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-Thales
Which of the following philosophers held that "All is Water"?
-Thales
Which of the following philosophers believed that "Number" was the essence of reality
-Pythagoras
Which of the following philosophers believed that "All is Change"?
-Heraclitus
Socrates was most concerned with?
-the health of the soul
Which of the following philosophers was Socrates' biographer?
-Plato
Who was one of the teachers of Alexander the Great?
-Aristotle
The sayings of _____ were so mysterious he was known as "The Dark."
-Heraclitus
_____ was noted for, among many other things, the ability to drink all night and not become drunk.
-Socrates
_____ established a geometrical theorem which states general truths about right triangles.
-Pythagoras
Which of the following beliefs are consistent with the views of Heraclitus?
-You can't step into the same river twice.
Which of the following philosophers believed that motion is an illusion?
-Parmenides
Both Plato and Socrates lived in _____.
-Athens
Plato's Republic describes?
-the ideal state
Which of the following philosophers could be considered the "Father of Science"?
-Aristotle
Aristotle believed that substance is composed of
-matter and form
According to Aristotle, the efficient cause of an object is its
-Origin
Plato believed that all physical objects are imperfect copies of
-Forms
Which of the following philosophers spent his days questioning his fellow citizens about their beliefs?
-Socrates
Heraclitus' symbol for constant universal change, the Logos, was
-None of the choices (fire)
_____ is the study of the nature of reality.
-Metaphysics
_____ is the study of the nature of the knowledge process.
-Epistemology
_____ involves the study of the nature of morality.
-Ethics
According to _____, the earth floats on water.
-Thales
_____ gave his followers the strange advice, "don't eat beans."
-Pythagoras
According to _____, the individual never does wrong knowingly.
-Socrates
According to _____, the organization of the soul of a good person is similar to the organization of the social classes in
an ideal society.
-Plato
According to _____, happiness is best achieved by living a life of moderation guided by reason.
-Aristotle
According to Plato, the soul recalls knowledge from its experience, prior to birth, in the Realm of Forms. This view is
known as the Theory of _____.
-Recollection
Ironically, _____ held that he knew nothing except that he knew nothing.
-Socrates
Trusting the senses would tend to make one an _____ rather than a rationalist or a skeptic.
-Empiricist
A _____ like Thales holds that all of reality has a single, unifying characteristic.
-monist