Qhov tseem ceeb yog qhov kev pom tias cov khoom muaj cov yam ntxwv tsim nyog rau lawv tus kheej. Nyob rau hauv thaum ntxov Western kev xav, Plato lub hom phiaj ntseeg tau hais tias txhua yam muaj xws li "qhov tseem ceeb" - "lub tswv yim" lossis "form".
Kev ntseeg tseem ceeb yog dab tsi?
Qhov tseem ceeb yog qhov pom tias qee pawg (piv txwv li, poj niam, pawg haiv neeg, dinosaurs, thawj Picasso artwork) muaj qhov tseeb lossis qhov tseeb uas ib tus tsis tuaj yeem saib ncaj qha.
Tus neeg tseem ceeb yog dab tsi?
Nyob rau hauv qhov kev xav tseem ceeb, tus kheej muaj lub hauv paus tseem ceeb, uas tshwm sim thaum yug los lossis thaum yau thiab nthuav tawm thaum lub sijhawm ua neej, tab sis qhov tseem ceeb tseem nyob li qub. Yog li ntawd, kab lis kev cai yog txuas mus rau ib tug taag kab lis kev cai, nrog unchanged haiv neeg, haiv neeg thiab worldviews (Hall 1996. 1996.
Tus yam ntxwv tseem ceeb yog dab tsi?
Qhov tseem ceeb yog lub tswv yim hais tias tib neeg thiab khoom muaj 'ntuj' yam ntxwv uas yog qhov tseeb thiab tsis hloov pauv. Essentialism tso cai rau tib neeg los categorize, los yog muab ib tug neeg cov khoom los yog txawm tib neeg mus rau hauv pab pawg neeg, uas yog ib qho tseem ceeb luag hauj lwm ntawm peb lub hlwb.
Leej twg yog tus kws txawj xav?
Ntau tus kws tshawb fawb pom qhov tseem ceeb. Empiricists zoo li cov kws tshawb fawb Askiv John Locke (1632–1704) tsis lees paub nws qhov kev xav ua ntej ntawm lub tswv yim los yog qhov tseeb thoob ntiaj teb. Lawv thov hais tias tsuas yog preexisting tiag tiag yog tib neeg lub peev xwm raukev paub thiab xav txog nws.
