1. SCIENTIFIC METHOD
A series of steps taken
to find the solution to a
problem
2. SOCRATES
469-399 B.C. E.
Taught by
Archelaus, teacher of
Plato, Socrates “set the
standard for all
subsequent Western
philosophy.”
In the movie Bill and Ted’s Excellent
Adventure, Socrates is referred to as “So-crates”.
3. SOLIPSISM
The egotistical idea
that only the individual
can be proven to exist.
“It’s all about me” way of thinking.
4. STRUCTURALISM
Focusing and
analyzing one area of
science in a ordered
manner.
Think of structure. A structured analysis.
5. SUBJECTIVITY
Existing in one’s mind;
personal impressions
and feelings.
A more capricious way of thinking.
6. SYSTEMIC PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy based on
the question of how we
can understand
systems; focusing
more on how things
work than what they
actually are.
7. TAO
Concept in Taoism that
is the ultimate principle
of the universe; the
source of being
8. TECHNOLOGY
Using acquired
knowledge to advance
means of
communication through
science
Think of how when your parents say, “If
we had this kind of technology when I
was young…”
10. THOREAU
Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862) was an
American
poet, historian, and
philosopher who
looked for the ultimate
Truth in nature. Died of
tuberculosis.
If you’ve ever seen The Great Debaters, Thoreau
was mentioned for his essay, Civil Disobedience.
