{"id":25942,"date":"2023-06-26T05:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T03:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25942"},"modified":"2023-07-03T07:53:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T05:53:35","slug":"schools-of-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/06\/schools-of-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Schools of Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Aztec Philosophy, the\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0live\u00a0in\u00a0balance\u00a0with\u00a0nature\u00a0and\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0energy\u00a0keeps\u00a0flowing.\u00a0\u00a0But the meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life\u00a0is\u00a0different\u00a0for\u00a0everybody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to know more about the 10 schools of Philosophy that may\u00a0help\u00a0us\u00a0find\u00a0the\u00a0light\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bigthink.com\/thinking\/10-schools-of-philosophy-and-why-you-should-know-them\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What is the meaning of the word “slur<\/strong>“? “The word \u201chedonistic\u201d, when used as a slur<\/strong>, relates to this school only in that many hedonistic thinkers also saw pleasure as the key to a good life.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is the meaning of the word “construe”<\/strong>? “While happiness is often construed<\/strong> as pleasure and the green light is often given to depravity by this school, Greek thinker Epicurus was also a hedonist and tied it to a virtue ethics system based around moderation.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What is the meaning of the word” snockered”?<\/strong> “Most hedonistic philosophers would say you should read a book rather than get drunk, as reading is a higher kind of happiness than getting snockered<\/strong>.”<\/em> Use it in a sentence. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. In your opinion, how can philosophy help us understand the meaning of life?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2.  Are there similarities in any of these viewpoints? What are they?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What is your philosophy in life and why? <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B2 – Upper Intermediate According to Aztec Philosophy, the\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0live\u00a0in\u00a0balance\u00a0with\u00a0nature\u00a0and\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0energy\u00a0keeps\u00a0flowing.\u00a0\u00a0But the meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life\u00a0is\u00a0different\u00a0for\u00a0everybody. Read the article to know more about the 10 schools of Philosophy that may\u00a0help\u00a0us\u00a0find\u00a0the\u00a0light\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life.\u00a0 https:\/\/bigthink.com\/thinking\/10-schools-of-philosophy-and-why-you-should-know-them\/ Vocabulary Questions: Discussion Questions:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,496,289,293],"class_list":["post-25942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-people-and-human-interest","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nSchools of Philosophy | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/06\/schools-of-philosophy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Schools of Philosophy | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate According to Aztec Philosophy, the\u00a0meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0live\u00a0in\u00a0balance\u00a0with\u00a0nature\u00a0and\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0energy\u00a0keeps\u00a0flowing.\u00a0\u00a0But the meaning\u00a0of\u00a0life\u00a0is\u00a0different\u00a0for\u00a0everybody. 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