The Beginnings of Philosophy (pt 1) Flashcards

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When does Philosophy Begin?

A
  1. May, 28th 585BC
  2. When Thales predicted a solar eclipse
  3. The age of pre-Socratic philosophy begins
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What overriding questions were the pre-Socratics attempting to answer?

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  1. Metaphysical questions
  2. What provides unity in the midst of diversity
  3. What is ultimate reality made of
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3
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What was ultimate reality for Thales?

Why?

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  1. Water
  2. Water exists in the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas
  3. Water appears to have self-movement [hylozoistic–all matter has life]
  4. Everything contains water
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Who is the father of western philosophy?

And why?

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  1. Thales of Miletus

2. He rejected Greek mythology and sought scientific answers to the nature of things

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What are the four categories of ultimate reality?

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  1. Corporeal monism [ultimate reality is physical and one]
  2. Incorporeal monism [ultimate reality is nonphysical and one]
  3. Corporeal pluralism [ultimate reality is physical and more than one]
  4. Incorporeal pluralism [ultimate reality is nonphysical and more than one]
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