Nature Flashcards
1
Q
5 ancient materialist
A
thales
heraclitus
democritus
anaximenes
anaximander
2
Q
water | solid, liquid, gas
A
thales
3
Q
fire | change & flux
A
heraclitus
4
Q
step into the same river twice
A
heraclitus
5
Q
atoms
A
democritus
5
Q
air | rarefaction, condensation
A
anaximenes
5
Q
world of ___ by plato:
- eternal, unchanging forms
- ultimate reality, perfect
- true essence, intellectual
- more real
- INTELLIGIBLE WORLD
- FORM
A
being
6
Q
apeiron | indefinite, limitless
A
anaximander
6
Q
unchanging, being, one
A
parmenides
6
Q
number, math
A
pythagoras
6
Q
4 ancient immaterialist
A
heraclitus
pythagoras
zeno
parmenides
6
Q
constant change, logos
A
heraclitus
6
Q
A
6
Q
Despite his emphasis on change, Heraclitus believed in an underlying principle he called the “***,” which represents a rational structure that governs the universe and remains constant amidst change. Thus, he acknowledged an eternal aspect to reality.
A
logos
6
Q
achilles and the tortoise
A
zeno
