Question 1

​ The original Sophists were wandering teachers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

​All arguments consist of

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a logical structure and the truth (or falsity) of their premises. 
B)  ​a logical structure and sound premises. 
C)  ​sound premises and valid reasoning. 
D)  ​a logical structure and valid reasoning. 
A)  ​a logical structure and the truth (or falsity) of their premises. 
B)  ​a logical structure and sound premises. 
C)  ​sound premises and valid reasoning. 
D)  ​a logical structure and valid reasoning. A

Question 3

​Immigrants were attracted to ancient Athens because of its reputation

Accepted Answer

A)  ​as a trading center. 
B)  ​for chauvinism. 
C)  ​for being welcoming to women. 
D)  ​as a tolerant city. 
A)  ​as a trading center. 
B)  ​for chauvinism. 
C)  ​for being welcoming to women. 
D)  ​as a tolerant city. A

Question 4

Why should you be moral? If you had a ring of invisibility, what would restrain you for using it for your own selfish ends? Should you restrain yourself from using it for your own selfish ends? Why?

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why one should

Question 5

​The Sophists rejected relativism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the fifth century B.C.E. in Athens teachers of rhetoric were paid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​What is Protagoras's view of wisdom, according to Plato?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Wisdom is what works. 
B)  ​Wisdom is what the powerful have. 
C)  ​Wisdom is justifed true belief. 
D)  ​Wisdom is truth. 
A)  ​Wisdom is what works. 
B)  ​Wisdom is what the powerful have. 
C)  ​Wisdom is justifed true belief. 
D)  ​Wisdom is truth.

Question 8

​The Sophists made Athenian education

Accepted Answer

A)  ​more democratic. 
B)  ​less democratic. 
C)  ​more aristocratic. 
D)  less intellectual. 
A)  ​more democratic. 
B)  ​less democratic. 
C)  ​more aristocratic. 
D)  less intellectual.

Question 9

​Relativism is a type of subjectivism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Do you believe that analytic discourse is the only path to wisdom? Explain your answer, drawing on the first three chapters of this text.

Accepted Answer

No, I do not believe that analytic disco

Question 11

​ The original Sophists refused payment for their teaching.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​Egoism is often associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  ​moral skepticism 
B)  ​moral realism 
C)  ​pluralism 
D)  ​the Sophists 
A)  ​moral skepticism 
B)  ​moral realism 
C)  ​pluralism 
D)  ​the Sophists

Question 13

​What did Socrates term persons who sold their wisdom for money?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Furies of Hades 
B)  ​Harbingers of doom 
C)  ​Corrupters of the youth 
D)  ​Prostitutes of wisdom 
A)  ​Furies of Hades 
B)  ​Harbingers of doom 
C)  ​Corrupters of the youth 
D)  ​Prostitutes of wisdom

Question 14

The view that all morality reduces to self-interest is

Accepted Answer

A)  utilitarianism 
B)  deontology 
C)  egoism 
D)  relativism 
A)  utilitarianism 
B)  deontology 
C)  egoism 
D)  relativism

Question 15

​ If its starting point is flawed, the most tightly reasoned argument will be flawed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​Do you think that we are ever justified in imposing standards upon other people? If so, under what conditions? If not, why not? In each case you should argue for your view.

Accepted Answer

I believe that there are certain conditi

Question 17

Who was the first great Western philosopher?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gyges 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Epicurus 
D)  Socrates 
A)  Gyges 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Epicurus 
D)  Socrates

Question 18

​What is the name for the view that we can only know our own sensations?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Sensationalism 
B)  ​Subjectivism 
C)  ​Egoism 
D)  ​Sophistry 
A)  ​Sensationalism 
B)  ​Subjectivism 
C)  ​Egoism 
D)  ​Sophistry

Question 19

In ancient Athens citizenship was open to all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

​The term "pragmatism" is from the Greek for "politics."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The original Sophists were wandering teachers.

All arguments consist of

Immigrants were attracted to ancient Athens because of its reputation

Why should you be moral? If you had a ring of invisibility, what would restrain you for using it for your own selfish ends? Should you restrain yourself from using it for your own selfish ends? Why?

The Sophists rejected relativism.

In the fifth century B.C.E. in Athens teachers of rhetoric were paid.

What is Protagoras's view of wisdom, according to Plato?

The Sophists made Athenian education

Relativism is a type of subjectivism.

Do you believe that analytic discourse is the only path to wisdom? Explain your answer, drawing on the first three chapters of this text.

The original Sophists refused payment for their teaching.

Egoism is often associated with

What did Socrates term persons who sold their wisdom for money?

The view that all morality reduces to self-interest is

If its starting point is flawed, the most tightly reasoned argument will be flawed.

Do you think that we are ever justified in imposing standards upon other people? If so, under what conditions? If not, why not? In each case you should argue for your view.

Who was the first great Western philosopher?

What is the name for the view that we can only know our own sensations?

In ancient Athens citizenship was open to all.

The term "pragmatism" is from the Greek for "politics."

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

The Pre-Socratic: Sophos

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

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Exam 3: The Sophist: Protagoras

​ The original Sophists were wandering teachers.

​All arguments consist of

​Immigrants were attracted to ancient Athens because of its reputation

Why should you be moral? If you had a ring of invisibility, what would restrain you for using it for your own selfish ends? Should you restrain yourself from using it for your own selfish ends? Why?

​The Sophists rejected relativism.

In the fifth century B.C.E. in Athens teachers of rhetoric were paid.

​What is Protagoras's view of wisdom, according to Plato?

​The Sophists made Athenian education

​Relativism is a type of subjectivism.

Do you believe that analytic discourse is the only path to wisdom? Explain your answer, drawing on the first three chapters of this text.

​ The original Sophists refused payment for their teaching.

​Egoism is often associated with

​What did Socrates term persons who sold their wisdom for money?

The view that all morality reduces to self-interest is

​ If its starting point is flawed, the most tightly reasoned argument will be flawed.

​Do you think that we are ever justified in imposing standards upon other people? If so, under what conditions? If not, why not? In each case you should argue for your view.

Who was the first great Western philosopher?

​What is the name for the view that we can only know our own sensations?

In ancient Athens citizenship was open to all.

​The term "pragmatism" is from the Greek for "politics."

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

The Pre-Socratic: Sophos

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

The original Sophists were wandering teachers.

All arguments consist of

Immigrants were attracted to ancient Athens because of its reputation

The Sophists rejected relativism.

What is Protagoras's view of wisdom, according to Plato?

The Sophists made Athenian education

Relativism is a type of subjectivism.

The original Sophists refused payment for their teaching.

Egoism is often associated with

What did Socrates term persons who sold their wisdom for money?

If its starting point is flawed, the most tightly reasoned argument will be flawed.

Do you think that we are ever justified in imposing standards upon other people? If so, under what conditions? If not, why not? In each case you should argue for your view.

What is the name for the view that we can only know our own sensations?

The term "pragmatism" is from the Greek for "politics."