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