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Module 2 - Foundations Of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greece Flashcards

1
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Which word did pre-Socratic philosophers use to describe the energy, order, and function of the universe?

A

Logos

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2
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The Greek word for “atom” means indivisible

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True

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3
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Which is the Greek word for the soul?

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Psyche

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4
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Which did the ancients use to explain natural phenomena?

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Gods

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5
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Pre-Socratic philosophers believed it necessary to distinguish between appearance and…

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Reality

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6
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Socrates believed true knowledge was found where?

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In each person

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7
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When making decisions, the politicians of Socrates’s day thought in terms of…

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What works

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8
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Socrates’s primary teaching method was to ask questions

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True

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9
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Who were the supposedly wise teachers of Socrates’s day?

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Sophists

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10
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Which Greek word describes the skills necessary to apply one’s convictions?

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Techne

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11
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Which word defines the theory of knowledge?

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Epistemology

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12
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The name of Plato’s school was the Lyceum

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False

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13
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How many realities did Plato believe existed?

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Two

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14
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According to Plato, true knowledge is found where?

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The metaphysical

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15
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Plato described knowledge as being found in the…

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Forms

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16
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Who was Aristotle’s teacher?

A

Plato

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17
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Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great

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True

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18
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Aristotle’s school was known as the…

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Lyceum

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19
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What cutting edge resource did Aristotle develop at his school?

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A library

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20
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Some think of Aristotle as the father of…

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Science

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21
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Which philosophy says pleasure is good and pain is bad?

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Hedonism

22
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Epicurus’s school was the first of its kind to allow women to attend

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True

23
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What does a stoic seek to control?

A

His emotions

24
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What was the name of Epicurus’s school?

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The garden

25
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Who founded the school of thought known as stoicism?

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Zeno

26
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Which philosopher believed the only thing that never changes is change?

A

Heraclitus

27
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Which philosopher believed nothing ever changes?

A

Parmenides

28
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Which Philosopher argued that everything is made of water?

A

Thales

29
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Which philosopher first imagined the universe was built from tiny, unseen particles?

A

Leucippus

30
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Which philosopher furthered the idea that the universe was made from tiny, unseen particles and identified them as atoms?

A

Democritus

31
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Which characteristic keeps a student from cheating on a test?

A

Virtue

32
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A burglar accidentally breaking into the police station instead of the jewelry store next door is an example of what?

A

Irony

33
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According to Socrates, why would a person choose to turn in a large sum of cash found on the ground?

A

No one willingly chooses evil

34
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Which view holds that one opinion is as good as another?

A

Relativism

35
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Who believed it was right to charge education fees?

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Sophists

36
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Why did Plato develop his theory of knowledge?

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To protect it from opinion

37
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Which theory of morality holds that good choices bring good consequences and bad choices bring bad consequences?

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Instrumental theory of morality

38
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Which does the functionalist theory of morality seek to bring to each person?

A

True happiness

39
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According to Plato, who were the only ones who could understand the forms?

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The enlightened

40
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Which depiction did Plato use to describe someone who discovers pure truth?

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A man coming out of a cave

41
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How many levels of reality did Aristotle believe in?

A

One

42
Q

A carved wooden statue demonstrates…

A

Form

43
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According to Aristotle, what is the basic building material of all things?

A

Matter

44
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To use a saw to cut wood is to demonstrate the saws…

A

Final cause

45
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Which describes a reality that cannot be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted?

A

Metaphysical

46
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Which philosophical perspective might hinder one’s ability to fall in love?

A

Skepticism

47
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Which philosophy explains how to avoid becoming emotionally involved in daily drama in the news, politics, and social media?

A

Stoicism

48
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Which philosophical school would tell one to stop eating too many donuts because it could damage one’s health?

A

Epicureanism

49
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A person who doesn’t care if he gets in trouble or disturbs his neighbors while throwing a party is a(n)…

A

Hedonist

50
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Stoicism causes a person to be…

A

Self-controlled

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