Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Intersubjectivity, Modus Tollens, Modus Ponens

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Joel Armstrong

Document Summary

Ancient greece famous philosophers, importance of knowledge. Oracle at delphi (place and person) resided at temple of apollo, fortune teller/dispenser of sacred knowledge. Buddhism seeing things the way that they are, necessary to achieve enlightenment. In order to understand and free ourselves from suffering, we need to understand why things are transitory, what is suffering. Christianity tree of knowledge of good and evil, might represent literal knowledge of good and evil - humans didn"t need to learn the diff between right and wrong because only 2 of them and god. Original sin story, god gave them the choice between knowing more or being good and staying in community with god. Human curiosity won out and they brought sin into the world, driving force of the remaining story of christianity. Indicate everything by listing two things that are opposite. Moses gave a sermon wanted to learn more stuff and god said yes.