The Republic PPX Flashcards
1
Q
When was the 2nd Persian Invasion?
A
480 - Battles of Thermopylae, Salamis
2
Q
When did the Peloponnesian War begin?
A
431
3
Q
When did the Thirty Tyrants arise?
A
404/3
4
Q
When was the Trial of Socrates?
A
399
5
Q
define Elenchus
A
a logical refutation; an argument that refutes another argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion.
6
Q
What are sophists? Name an example from The Republic
A
a paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in ancient Greece, associated in popular thought with moral skepticism and specious reasoning
»Thrasymachus
7
Q
define Aporia
A
an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory
