Question 1

​How many fragments of Anaximander's work survive?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​1 
B)  ​3 
C)  ​5 
D)  ​7 
A)  ​1 
B)  ​3 
C)  ​5 
D)  ​7

Question 2

​Logos can be seen as the Western expression of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​yin 
B)  ​yang 
C)  ​dharma 
D)  ​tao 
A)  ​yin 
B)  ​yang 
C)  ​dharma 
D)  ​tao

Question 3

​Ontology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​becoming 
B)  ​being 
C)  change 
D)  ​strife 
A)  ​becoming 
B)  ​being 
C)  change 
D)  ​strife

Question 4

​Why did Anaxagoras believe that "in everything there is a portion of everything"? How is this view related to atomism? Do you agree with it?

Accepted Answer

Anaxagoras believed that "in everything

Question 5

​The Greek word for "ordered whole" was "ontic."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

​What is atomism? Do you agree with this view, or not? Explain your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

Atomism is the philosophical theory that

Question 7

​Who held that he had been a dumb sea fish?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Empedocles 
B)  ​Anaximander 
C)  ​Socrates 
D)  ​Epicurus 
A)  ​Empedocles 
B)  ​Anaximander 
C)  ​Socrates 
D)  ​Epicurus

Question 8

​Parmenides associated not-being with

Accepted Answer

A)  ​truth 
B)  ​illusion 
C)  ​wisdom 
D)  deceit 
A)  ​truth 
B)  ​illusion 
C)  ​wisdom 
D)  deceit

Question 9

​The Stoics hated Heraclitus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​Where was Heraclitus born?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Corinth 
B)  ​Athens 
C)  ​Lydia 
D)  ​Ephesus 
A)  ​Corinth 
B)  ​Athens 
C)  ​Lydia 
D)  ​Ephesus

Question 11

​Heraclitus wrote that understanding is distinct from other knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​What did Democritus think was present in the universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​intentional order 
B)  ​purpose 
C)  ​design 
D)  ​predictability 
A)  ​intentional order 
B)  ​purpose 
C)  ​design 
D)  ​predictability

Question 13

​What is the difference between cosmology and ontology? How are these two fields related?

Accepted Answer

Cosmology and ontology are two distinct

Question 14

​Who used fire imagery to solve the problem of the one and the many?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Thales 
B)  ​Heraclitus 
C)  ​Zeno 
D)  ​Anaximander 
A)  ​Thales 
B)  ​Heraclitus 
C)  ​Zeno 
D)  ​Anaximander

Question 15

​Socrates said that wisdom was a human state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​According to Anacharsis, in Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​The belief that there are many substances is

Accepted Answer

A)  ​pluralism 
B)  ​monism 
C)  ​dichotomization 
D)  ​plenum 
A)  ​pluralism 
B)  ​monism 
C)  ​dichotomization 
D)  ​plenum

Question 18

​Who said you cannot step twice into the same river?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Thales 
B)  ​Parmenides 
C)  ​Heraclitus 
D)  ​Anaximander 
A)  ​Thales 
B)  ​Parmenides 
C)  ​Heraclitus 
D)  ​Anaximander

Question 19

​Plato frequently ascribes ideas to Pythagoras.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

​Thales introduced the notion of yin and yang.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How many fragments of Anaximander's work survive?

Logos can be seen as the Western expression of

Ontology is the study of

Why did Anaxagoras believe that "in everything there is a portion of everything"? How is this view related to atomism? Do you agree with it?

The Greek word for "ordered whole" was "ontic."

What is atomism? Do you agree with this view, or not? Explain your reasoning.

Who held that he had been a dumb sea fish?

Parmenides associated not-being with

The Stoics hated Heraclitus.

Where was Heraclitus born?

Heraclitus wrote that understanding is distinct from other knowledge.

What did Democritus think was present in the universe?

What is the difference between cosmology and ontology? How are these two fields related?

Who used fire imagery to solve the problem of the one and the many?

Socrates said that wisdom was a human state.

According to Anacharsis, in Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

The belief that there are many substances is

Who said you cannot step twice into the same river?

Plato frequently ascribes ideas to Pythagoras.

Thales introduced the notion of yin and yang.

The Asian Sages: Lao-Tzu, Confucius, and Buddha

The Sophist: Protagoras

The Wise Man: Socrates

The Philosopher-King: Plato

The Naturalist: Aristotle

The Stoic: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius

The Scholar: Thomas Aquinas

The Rationalist: René Descartes

The Skeptic: David Hume

The Universalist: Immanuel Kant

The Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill

The Materialist: Karl Marx

The Existentialist: Søren Kierkegaard

The Pragmatist: William James

The Anti-Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche

The Twentieth Century: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger

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Exam 2: The Pre-Socratic: Sophos

​How many fragments of Anaximander's work survive?

​Logos can be seen as the Western expression of

​Ontology is the study of

​Why did Anaxagoras believe that "in everything there is a portion of everything"? How is this view related to atomism? Do you agree with it?

​The Greek word for "ordered whole" was "ontic."

​What is atomism? Do you agree with this view, or not? Explain your reasoning.

​Who held that he had been a dumb sea fish?

​Parmenides associated not-being with

​The Stoics hated Heraclitus.

​Where was Heraclitus born?

​Heraclitus wrote that understanding is distinct from other knowledge.

​What did Democritus think was present in the universe?

​What is the difference between cosmology and ontology? How are these two fields related?

​Who used fire imagery to solve the problem of the one and the many?

​Socrates said that wisdom was a human state.

​According to Anacharsis, in Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

​The belief that there are many substances is

​Who said you cannot step twice into the same river?

​Plato frequently ascribes ideas to Pythagoras.

​Thales introduced the notion of yin and yang.

The Asian Sages: Lao-Tzu, Confucius, and Buddha

The Sophist: Protagoras

The Wise Man: Socrates

The Philosopher-King: Plato

The Naturalist: Aristotle

The Stoic: Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius

The Scholar: Thomas Aquinas

The Rationalist: René Descartes

The Skeptic: David Hume

The Universalist: Immanuel Kant

The Utilitarian: John Stuart Mill

The Materialist: Karl Marx

The Existentialist: Søren Kierkegaard

The Pragmatist: William James

The Anti-Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche

The Twentieth Century: Ludwig Wittgenstein and Martin Heidegger

Philosophy As a Way of Life

Introduction-Philosophy-And-The-Search-For-Wisdom

Filters

How many fragments of Anaximander's work survive?

Logos can be seen as the Western expression of

Ontology is the study of

Why did Anaxagoras believe that "in everything there is a portion of everything"? How is this view related to atomism? Do you agree with it?

The Greek word for "ordered whole" was "ontic."

What is atomism? Do you agree with this view, or not? Explain your reasoning.

Who held that he had been a dumb sea fish?

Parmenides associated not-being with

The Stoics hated Heraclitus.

Where was Heraclitus born?

Heraclitus wrote that understanding is distinct from other knowledge.

What did Democritus think was present in the universe?

What is the difference between cosmology and ontology? How are these two fields related?

Who used fire imagery to solve the problem of the one and the many?

Socrates said that wisdom was a human state.

According to Anacharsis, in Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

The belief that there are many substances is

Who said you cannot step twice into the same river?

Plato frequently ascribes ideas to Pythagoras.

Thales introduced the notion of yin and yang.