Exam 1: Reality

What are the similarities between the western philosophy of the monist Parmenides and his theory of "the one" with the eastern monism philosophy of the Upanishads and Laozi's "Dao De Jing"?

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Question 41

After reading both sides of the metaphysical arguments between Plato and Aristotle about "how to know what is real", who appears to reflect contemporary scientific views and who reflects religious views?

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Question 42

One implication of __________ is that it serves as a principle of divine ethics.

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Question 43

Socrates was teacher, who in turn taught .

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Question 44

According to Descartes, there is only one substance, which is mind.

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Question 45

How many substances did Descartes divide the domain of nature into?

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Question 46

Pantheism is the idea that __________.

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Question 47

For Leibniz, space and time are substances.

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Question 48

What does a philosopher mean when he or she claims not to understand something?

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Question 49

Which of the multiple options would Aristotle categories as something of "Substance"?

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Question 50

Leibniz's __________ can be created or destroyed but not by any "natural" means.

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Question 51

Spinoza believed that there was no such thing as __________.

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Question 52

Explain the problem of having substances that interact with each other. Provide a detailed account of the ways that Descartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza solved (or failed to solve) this problem. Further, could any of these solutions have helped Plato solve the problem of participation? Are there any similarities between participation and substance interaction? Why or why not?

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Question 53

In The Symposium, Plato states that __________ always is, and neither comes to be nor passes away, neither waxes nor wanes.

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Question 54

The main point of Spinoza's proof is that if there were more than one substance, then those substances could not interact.

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Question 55

What guarantees that all of the views from all of the perspectives are in agreement in Leibniz's theory?

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Question 56

Plato believed that truth must be __________.

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Question 57

Modern metaphysics, as exemplified by Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, includes a notion that was not considered in ancient metaphysics. This notion is __________.

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Question 58

The Principle of Sufficient Reason states that any human action is immoral unless there is sufficient reason for a person to do that particular act.

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Question 59

Which Aristotilian causes is described as the person or event that actually makes something happen by doing something?

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What are the similarities between the western philosophy of the monist Parmenides and his theory of "the one" with the eastern monism philosophy of the Upanishads and Laozi's "Dao De Jing"?

After reading both sides of the metaphysical arguments between Plato and Aristotle about "how to know what is real", who appears to reflect contemporary scientific views and who reflects religious views?

One implication of __________ is that it serves as a principle of divine ethics.

Socrates was teacher, who in turn taught .

According to Descartes, there is only one substance, which is mind.

How many substances did Descartes divide the domain of nature into?

Pantheism is the idea that __________.

For Leibniz, space and time are substances.

What does a philosopher mean when he or she claims not to understand something?

Which of the multiple options would Aristotle categories as something of "Substance"?

Leibniz's __________ can be created or destroyed but not by any "natural" means.

Spinoza believed that there was no such thing as __________.

In The Symposium, Plato states that __________ always is, and neither comes to be nor passes away, neither waxes nor wanes.

The main point of Spinoza's proof is that if there were more than one substance, then those substances could not interact.

What guarantees that all of the views from all of the perspectives are in agreement in Leibniz's theory?

Plato believed that truth must be __________.

Modern metaphysics, as exemplified by Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, includes a notion that was not considered in ancient metaphysics. This notion is __________.

The Principle of Sufficient Reason states that any human action is immoral unless there is sufficient reason for a person to do that particular act.

Which Aristotilian causes is described as the person or event that actually makes something happen by doing something?

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Exam 1: Reality

What are the similarities between the western philosophy of the monist Parmenides and his theory of "the one" with the eastern monism philosophy of the Upanishads and Laozi's "Dao De Jing"?

After reading both sides of the metaphysical arguments between Plato and Aristotle about "how to know what is real", who appears to reflect contemporary scientific views and who reflects religious views?

One implication of __________ is that it serves as a principle of divine ethics.

Socrates was __________ teacher, who in turn taught __________.

According to Descartes, there is only one substance, which is mind.

How many substances did Descartes divide the domain of nature into?

Pantheism is the idea that __________.

For Leibniz, space and time are substances.

What does a philosopher mean when he or she claims not to understand something?

Which of the multiple options would Aristotle categories as something of "Substance"?

Leibniz's __________ can be created or destroyed but not by any "natural" means.

Spinoza believed that there was no such thing as __________.

In The Symposium, Plato states that __________ always is, and neither comes to be nor passes away, neither waxes nor wanes.

The main point of Spinoza's proof is that if there were more than one substance, then those substances could not interact.

What guarantees that all of the views from all of the perspectives are in agreement in Leibniz's theory?

Plato believed that truth must be __________.

Modern metaphysics, as exemplified by Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibniz, includes a notion that was not considered in ancient metaphysics. This notion is __________.

The Principle of Sufficient Reason states that any human action is immoral unless there is sufficient reason for a person to do that particular act.

Which Aristotilian causes is described as the person or event that actually makes something happen by doing something?

Religion

Truth Knowledge

Mind and Body

Self

Freedom

Ethics

Justice

Filters

Socrates was teacher, who in turn taught .