Midterms Flashcards
7lWho shaped Western philosophy
Socrates
Socrates idea is based on his students writing. Who is his student?
Plato
Known for his socratic method
Socrates
an idea is tested by asking series of questions to determine underlying beliefs and the extent of knowledge to guide a person toward better understanding.
Socratic method
A teacher wanting a student to learn the difference between right and wrong. The student might say that every person knows the difference between right and wrong. The teacher would reply with a series of questions that ask the student to consider their perspective. What type of method is this?
Socratic method
Three ideas of socrates
I. The soul is important
II. The care of the soul is the task of philosophy
III. Virtue is necessary to attain happiness. (Eudaimonia)
He qouted “the unexamined life is not worth living”
Socrates
He believed that the self knowledge and examination of one’s life is very important
Socrates
Socrates said that the existence has two kinds. What are the two kinds of existence? Expound.
I. Visible- it changes; state of human being; seen by the naked eye like the body.
II. Invisible - constant; the mind; the soul
Greatest pursuit according to socrates
Eudaimonia or happiness
Virtue is what according to socrates
Excellence
Death is a trivial matter for the virtous according to whom and why?
Socrates, because the most important thing in life is the state of one’s soul
