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Question 1

• A Greek philosopher; one of the few individuals who shaped
Western thought.

• Never wrote anything; knowledge about him is through secondhand information from the writings of his student, Plat

Answer 1

Socrates

Question 2

a method of inquiry; an idea was tested by
taking a series of questions to determine underlying beliefs

Answer 2

Socratic Method

Question 3

Socrates
• Some of Socrates’ ideas are:

Answer 3

• The soul is immortal.
• The care of the soul is the task of philosophy
• Virtue is necessary to attain happiness

Question 4

The unexamined life is not worth living

Answer 4

Socrates

Question 5

the examination of one’s self, as well as the
question about how one ought to live one’s life.

Answer 5

Self-knowledge

Question 6

According to Socrates, the (1)_____ of your (2)______ being determines
the (3)______ of your (4)_______.

Answer 6

1. state
2. Inner
3. Quality
4. Life

Question 7

Socrates
• Two kinds of existence:

Answer 7

• Visible existence – it changes. (i.e. The body, which is visible,
changes).

• Invisible existence – it remains constant (i.e. The part that is
invisible to humans yet sensed and understood by the mind
remains constant)