Exam 4: The Wise Man: Socrates

Egoism emphasizes

How many members were on the Athenian Committee?

What did jurors use to vote with in ancient Athens?

Socrates held that happiness was a matter of inner qualities.

Thrasymachus held that the values of a society reflected the interests of the strong.

​Socrates prayed to receive "good gifts."

We know of Socrates only from Plato.

Do you believe that Socrates could be blamed for neglecting his family? Why or why not?

Do you believe that Socrates' insistence on his principles was a form of vanity? Explain your answer.

What did Socrates think we are?

Who said that to lead a worthless life was an evil?

To whom was Socrates married?

Socrates referred to himself as a gadfly.

Socrates guiding motto was, "Do as you would be done by."

Who challenged Socrates to a beauty contest?

John Milton had his poetic Satan state, "Evil, be thou my good." How would Socrates respond to this? Explain your answer.

Do you agree with Socrates' account of beauty? Explain your answer.

Jaspers referred to paradigmatic individuals.

At some times in Greek history techne meant

Who said that one ought not to talk as though he were asleep?