PSYC85H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: A Priori And A Posteriori, Episteme, Unmoved Mover
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Is knowledge innate or acquired: this is the nature-nurture problem, a priori or a posteriori, e. g. , egyptian king (7th century bc) the king wanted to test whether or not egyptian was the oldest civilization on earth. Well before psychology was a discipline, ancient small scale societies grappled with psychological questions. Thus, folk logic was used to explain, and routine behaviors were used to control" these otherwise incalculable events. In greek mythology: apollo (i) pushes/pulls the sun [animism] or, (ii) is the sun. Adaptive value of magical and religious behavior: alternative to intolerable conflict and disorganized emotional behavior, develops into socialized traditional forms, promotes a keenness of observation. Qualities of this religion: emotional gods, no life after death. Who supports this: why, they needed some reason for why things occurred. If things came out of nowhere, it was the gods. The moral of the story for this religion is: live for the moment. Eris greek olympian goddess of strife and discord.
