Example questions (given by Sven) Flashcards
What is the form of the good?
Knowledge of the forms is what is truly “real” and the highest form is the Form of the Good – this knowledge is innate, the reason you don’t know that you know these things is because of the confusion of life
The ultimate underlying truth and source of all reason in the universe
What is Hobbes’ idea of nature?
Though the unconstrained pursuit of material wealth can create untold disorder and violence, Hobbes thought that it was perfectly natural, and he called it “the right of nature.”
(it is the way humans work and the way the world works) - this was not a moral issue for him (something that should be restrained based on pragmatic grounds, but not moral grounds)
Who would be better for treating the threat of suicide - Aurelius vs. Darwin?
What would St. Augustine have to say about depression?
How would Darwin deal with drug addiction?
