Flashcards for 10. Prescribed philosophical texts

10.1 Language, Truth and Logic – Alfred Jules Ayer

7 subtopics

10.1.1 Logical Positivism and the Verification Principle

20 flashcards

10.1.2 Implications for Philosophy and Metaphysics

18 flashcards

10.1.3 The Nature of Ethical and Aesthetic Judgments

19 flashcards

10.1.4 Theory of Knowledge and Analytic/Synthetic Distinction

18 flashcards

10.1.5 Ayer's View of the Self

21 flashcards

10.1.6 Criticisms and Limitations

20 flashcards

10.1.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

22 flashcards

10.2 The Analects – Confucius

7 subtopics

10.2.1 The Nature of the Self and Moral Cultivation

17 flashcards

10.2.2 Ethical Foundations: Ren, Li, Yi, and Xiao

20 flashcards

10.2.3 Virtue Ethics and Moral Development

17 flashcards

10.2.4 Social Harmony and Political Philosophy

18 flashcards

10.2.5 Philosophy of Language and Communication

17 flashcards

10.2.6 Views on Knowledge and Wisdom

17 flashcards

10.2.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

20 flashcards

10.3 Meditations on First Philosophy – René Descartes

7 subtopics

10.3.1 Radical Doubt and the Quest for Certainty

19 flashcards

10.3.2 Cogito Ergo Sum: The Self as a Thinking Thing

18 flashcards

10.3.3 Clear and Distinct Perceptions

19 flashcards

10.3.4 Proofs for the Existence of God

18 flashcards

10.3.5 Mind–Body Dualism

19 flashcards

10.3.6 Knowledge of the External World

17 flashcards

10.3.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

19 flashcards

10.4 Black Skin, White Masks – Frantz Fanon

7 subtopics

10.4.1 The Colonized Self and Racialized Identity

19 flashcards

10.4.2 The Other and the White Gaze

18 flashcards

10.4.3 Language, Power, and Identity

18 flashcards

10.4.4 Psychological Effects of Racism and Colonialism

18 flashcards

10.4.5 Fanon’s Critique of Humanism and Universalism

20 flashcards

10.4.6 Violence and Liberation (in connection to his later work)

18 flashcards

10.4.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

20 flashcards

10.5 On the Genealogy of Morality – Friedrich Nietzsche

7 subtopics

10.5.1 The Genealogical Method

21 flashcards

10.5.2 Master Morality vs. Slave Morality (First Essay)

20 flashcards

10.5.3 Bad Conscience and the Origins of Guilt (Second Essay)

16 flashcards

10.5.4 Ascetic Ideals and the Role of Philosophers and Priests (Third Essay)

16 flashcards

10.5.5 Critique of Morality and Call for a Revaluation of Values

19 flashcards

10.5.6 Power, Knowledge, and Moral Authority

18 flashcards

10.5.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

21 flashcards

10.6 Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach – Martha C. Nussbaum

7 subtopics

10.6.1 The Capabilities Approach: A New Metric for Justice and Development

18 flashcards

10.6.2 Central Human Capabilities

20 flashcards

10.6.3 Justice, Equality, and Human Dignity

19 flashcards

10.6.4 The Self and Vulnerability

20 flashcards

10.6.5 The Role of Government and Public Policy

19 flashcards

10.6.6 Global Justice and Cross-Cultural Application

21 flashcards

10.6.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

19 flashcards

10.7 The Revolt of the Masses – José Ortega y Gasset

7 subtopics

10.7.1 The Rise of the ‘Mass Man’

17 flashcards

10.7.2 Crisis of Individuality and Excellence

17 flashcards

10.7.3 The Revolt Against Authority and Tradition

15 flashcards

10.7.4 Technology and Mass Civilization

16 flashcards

10.7.5 The Role of the Intellectual and the Minority

18 flashcards

10.7.6 Freedom, Responsibility, and the Modern Self

18 flashcards

10.7.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

20 flashcards

10.8 The Republic, Books IV–IX – Plato

7 subtopics

10.8.1 Justice in the Individual and the State (Book IV)

20 flashcards

10.8.2 The Philosopher-King and the Ideal Ruler (Books V–VII)

19 flashcards

10.8.3 The Theory of Forms and the Form of the Good

20 flashcards

10.8.4 Education and the Ascent of the Soul (Book VII)

17 flashcards

10.8.5 Degeneration of the Soul and the State (Books VIII–IX)

18 flashcards

10.8.6 The Nature of the Self

20 flashcards

10.8.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

19 flashcards

10.9 The Ethics of Authenticity – Charles Taylor

7 subtopics

10.9.1 The Ideal of Authenticity and Its Modern Distortions

21 flashcards

10.9.2 Recognition and the Dialogical Nature of the Self

19 flashcards

10.9.3 The Importance of Horizons of Meaning

17 flashcards

10.9.4 Freedom, Individualism, and Moral Sources

19 flashcards

10.9.5 Critique of Instrumental Reason

19 flashcards

10.9.6 Authenticity, Democracy, and the Public Sphere

17 flashcards

10.9.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

17 flashcards

10.10 Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu

7 subtopics

10.10.1 The Nature of the Tao (The Way)

20 flashcards

10.10.2 Wu Wei: Action Through Non-Action

19 flashcards

10.10.3 Simplicity, Humility, and Ethical Living

18 flashcards

10.10.4 The Self as Relational and Dynamic

19 flashcards

10.10.5 Governance and Political Philosophy

18 flashcards

10.10.6 Epistemological Humility

20 flashcards

10.10.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

20 flashcards

10.11 The Second Sex – Simone de Beauvoir

7 subtopics

10.11.1 Volume I, Part I: Destiny - Biology, Psychoanalysis, and Historical Materialism

18 flashcards

10.11.2 Volume I, Part I: Destiny - Woman as Other

17 flashcards

10.11.3 Volume II, Part I: Childhood - Becoming Woman

19 flashcards

10.11.4 Volume II, Part I: Childhood - Consciousness and Ambiguity

17 flashcards

10.11.5 Volume II, Part IV: The Independent Woman - The Illusion of Freedom

20 flashcards

10.11.6 Volume II, Part IV: The Independent Woman - Authentic Freedom

20 flashcards

10.11.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

19 flashcards

10.12 On Liberty – John Stuart Mill

7 subtopics

10.12.1 The Principle of Liberty and the Harm Principle

20 flashcards

10.12.2 Individuality as a Moral Ideal

18 flashcards

10.12.3 Freedom of Speech and the Marketplace of Ideas

20 flashcards

10.12.4 Limits of Government and the Tyranny of the Majority

19 flashcards

10.12.5 Moral Autonomy and Responsibility

19 flashcards

10.12.6 The Self as Rational and Progressive

20 flashcards

10.12.7 Connections to the Core Theme and Optional Themes

23 flashcards

1. Being human6 subtopics

2. Aesthetics3 subtopics

3. Epistemology3 subtopics

4. Ethics3 subtopics

5. Philosophy of religion3 subtopics

6. Philosophy of science3 subtopics

7. Political philosophy3 subtopics

8. Social philosophy3 subtopics

9. HL extension: Philosophy and contemporary issues3 subtopics

10. Prescribed philosophical texts12 subtopics

10.1 Language, Truth and Logic – Alfred Jules Ayer7 subtopics

10.2 The Analects – Confucius7 subtopics

10.3 Meditations on First Philosophy – René Descartes7 subtopics

10.4 Black Skin, White Masks – Frantz Fanon7 subtopics

10.5 On the Genealogy of Morality – Friedrich Nietzsche7 subtopics

10.6 Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach – Martha C. Nussbaum7 subtopics

10.7 The Revolt of the Masses – José Ortega y Gasset7 subtopics

10.8 The Republic, Books IV–IX – Plato7 subtopics

10.9 The Ethics of Authenticity – Charles Taylor7 subtopics

10.10 Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu7 subtopics

10.11 The Second Sex – Simone de Beauvoir7 subtopics

10.12 On Liberty – John Stuart Mill7 subtopics

IB Philosophy 10. Prescribed Philosophical Texts Flashcards

1. Being human6 subtopics

2. Aesthetics3 subtopics

3. Epistemology3 subtopics

4. Ethics3 subtopics

5. Philosophy of religion3 subtopics

6. Philosophy of science3 subtopics

7. Political philosophy3 subtopics

8. Social philosophy3 subtopics

9. HL extension: Philosophy and contemporary issues3 subtopics

10. Prescribed philosophical texts12 subtopics

10.1 Language, Truth and Logic – Alfred Jules Ayer7 subtopics

10.2 The Analects – Confucius7 subtopics

10.3 Meditations on First Philosophy – René Descartes7 subtopics

10.4 Black Skin, White Masks – Frantz Fanon7 subtopics

10.5 On the Genealogy of Morality – Friedrich Nietzsche7 subtopics

10.6 Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach – Martha C. Nussbaum7 subtopics

10.7 The Revolt of the Masses – José Ortega y Gasset7 subtopics

10.8 The Republic, Books IV–IX – Plato7 subtopics

10.9 The Ethics of Authenticity – Charles Taylor7 subtopics

10.10 Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu7 subtopics

10.11 The Second Sex – Simone de Beauvoir7 subtopics

10.12 On Liberty – John Stuart Mill7 subtopics

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