Exam 4: The Roman Period and the Middle Ages

One characteristic that Avicenna, Maimonides, and St. Thomas Aquinas had in common was that each one

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

________ wrote Opus Majus, which contained chapters on topics such as optics, philosophy, mathematics, experimental science, moral philosophy, and four general causes of human errors.

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

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.

______ is to skepticism as _______ is to neo-Platonism.

_______, 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 medieval period was characterized by

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

The school of philosophy known as skepticism was founded by

________ was a stoic who advocated resignation to things beyond human control.

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

Famous for his Book of Optics ______ rejected the Platonic theory of extramission or that light rays are emitted from the eye.