PHIL 101 AMU Vocabulary Exploration Discussion – Description
Vocabulary Exploration
In this assignment, you will identify vocabulary words that are of interest to you and define them in your own words.
Note, that the words in parenthesis are to guide you to the right section in weeks 3 and 4 to find the terms. All of the terms are defined in the week 3 or week 4 material.
Step 1:
Choose 10 terms from the provided list.
Constructive Empiricism (Science)
Constructivism (Kant)
Empirical Adequacy (Science)
Empiricism
Functionalism
Idealism (Berkeley)
Instrumentalism (Science)
Materialism
Mind-body dualism
Nominalism
Philosophical skepticism
Rationalism
realism (scientific)
Synthetic A Priori
Universals (Plato)
Step 2
For each term, do the following:
Provide a brief definition in your own words. DO NOT copy and paste a definition from anywhere. When you search online, add the word “philosophy” to the term and spell it properly to be sure you are getting the right information. “Idealism” in philosophy is very different from “Idealism.”
State whether it is related to metaphysics, epistemology, or both and in what way.
Discuss how it factors into your belief system, or discuss something you feel is interesting about how the term fits into the study of metaphysics or epistemology.
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