Exam 4: The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

Platonic thought was combined with religion in the work of

__________ was a philosopher in his own right, but he was even more famous for his extensive commentaries on the work of Aristotle which became a major intellectual force in Europe.

The medieval period was characterized by

According to the text, which of the following did NOT contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire?

Almost single-handedly, _________ was able to convince church authorities that they had nothing to fear from Aristotle. Following the influence of this theologian, Aristotle was a regular part of the curriculum at the University of Paris.

The school of philosophy known as skepticism was founded by

The Greek physician ___________, practicing in Rome, was one of the first to distinguish between delusions And hallucinations.

The book Guide of the Perplexed, written by ________, was an early attempt to reconcile faith and science by Arguing that many scriptural texts were written for very simple people and should not be taken literally.

The stoics and the Epicureans believed in moderation, but psychologically the stoics emphasized ________ Whereas the Epicureans emphasized ________.

In addition to criticizing ancient conceptions of disease such as demonology, _____ was also the first to apply chemistry to medical research

___________ had a concept of soul very similar to Aristotle's concept of soul. Soul includes vegetative, animal, And human functions.

The early Christian church in Rome emphasized

The method for seeking knowledge on which Tertullian centered his worldview was

_________ was known for expertise in geometry and for being an early advocate of music therapy.

________ proposed a theory of evolution of social groups, religion, and language.

Famous for his Book of Optics, _______ rejected the Platonic theory of extramission or that light rays are Emitted from the eye.

__________, as author of the Confessions, provided the world with a powerful psychological autobiography. He Was one of the first to emphasize the importance of unconscious processes.

The most influential philosopher and physician of the early Islamic world was

Most of the major schools of thought in Rome were focused on

_____ wrote on the topic of memory, distinguishing between recognition and recall, and gave consideration to the tip-of-the-tongue phenomena