Midterm Exam Study Guide Flashcards
What is the lowest level of truth for Plato?
a. Reasoning
b. Perception
c. Imagination
d. Understanding
c. Imagination
Of particular concern to Augustine was the pride of place that classical Greeks gave to what?
a. Human will
b. Political power
c. The sage
d. Nature
c. The sage
What is evil, according to Aquinas?
a. A privation of good
b. A source of wisdom
c. The lack of insight
d. Positive quality of malice
a. A privation of good
What is the conclusion in Aquinas’s argument from motion?
a. God necessarily exists as The First Cause.
b. God necessarily exists as The Unmoved Mover.
c. God necessarily exists as a qualitatively unique kind of being.
d. God necessarily exists as a non-contingent being.
b. God necessarily exists as The Unmoved Mover.
What is Aquinas’s “First Way”?
a. Argument from cause
b. Argument from motion
c. Argument from degree
d. Argument from necessity
b. Argument from motion
What is the excess of which cowardice represents the deficiency, according to Aristotle’s virtues?
a. Gluttony
b. Foolhardiness
c. Vanity
d. Wildness
b. Foolhardiness
What term do we get from the Greek word for “soul”?
a. Philosophy
b. Chemistry
c. Psychology
d. Humanism
c. Psychology
Which philosopher was a former slave?
a. Aristotle
b. Epicurus
c. Diogenes
d. Epictetus
d. Epictetus
Anaxagoras held that all things which have life were ruled by what?
a. Appetite
b. Mind
c. Spirit
d. Wil
b. Mind
What is the epistemological state for apprehending Forms in Plato’s highest level of reality?
a. Understanding
b. Reasoning
c. Perception
d. Imagination
a. Understanding
Aristotle believed that change could be explained by what concept?
a. Hylomorphism
b. Platonic dualism
c. Heraclitean “becoming”
d. Spontaneous generation
a. Hylomorphism
Aristotle said that the Sophist makes money from what?
a. Unreal wisdom
b. Sound logic
c. Ancient truths
d. Naive disciples
a. Unreal wisdom
The belief that right and wrong are determined by the unique experiences and preferences of the individual is called
what?
a. Cultural relativism
b. Individual relativism
c. Moral egoism
d. Descriptive egoism
b. Individual relativism
According to Chuang-tzu, what are all things longing for?
a. Peace
b. Prosperity
c. Life
d. Love
c. Life
What Chinese term refers to the traditional rules of conduct in war?
a. Jen
b. Li
c. Dao
d. Yang
b. Li
According to Empedocles, how many basic components does reality consist of?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
b. 4
The Buddha wrote that “a person does not belong to” what?
a. This world
b. The gods
c. Another person
d. Himself
c. Another person
What is the belief that all values are culturally determined called?
a. Cultural relativism
b. Individual relativism
c. Moral egoism
d. Descriptive egoism
a. Cultural relativism
Naturalism denies the existence of what?
a. A distinct supernatural order of reality
b. Mathematical relations
c. Fixed laws and principles
d. A human soul (psyche)
a. A distinct supernatural order of reality
The sage is an archetypal figure who combines a love of wisdom with what?
a. Spiritual inspiration
b. Practical experience
c. Prudence
d. Theoretical knowledge
b. Practical experience
Who was the author of the philosophical work On the Harmony of Women?
a. Perictione (Plato’s mother)
b. Socrates (Plato’s mentor)
c. Glaucon (Plato’s brother)
d. Aristocles (Plato’s given name)
a. Perictione (Plato’s mother)
In Buddhism, what is the law of moral causation called?
a. Dogma
b. Li
c. Vinya
d. Karma
d. Karma
How many sons did Socrates have?
a. One
b. None
c. Three
d. Seven
c. Three
What is the difference between the ancient Greek sophos and the sophist as teachers?
a. Sophists were professionals.
b. Sophists were amateurs.
c. Sophists were wanderers.
d. Sophists were foreigners.
a. Sophists were professionals.