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Political Philosophy Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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born and lived out life in the city state of Athens

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Socrates

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2
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served in Athenian Military

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Socrates

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3
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love of wisdom

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philosophy

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4
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greek name for city where people lived

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Polis

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5
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who wrote down Socrates ideas?

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Plato

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6
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what is the name of the oracle in greece?

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Delphi

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7
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In Socrates time what form of Government was Athens?

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Direct Democracy

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8
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What does Excellence mean?

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Arete

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9
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What does Arete mean?

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Excellence

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10
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Socrates wnated to live the _________

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Goodlife

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11
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Socrates searched Athens for someone with these attributes.

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Knowledge, skill, open mind and courage

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12
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Who was the Oracle of Delphi devoted to?

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The god of wisdom, Apollo

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13
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Socratres asked so many questions he became known as a _______

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Philosphical Gadfly

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14
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what does close minded means

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Dogmatic

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15
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teachers during socrates time were called

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Sophists

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16
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What did sophists teach

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Rhetoric

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17
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Socrates developed what method for teaching

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The Socratic Method

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18
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who said an unexamined life is one not worth living

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Socrates

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19
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Socrates believed everyone had an inate knowledge of ___________________

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good and evil

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20
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Sophists Believe that truth, goodness and beauty were

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absolute

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21
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socrates believed that truth, beauty and goodness were

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relative

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22
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this person went to trial for treason and for corrupting the youth of athens

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Socrates

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23
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“offer a sacrifice to the god of health”:

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quote from socrates as he was dying

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24
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What was Plato’s original name?

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Aristocles

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25
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Student of Socrates

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Plato

26
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Plato’s most famous dialogue

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The republic

27
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Rich buisness person in the republic

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Cephalus

28
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Career Soldier in the Republic

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Polemarchus

29
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First sophist from the Republic

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Thasymachus

30
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Second sophist from the republic

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Glaucon

31
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Polemarchus definition of justice

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helps his friends and harms his enemies

32
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Cephalus definition of Justice

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someone who pays their debts on time and always tells the truth

33
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Thasymachus definition of justice

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rule of the strongest party

34
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who says that people are only good because theyare afraid of the consequences?

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Glaucon

35
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What form of government did Plato believe was the best?

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A Republic

36
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plato believes that there need to be a _____________ to rule the people

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philosopher king

37
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Plato’s idea of classes of society

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  1. Philosopher King/Queen 2.Guardians 3.Auxillarys 4.Craftspeople/Artisans
38
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What do guardians do?

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decide who the Phil King or Queen will be

39
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What do Auxillary’s need?

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Courage

40
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What do Crafts people/Artisans need?

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Self control or temperance

41
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What school did Plato open?

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The Academy

42
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Plato’s most famous student

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Aristotle

43
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This person moved from Macedonia to Athens to go to the Academy

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Aristotle

44
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Plato was known as an

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Idealist

45
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Aristotle was considered an

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Empiricist

46
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getting your knowledge bygoing out and studying the world as it is

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Empircist

47
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this person analyzed the good and bad aspects of different city state governments

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Aristotle

48
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this person studied animals and our solar system

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Aristotle

49
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this person Started the classification of animals

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Aristotle

50
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this person Formed the first zoo

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Aristotle

51
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this person Invented the idea of logic

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Aristotle

52
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What type of ruler did Aristotle think would be best?

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A political scientist

53
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Four general requirements for anyone to be happy.

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  1. Arete, 2.Self Reflection, 3. Leisure time, 4.Money
54
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Epicurus was a

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materialist

55
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believed there was no god

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Epicurus

56
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Epicurus believed in what type of government

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whatever government is in power

57
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emperor of Rome

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Marcus Aurelius

58
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belief for eevery pleasure you recieve a corresponding amount of pain

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Stoicism

59
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wants all the pleasure and just takes the pain associated

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Hedonism

60
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Marcus Aurelius believed ___________ was best form of government.

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Roman Empire

61
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this person believed that we should pay more attention to the spiritual world

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St. Augustine

62
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this person believed that the physical world was the realm of Satan

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St.Augustine

Spring 2013 (9 decks)

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