Anthropology and Philosophy: Socrates' View on Self-Knowledge

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According to Socrates, what is the main focus of individuals?

  • Seeking honor and values
  • Knowing thyself (correct)
  • Balancing mind and body
  • Being drawn to physical desires

Plato believed that the most important component is not the senses but:

  • The mind alone (correct)
  • Emotions
  • Invisible ideas
  • Physical desires

What did Descartes mean by 'cogito ergo sum'?

  • I feel, therefore I exist
  • I see, therefore I am conscious
  • I know, therefore I live
  • I think, therefore I am (correct)

According to Socrates, what did he consider as the only good and the only evil?

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What does Plato suggest is the source of strength and inspiration for individuals?

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Where does David Hume believe all knowledge is derived from?

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In David Hume's Bundle theory, what does it refer to?

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What is Immanuel Kant's view on morality according to the text?

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What does John Locke consider to be the concept of personal identity?

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What two components make up Empiricism according to David Hume?

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