Quiz 1: Swift, Socrates, Euthyphro Flashcards
How does Swift define a person?
people are defined by their traits (stayers will stay, players will play, fakers will fake)
How does Socrates define a person?
people are more complex and can be multiple traits at the same time
Why was Socrates at the courthouse?
facing charges of impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens
Why was Euthyphro at the courthouse?
prosecuting his own father for murder
Approximately when did Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle live?
2500 years ago
What does Plato think about expertise/competence?
he believes true expertise involves deep understanding of moral principles and eternal truths. true knowledge is important
Why did Socrates believe it would be wrong to escape prison?
he spent his whole life in Athens and the laws protected and benefitted him, so he thinks that by escaping it would be violating that social contract
What flaw did Socrates identify in Swifts reasoning?
that everyone doesn’t fit into one cookie-cutter label, they can overlap.
What flaw does Socrates identify in Euthyphro’s reasoning?
Euthyphro says that piety is what god’s love, but different god’s love different things so it is a self-defeating definition.
Plato makes an analogy between a city and _____?
one’s father
What are Aristotle’s 3 types of life?
- Plant life, lowest form (can nourish themselves but can’t move)
- Animal life (can perceive and move)
- Human life, highest form (can reason and rationalize)
