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wisdom

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  1. 4. Seat of human consciousness and reason
  2. 5. Ancient conduit of divine counsel
  3. 7. Venerable mentor who shares deep insight
  4. 10. Sudden grasp of the inner nature of things
  5. 12. Adroit sensitivity when handling delicate social situations
  6. 13. Accumulated wisdom passed down through generations
  7. 14. Visionary believed to possess extraordinary foresight

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  1. 1. Spiritual guide who dispels ignorance
  2. 2. Nocturnal bird traditionally paired with intellect and insight
  3. 3. Time-honored proverb accepted as truth
  4. 6. Shed intellectual light upon obscurity or confusion
  5. 7. Dedicated researcher committed to serious academic inquiry
  6. 8. Experienced adviser entrusted to develop younger talent
  7. 9. Perceive clear differences between right and wrong
  8. 11. Acquire understanding through study and practice

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Philosophy

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  1. 1. Descartes used this mental state as his tool for finding absolute certainty
  2. 3. A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true
  3. 6. The fundamental, indefinable principle of harmony in Chinese philosophy
  4. 8. Thinker who wrote about shadows on a cave wall
  5. 9. Clever but deceptive reasoning or argument
  6. 13. The philosophical viewpoint that life is without objective meaning
  7. 14. The ancient Greek city-state, central to Aristotle's political philosophy

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  1. 2. The measure of happiness or pleasure in Benthamite ethics
  2. 4. The philosophical study of beauty and art
  3. 5. The ultimate form of virtue in Platonic thought
  4. 7. Camus defined this as the conflict between human search for meaning and a silent universe
  5. 10. Scottish skeptic who famously questioned the nature of causality
  6. 11. The thinking entity in Cartesian dualism
  7. 12. Schopenhauer viewed this blind, driving force as the ultimate reality

philosophy

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  1. 1. The conscious mind or the self, especially in relation to the external world
  2. 4. A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true
  3. 6. Empiricist who described the human mind at birth as a blank slate
  4. 8. The study of state power, government, and collective decision making
  5. 10. Thinker who analyzed history through the lens of class struggle
  6. 13. The branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and artistic taste

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  1. 2. The primary objective of moral action, often contrasted with evil
  2. 3. The apparent power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  3. 4. Belief that reality consists of two distinct substances, like physical and spiritual
  4. 5. The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world
  5. 7. A clever but false argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive
  6. 9. To have objective reality or being
  7. 11. The absolute principle underlying the universe in Chinese philosophy
  8. 12. School of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing value of meditation and intuition

Philosophy

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  1. 2. Cartesian starting point for reaching certainty
  2. 4. Moral principles that govern behavior
  3. 8. German thinker who wrote the Critique of Pure Reason
  4. 9. Theory that all knowledge originates in experience
  5. 10. Democritus proposed this indivisible unit of matter
  6. 12. Moral excellence or a quality considered good
  7. 13. A mental representation or a Platonic form

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  1. 1. Branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and art
  2. 3. The property of being in accord with fact or reality
  3. 5. A clever but false argument used to deceive
  4. 6. The relationship between an event and its producer
  5. 7. Ancient Greek term for principled knowledge
  6. 11. School of Mahayana Buddhism focusing on meditation

Philosophy

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  1. 2. Moral excellence or a quality considered good
  2. 7. The study of beauty and artistic taste
  3. 8. The study of correct reasoning and valid arguments
  4. 9. German author of the Critique of Pure Reason
  5. 10. A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true

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  1. 1. The view that the self is all that can be known to exist
  2. 3. The branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles
  3. 4. Thinker famous for concluding I think therefore I am
  4. 5. Based on observation or experience rather than theory
  5. 6. The belief that life is meaningless and values are baseless

Philosophy

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  1. 3. An imagined place where everything is perfect
  2. 4. Platonic allegory regarding perception and reality
  3. 6. Author of The Republic and founder of the Academy
  4. 8. Branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and art
  5. 10. Belief that life is without objective meaning or value
  6. 11. Descartes' famous first word of his foundational premise
  7. 12. The divine reason implicit in the cosmos

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  1. 1. A clever but false argument used to deceive
  2. 2. German thinker who wrote the Critique of Pure Reason
  3. 5. Theory that mind and body are distinct entities
  4. 7. The study of value and valuation
  5. 9. The study of moral principles and conduct

Philosophy

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  1. 2. Mental concepts or thoughts, central to Plato's forms
  2. 6. Branch of philosophy dealing with moral principles
  3. 7. Branch of philosophy exploring fundamental nature of reality
  4. 8. Ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric and persuasion
  5. 9. The universe regarded as a complex and orderly system

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  1. 1. Moral excellence, a core concept in ancient Greek thought
  2. 3. Theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience
  3. 4. Branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
  4. 5. Philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great

Philosophy

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  1. 3. Morals mysteriously discovered when the ice suddenly shatters.
  2. 6. Leibniz's completely windowless and lonely fundamental entity.
  3. 8. The thinking 'I' that has a tendency to become vastly inflated.
  4. 9. The final stage of a Hegelian triad bringing opposing ideas together.
  5. 10. Lumberjack's chips used to build a structure of sound reasoning.
  6. 11. Free will's active representative hiding out in a corporate office building.
  7. 12. Platonic ideals that you might also be forced to fill out in triplicate.

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  1. 1. Ancient rhetorician charging fees to deliver a cleverly softened punch.
  2. 2. Doctrine trusting reason above all, making perfect sense out of rations.
  3. 4. View that reality is purely mental, despite the material world's loud protests.
  4. 5. Porch-dweller maintaining a perfectly stiff upper lip in turbulent times.
  5. 7. Explaining phenomena by their purpose, assuming the end justifies the means.

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  1. 2. A statement like 'I am lying' that contradicts itself.
  2. 6. The self or the conscious subject in philosophical discourse.
  3. 7. Immaterial essence fiercely debated by dualists.
  4. 8. Stance that sensory experience is the root of all knowledge.
  5. 10. Author who viewed the search for meaning as absurd.
  6. 11. He argued the mind begins as a blank slate.

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  1. 1. Inquiry into the nature of art and beauty.
  2. 3. Hegelian method involving thesis, antithesis, and synthesis.
  3. 4. Philosopher who remains calm in the face of adversity.
  4. 5. Gadfly of Athens who drank hemlock.
  5. 6. Pertaining to the nature and limits of human knowledge.
  6. 9. Teacher of Aristotle who wrote about shadows in a cave.

Philosophy

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  1. 1. Tabula ____ (the epistemological concept of lacking innate ideas)
  2. 2. Capacity of an individual to decide on and initiate action autonomously
  3. 5. The nature or essence of a person, central to the study of ontology
  4. 7. Ancient thinker who teaches the development of self-control to overcome destructive emotions
  5. 8. Viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that life is senseless
  6. 12. The conscious self that serves as the subject of human experience
  7. 13. Thinker who formulated the categorical imperative
  8. 14. Premise or starting point of reasoning that is accepted without controversy
  9. 15. Tradition focused on rigorous self-control, insight, and meditation practice

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  1. 1. Power of the intellect to synthesize concepts and deduce conclusions
  2. 3. Systematic study of valid inferences and sound reasoning
  3. 4. Paid teacher of rhetoric in ancient Greece, later associated with specious reasoning
  4. 6. State of having objective reality, which precedes essence according to existentialists
  5. 9. English empiricist who argued the human mind is a blank slate at birth
  6. 10. The incorporeal essence of a living being
  7. 11. Critic of capitalism who co-authored a famous 1848 historical manifesto
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