Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Homer to the Pre-Socratics
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What is a major characteristic of the Olympian gods in the Homeric view of the world?

  • They are indifferent to human affairs
  • They are all-knowing and all-powerful
  • They are capricious and willful (correct)
  • They are morally upright and just

    • What is the moral outlook that is key to the scientific and philosophical frame of mind, as seen in Homer and later Greek tragedies?

  • The dangers of intellectual humility
  • The importance of human pride and arrogance
  • The virtue of humility and the recognition of human fallibility (correct)
  • The significance of myth and superstition

    • What is the outcome of human hubris, as depicted in Homer and later Greek tragedies?

  • Grief and suffering (correct)
  • Wisdom and knowledge
  • Great success and prosperity
  • Peace and contentment

    • What is essential to moving beyond the realm of myth and into the realm of philosophy and science?

    <p>The willingness to submit one's own opinions to rational inquiry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the early epic poems, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey?

    <p>They offer a moral outlook that is key to the scientific and philosophical frame of mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

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