Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Psyc 375: History of Psychology > Chapter 3 Key Individuals > Flashcards

Chapter 3 Key Individuals Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® Psychology flashcards AP® World History flashcards AP® U.S. History flashcards World History 102 flashcards U.S. History 102 flashcards AP® European History flashcards World History 101 flashcards European History 101 flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards U.S. History 101 flashcards
1
Q

Who was one of the first Western philosopher-theologians to emphasize the works of Aristotle?

Peter Abelard

Averroes

Avicenna

Emperor Constantine

A

Peter Abelard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Who was a Muslim physician and philosopher who wrote commentaries on Aristotle’s work on the senses, memory, sleep and waking, and dreams?

Peter Abelard

Averroes

Avicenna

Emperor Constantine

A

Averroes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Who was a Muslim physician and philosopher whose translations of, and commentaries on, the works of Aristotle strongly influenced subsequent Western philosophers?

Peter Abelard

Averroes

Avicenna

Emperor Constantine

A

Avicenna

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Who was the Roman Emperor whose Edict of Milan in 313 made Christianity a tolerated religion within the Roman Empire?

Peter Abelard

Averroes

Avicenna

Emperor Constantine

A

Emperor Constantine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Who was the Jewish physician and philosopher who attempted to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Judaism?

Maimonides

Peter Lombard

St. Albertus Magnus

St. Anselm

A

Maimonides

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Who insisted that God could be known through faith, reason, or the study of his work in nature?

Maimonides

Peter Lombard

St. Albertus Magnus

St. Anselm

A

Peter Lombard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Who made a comprehensive review of Aristotle’s work and also made careful, direct observations of nature?

Maimonides

Peter Lombard

St. Albertus Magnus

St. Anselm

A

St. Albertus Magnus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Who argued that sense perception and rational powers should supplement faith?

Maimonides

Peter Lombard

St. Albertus Magnus

St. Anselm

A

St. Anselm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who epitomized Scholasticism and sought to ‘Christianize’ the works of Aristotle?

St. Thomas Aquinas

William of Occam

Peter Abelard

Averroes

A

St. Thomas Aquinas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Who denied the contention of the realists and sided with the nominalists, stating that reality is what we experience directly?

St. Thomas Aquinas

William of Occam

Peter Abelard

Averroes

A

William of Occam

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly

Psyc 375: History of Psychology (57 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions