the study of man himself is called philosophical anthropology
he is a philosopher who believes that existence precedes essence
the founder of Utilitarianism
the philosopher who calls man a “great mystery”
he put everything into doubt and famous in his “cogito ergo sum”
the Father of Phenomenology
the philosopher whose favorite maxim “bear and forbear”
his idea influenced Hitler during World War II
he was the one who defined man as rational animal
for him the primary element of everything is air
he was the first who uses dialectical method or conversation.
"The end justifies the means” is the theme of his work ‘The Prince
It is about the nature of love
he was an agnostic and was disappointed in his life’s ambition to have literary fame
the founder of Zionism
the one who started existential phenomenology
Indicates something that can be studied from all angles
A reflection which tends to break up or dissolve unity of experience which is put before it
One of Kierkegaard’s’ work where he analyzes the biblical story of the sacrifice of Isaac, introducing us to the “absurd”
One of Sartre work where he proves the non-existence of God
According to this work “man is the only significant link between the physical order and the spiritual one
One of Kierkegaard’s’ work where he analyzes the aesthetic and the ethical modes of life
This Marcel’s work has something to do with fidelity to the dead
He is nearest to Kierkegaard in belief
Though they wee all existentialist philosophers, he was the opposite of Marcel in terms of ideas
He was the author of “Man” which is an excellent statement of the Christian existentialist viewpoint
He was a student of Husserl and regarded as the Father of Existential Phenomenology
attitude is theistic or authentic existentialism
He considered freedom as a “curse” and futurity which carries his concept of involvement
He defined “phenomenology” as the philosophy of encounter
This work of Plato is all about the state and ideal government
He single out the play or drama as a favorite vehicle of existentialists as propaganda and as metaphysical experiment
He proved that reason and faith can lead us to the truth
One of his famous work is the “Prince” whose theme is “the end justifies the means”
He was the philosopher who put everything into doubt including unless it was supported by “incontrovertible and absolute proof
The theme of his masterpiece “The Essay Concerning Human Understanding” is that “our understanding is so limited that comprehensive knowledge of the universe is beyond man’s power to reach”
His idea of man is that part of the “three chief zones of the created universe: the immaterial angels, the material but incorruptible heavenly bodies, and corruptible earthly bodies”
He is best remembered for his Leviathan, a treatise on a theory of government, as well as a philosophy of naturalism
He was known for his dialectical method or conversation in teaching his students
He was the founder of the school known as Lyceum
He popularized scholasticism and the greatest philosopher of the Middle Ages
The founder of the school “Academy”
He was known as “the great formulator of Christian doctrine
”According to him, “all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it"
He expounds his ideas of Superman where man creates values enabling him to transcend himself in the direction of Superman
He believed that the value of every act derives from its usefulness for the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people
He was an agnostic, noting that the existence of God could be proved nor disproved.The student of Bentham and the author of Utilitarianism
He was considered as the greatest of German Idealists
The cradle of Western Thought
His philosophy starts with the relationship of man with the world
His philosophy was greatly influenced by Descartes view that thought and matter are the basic categories of reality
The theme of his work “The World as Will and Idea” is that “though the world seems a vast collection of diverse objects spread out in space, it is really only a blind, struggling will.”
In The Phenomenon of Man, it has four parts – this part covers the stuff of the universe (principally energy and matter) and the within of things (existence and spiritual energy, and the juvenile earth
This part discusses the birth of thought and the different stages toward homo sapiens and modern earth
This part covers the advent of life, its expansion, its complexity
This part talks about the spirit of the earth, the convergence of the person and the Omega Point, and man and the Ultimate Earth
The gradual evolution of the cosmos
The gradual evolution of the mind
The sphere of the mind as opposed to biosphere
Denotes the process by which the original original proto-human stock becomes (and still becoming) more truly human.
this concept includes the genesis of increasingly elaborate organization during cosmogenesis
This work of Plato talks about the nature of love.
Points for reflection: “ Man is the only significant link between the physical order and the spiritual one” Why does Teilhard de Chardin calls man a “phenomenon”?