleted. I am literally in tears right now. I am not going to retype it because i spent a lot of time and now i'm depressed. I would still appreciate the full points becuase i tried really hard to be a good student and get all of my homework done after school right now before ssaturday started. KDKJHSDUFHVADS CDSKAI... I actually just realized that this is probably 200 words soooo.. But if u would like to know if im lying, i have witnesses. U can ask me and i will bring them to you ASAP. have a wonderful weekend

Review for Greece test

We reviewed the huge powerpoint for our unit on Ancient Greece. Only about half of the class was paying attention, but i think reviewing helped me even though we already took notes on the powerpoint. This review helped me remember just how much this unit covers and reminded me what subjects are going to be on the test tomorrow. After class, i made a great quizlet to help me study tonight.
 Here is the quizlet: (it isn't finished yet)
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The Greeks Crucible of Civilization

• cleisthenes would see the ordinary people try at freeedom
• born around 570 BC
• taught he was an aristocrat, member of ruling class
• aristocrats control everything that happened
• acropolis steep sided, bare rock, strongghold
• reading and writing was a rare skill
• life expectancy at birth was 15 years
• life extremely tough
• common people had no part, no share, in anything
• civilizations usually grew up around rivers, but not greece
• fragmented world
• divided into city states, fiercely independent, own cultures
• corinthians dominated greek trade
• sparta, military power
• lives structured around discipline and war
• lives stripped of comfort
• greek mythology inspired the greeks 
• the iliad and the odyssey, composed by homer
• the vision of the hero was the model that cleisthenes was brought up to follow
• Pysistritis seized control of government as a tyrant
• turned to the common athenians for support
• reduced taxes, offered athenians a chance of prosperity
• olives were mostly grown in athens
• good product for trade
• greece is in the middle of most ancient civilizations
• the vase, athens first great artistic legacy
• hippias started to rule athens with fair hand but soon changed
• 514 hippias brother was murdered, his behavior changes
• tortured and killed suspects/murderers
• cleisthenes tried to overthrow hippias
• hippias banished from athens, forever
• olympics were a chance for any greeks to display any heroic qualities
• isagoris was another athenian aristocrat
• had support of spartans
• athenian assemby would gather every 9 days

War and Greek Mythology

• Zeus- ruler of heaven and earth; father athena; god of the sky, weather, thunder, lightening, law, order, and justice. Had a temper and was known to hurl thunder bolts
• Athena- Goddess of wisdom, skill, and warfare (and peace), intelligence, battle strategy, and handicrafts. she was born from Zeus' head fully formed and armored. A special patron of heroes- such as Odysseus. She was the patron of athens( the city was named after her)
• Apollo- god of music, arts, knowledge, healing
• Zeus was his father Artemis was his twin sister
• he is associated with the sun, and sister with the moon
• Poseidon- god of sea, rivers, floods, and earthquakes
• brother of Zeus
• Aphrodite- goddess of love, desire, beauty, sexuality
• her lovers included Ares(god of war), Adonis(demi-god desire), and Archises (mortal who fathered a baby)
• Demeter- goddess of grain, harvest, agriculture
• Zeus' sister
• Greek mythology most likely unfolded over time to become part of culture and origin story
• The fighting spartans:
• greeks were certainly a warlike people- especially the spartans
• spartans were known for their tough,ruthless infantry: soldiers who fought on land
• spartan boys were trained by the time they were seven years old
•  the phalanx:
• close-rank, dense grouping of warriors
• armed by long spears, swords, and interlocking shields
• soldiers would advance slowly toward the enemy, until they broke through their ranks
• strategy, a systematic approach
• leaders tended to be in the back
• Athens naval power:  
• athens had a great infantry, too, but nothing could compare to their navy
•  their most effective weapon was the trireme
  
  • trireme was a technological marvel
  • fastest ship in the world at the time 
  • rowed by up to 170 men on three levels 
  • could be used as a battering ram 
  • agile, fast
  
  

stupidity

i have no idea what this is about, and i dont really care if i get yelled at for speaking. id rather be taking notes, this was an annoying idea by people in this class. and just so u know, i used this as a free mod :)

gods or Gods?

The beginning portion of class today was on taking notes about Greek Mythology. Mr. Schick doesn't go too far into depth about this topic because he cares more for the real live people and their events rather than the fake stories. I see why he would think that, i mean he is a History teacher. Anyways, of course i don't believe any of the stories in Greek Mythology, but i just think they are so interesting. This topic just sparks up my imagination! I like thinking that there was almost a god for everything who was so unique in every way possible.

We also got into a huge class discussion about this but then people became so annoying and started asking ridiculous, off topic questions and statements that only steered the discussion farrrrr away from where Mr. Schick intended it to go. Basically class felt like my religion class. It was so annoying because they all knew that Mr. Schick could not answer all of these, literal out of this world, questions. Like for example, someone would ask questions on what happens when we die. UGH no one can answer these questions. It was like the class was talking in circles... Anyways, another topic was on why one religion shouldn't be viewed more important than another because once again WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING. So, we should all just believe in what we believe in and have faith in it because we can't prove one way of creation more true than the other. We  just have to believe.

Greek Culture group assignment cont.

I worked on my portion of our group essay today:'

    Many of the greatest ancient civilizations settled by a river or a body of water. For example, there was Egypt on the Nile, India on the Indus, and China on the Huang He

River. When a group of people are deciding where to settle, they must take into account how the geography will affect how they will obtain their food, water, and resources to build shelter. Geography in Ancient Greece impacted the Greek’s culture and lifestyle in several ways. Although, the terrain in Greece was not so favorable, this brilliant civilization learned to thrive by creating new ways to live everyday life in Greece.

Class Ancient Greece Book

We have a new group project. My group and i got all of our topic sentences done, and figured out how we want to layout our essay. This was difficult because we found that our topics were all related with their details, so we had to find a way to make these paragraphs relate to each other, but not repeat each other. I think we are off to a good start, but if we are going to finish this, we need to work super hard next class.