# Philosophy 101  ## Metadata - Author: [[Paul Kleinman]] - Full Title: Philosophy 101 - Category: #books - Summary: Existentialists believe people have free will and make unique life choices based on personal beliefs. Locke argued that knowledge comes from experience, not from innate ideas, and that humans start as a blank slate. Descartes said thinking proves existence and reason is the essence of being human, while Hobbes saw humans as machines driven by self-interest. ## Highlights - The word *philosophy* means “love of wisdom.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k21g2w0s7cmb4vz6dk38cx6v)) - Through philosophy, we are able to explore concepts like the meaning of life, knowledge, morality, reality, the existence of God, consciousness, politics, religion, economics, art, linguistics—philosophy has no bounds! ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k21g3qdj59cexnvmx73n8wwn)) - **Epistemology:** The study of knowledge and how we acquire knowledge ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k21g46bc0reeq8t342sw8evn))