Y9 Philosophy Criterion Ai Unit 1 Assessment – Part 1 – Key Terms 09PP102

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Across
  1. 4. The effect that accepting an idea has on forming further ideas
  2. 6. Prove yourself right by giving evidence that supports your view
  3. 8. Acts that put others' needs before our own
  4. 10. bias - A systematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments people make e.g. catastrophising
  5. 12. of appearances - Plato's name for the world in which we live.
  6. 13. Self-awareness
  7. 15. When you reject a counter-argument to try and prove that you are right.
  8. 16. The belief that only the physical world exists; immaterial concepts such as the soul are impossible
  9. 17. A word that describes the way things seem to us individually e.g. the pain of a headache, the taste of chocolate, the redness of an evening sky etc.
  10. 21. The process by which one explains how a conclusion was reached. It requires premises that support a conclusion.
  11. 22. A being (usually human) who is part of our moral community (and therefore worthy of certain rights)
  12. 24. Based on facts; not influenced by our emotions or personal opinions
  13. 25. selection - The process whereby organisms (animals, plants, etc) that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
  14. 28. Non-physical; not having a body or being made up of any physical matter
  15. 29. Story with a hidden/deeper meaning.
  16. 32. The belief that only the material/physical world exists; immaterial concepts such as the soul are impossible
  17. 34. The ability to experience pleasure or pain, and therefore to suffer.
  18. 35. of Forms - Plato's name for a perfect world where our souls previously lived.
  19. 36. A set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
Down
  1. 1. The theory that there is some knowledge that is gained through reason, before experience.
  2. 2. The process of change over time, leading to the creation of new species
  3. 3. thinking - The ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to believe
  4. 5. Love of Wisdom; it is the study of knowledge or 'thinking about thinking'
  5. 7. Rasa - Latin for 'Blank Slate' - the theory that human nature is created through experiences
  6. 9. agent Someone who knows right from wrong and is therefore capable of making moral decisions
  7. 11. To doubt all assumptions - hint: Descartes!
  8. 14. Based on personal feelings, opinions or preferences
  9. 18. fallacy - A flaw in the reasoning of an argument.
  10. 19. The belief that humans have both a body and another separate, immaterial part, such as a mind or soul
  11. 20. The status of being a person
  12. 22. A statement in an argument that provides reasons or support for the conclusion. There can be one or many in a single argument.
  13. 23. intelligence - Machines, e.g. computers, that mimic/display human intelligence
  14. 26. The main point the speaker is trying to make.
  15. 27. Any physical substance (usually made up of atoms)
  16. 30. The belief that all human acts are motivated by selfish desires
  17. 31. The theory that knowledge is gained through the five senses.
  18. 33. An attempt to formally argue different points of view (made of an argument and counter-arguments).