Exploring Ancient Perspectives

Philosophy is the academic study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

The two parts that comprise a person's self, according to Socrates, are the body and the soul.

The three underlying components of the soul, as proposed by Plato, are the rational soul, the spirited soul, and the appetitive soul.

<p>St. Augustine of Hippo followed Plato's views on the self and added Christianity to it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skepticism is the questioning of whether anything can be known. Rene Descartes is associated with skepticism in the 17th century.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physical and immaterial</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>St. Augustine of Hippo</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rational soul, spirited soul, and appetitive soul</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Questioning whether anything can be known; Socrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence</p> Signup and view all the answers