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PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHETYPES

PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHETYPES. PHILOSOPHY AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM MRS. KAREN HERNÁNDEZ. PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHETYPES.

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PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHETYPES

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  1. PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHETYPES PHILOSOPHY AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM MRS. KAREN HERNÁNDEZ

  2. PHILOSOPHICAL ARCHETYPES In theancientworld, a wisepersonwasknown as a sage; in parts of Asia a guru; in parts of Africa, a witch doctor, amongNativeAmericans and thenomadictribes of Asia a shaman. In theBible, theprophetswerepeople of wisdom. In many cultures ‘’thegrandmother ‘’ or ‘’grandfather’’ orsomeelderrepresentsthebasicimage of a wiseperson. In cartoonsthewisemanisoftenrepresentedbyanoddballorhermitwearing a robe, carrying a staff and sporting a longwhitebeard. Why do yousupposethatis? That’sbecauseevencartooniststapintothisnearly universal image.

  3. What do theseimagesrepresent?

  4. Thiskind of basicimageissometimesreffered to as anarchetypewhichisanimagethat has beensharedbythewhole human racefromtheearliest times. Anarchetyperepresentsourconception of theessence of a certainkind of person. Anarchetypeis a fundamental, original model of sometype: mother, warrior, trickster, cynic, saint, pessimist, optimistand so on. A philosophicalarchetypeis a philosopherwhoexpressesan original orinfluentialpoint of viewthatinfluencesphilosophers and nonphilosophers.

  5. Anarchetypediffersfromanideal becausethearchetypedoesn’tneed to be goodorperfect. Thedifferencebetweenanarchetypeand a stereotypeis in theirdepth. A stereotypeis a simplisticdistortion of a type of person and anarchetypeis a powefulrepresentation of universal experiences. Thisintroduction to philosophyisorganizedaroundphilosophicalarchetypes, here are twoexamples: Onephilosophicalarchetypeistheskeptic, theybelievethatanyclaim to knowledgemust be personallyverifiedbytheirownsensoryexperience, theyneed to see, touch, taste ormeasureeverything.

  6. The New Testamentcontainsanexcellentexample of thisarchetype in theperson of ‘’doubting’’ Thomas, the discipline whowouldnotbelievethatJesushadrisenfromthe grave until he carefullyexaminedJesus’ woundsforhimself. Anotherphilosphicalarchetypeistheutilitarian, theybelievethatpainisinherentlybad, pleasureisinherentlygood and thatallcreaturesstrive to be as happy as possible, theybelieveweshouldalwaysmaximizepleasure and minimizepain. Thisistheirfamous formula: ‘’Alwaysact to produce thegreatestpossiblehappinessforthegreatestnumber of people’’.

  7. SectionReview • Howwerewisemenknown in different cultures? • Whatisanarchetype? • Howisanarchetypedifferentfroman ideal? • Whatis a stereotype? • Name and describe twoexamples of philosophicalarchetypes: skeptics and utilitarians. • Usingslide # 5 nameeachpictureaccording to thearcheypetheyrepresent.

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