Question 1

Socrates and Plato 
-According to Glaucon,the life of the just person (the person who 'would be,not seem the best')is

Accepted Answer

A) praised and honored by all people. 
B) rewarded by the gods and favored in heaven. 
C) full of contentment and inner peace. 
D) none of the above.

Question 2

Socrates and Plato 
-According to Socrates,justice is

Accepted Answer

A) minding your own business. 
B) whatever the guardians say it is. 
C) treating all people in the community as equals. 
D) making sure that everyone gets an equal share.

Question 3

Martin Heidegger
-The process of cutting ourselves off from being or that which is "the essent" began with

Accepted Answer

A) the translation of "phusis" as "nature." 
B) Christian philosophy. 
C) the development of modern science and technology. 
D) asking the question of being.

Question 4

Socrates and Plato 
-Socrates claims that a person is wise,courageous and just in the same way that  _____ is/are wise,courageous,and just.

Accepted Answer

A) the guardians 
B) the ruler 
C) the city 
D) one's family

Question 5

Immanuel Kant
-Kant states that the statement "to have a right to truth" is without meaning.Instead,he suggests that,when discussing the preference persons have for truth and truthfulness,one would best claim that

Accepted Answer

A) Man has a right to his own truthfulness. 
B) Man has a right to the truthfulness of others. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) Neither of the above

Question 6

Pyrrho and Sextus Empiricus 
-According to the skeptic,there is no way we can know things as they really are,thus,one should develop an attitude of

Accepted Answer

A) disbelief. 
B) suspended judgment. 
C) faith. 
D) disinterest.

Question 7

Anselm (and Gaunilo)
-Gaunilo uses his "Lost Island" argument to show that

Accepted Answer

A) Anselm's argument is based on sensory observations and so subject to error. 
B) Anselm is wrongly trying to impose a definition on God,and is therefore,not taking his majesty into account. 
C) Anselm's argument is trying to prove that God is merely a fanciful idea,which is heresy. 
D) Anselm's argument could be used to prove that any "great" thing must exist.

Question 8

Moses Maimonides
-Maimonides claims that everything that exists potentially with an essence that includes some possibility

Accepted Answer

A) may at some time not exist. 
B) exists by necessity. 
C) could be immaterial. 
D) is God.

Exam 1: Ancient Greek Philosophy

Socrates and Plato -According to Glaucon,the life of the just person (the person who 'would be,not seem the best') is

Socrates and Plato -According to Socrates,justice is

Martin Heidegger -The process of cutting ourselves off from being or that which is "the essent" began with

Socrates and Plato -Socrates claims that a person is wise,courageous and just in the same way that _____ is/are wise,courageous,and just.

Immanuel Kant -Kant states that the statement "to have a right to truth" is without meaning.Instead,he suggests that,when discussing the preference persons have for truth and truthfulness,one would best claim that

Pyrrho and Sextus Empiricus -According to the skeptic,there is no way we can know things as they really are,thus,one should develop an attitude of

Anselm (and Gaunilo) -Gaunilo uses his "Lost Island" argument to show that

Moses Maimonides -Maimonides claims that everything that exists potentially with an essence that includes some possibility