Module 2 - Foundations Of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greece Flashcards
Which word did pre-Socratic philosophers use to describe the energy, order, and function of the universe?
Logos
The Greek word for “atom” means indivisible
True
Which is the Greek word for the soul?
Psyche
Which did the ancients use to explain natural phenomena?
Gods
Pre-Socratic philosophers believed it necessary to distinguish between appearance and…
Reality
Socrates believed true knowledge was found where?
In each person
When making decisions, the politicians of Socrates’s day thought in terms of…
What works
Socrates’s primary teaching method was to ask questions
True
Who were the supposedly wise teachers of Socrates’s day?
Sophists
Which Greek word describes the skills necessary to apply one’s convictions?
Techne
Which word defines the theory of knowledge?
Epistemology
The name of Plato’s school was the Lyceum
False
How many realities did Plato believe existed?
Two
According to Plato, true knowledge is found where?
The metaphysical
Plato described knowledge as being found in the…
Forms
Who was Aristotle’s teacher?
Plato
Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great
True
Aristotle’s school was known as the…
Lyceum
What cutting edge resource did Aristotle develop at his school?
A library
Some think of Aristotle as the father of…
Science
Which philosophy says pleasure is good and pain is bad?
Hedonism
Epicurus’s school was the first of its kind to allow women to attend
True
What does a stoic seek to control?
His emotions
What was the name of Epicurus’s school?
The garden
Who founded the school of thought known as stoicism?
Zeno
Which philosopher believed the only thing that never changes is change?
Heraclitus
Which philosopher believed nothing ever changes?
Parmenides
Which Philosopher argued that everything is made of water?
Thales
Which philosopher first imagined the universe was built from tiny, unseen particles?
Leucippus
Which philosopher furthered the idea that the universe was made from tiny, unseen particles and identified them as atoms?
Democritus
Which characteristic keeps a student from cheating on a test?
Virtue
A burglar accidentally breaking into the police station instead of the jewelry store next door is an example of what?
Irony
According to Socrates, why would a person choose to turn in a large sum of cash found on the ground?
No one willingly chooses evil
Which view holds that one opinion is as good as another?
Relativism
Who believed it was right to charge education fees?
Sophists
Why did Plato develop his theory of knowledge?
To protect it from opinion
Which theory of morality holds that good choices bring good consequences and bad choices bring bad consequences?
Instrumental theory of morality
Which does the functionalist theory of morality seek to bring to each person?
True happiness
According to Plato, who were the only ones who could understand the forms?
The enlightened
Which depiction did Plato use to describe someone who discovers pure truth?
A man coming out of a cave
How many levels of reality did Aristotle believe in?
One
A carved wooden statue demonstrates…
Form
According to Aristotle, what is the basic building material of all things?
Matter
To use a saw to cut wood is to demonstrate the saws…
Final cause
Which describes a reality that cannot be seen, touched, smelled, heard, or tasted?
Metaphysical
Which philosophical perspective might hinder one’s ability to fall in love?
Skepticism
Which philosophy explains how to avoid becoming emotionally involved in daily drama in the news, politics, and social media?
Stoicism
Which philosophical school would tell one to stop eating too many donuts because it could damage one’s health?
Epicureanism
A person who doesn’t care if he gets in trouble or disturbs his neighbors while throwing a party is a(n)…
Hedonist
Stoicism causes a person to be…
Self-controlled
