Exploring the Concept of the Self in Ancient Greek Philosophy
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Who were the earliest thinkers in the history of philosophy?

  • The Pre-Socratics
  • The Greeks (correct)
  • The contemporary philosophers
  • The Socrates and Plato

    • What is the primary focus of inquiry for the earliest thinkers in the history of philosophy?

  • The fundamental nature of the self (correct)
  • The primary substratum that defines the multiplicity of things in the world
  • The contemporary philosophers
  • The myths and legends

    • Who were the Greek thinkers that preceded Socrates?

  • The Greeks
  • The contemporary philosophers
  • The Pre-Socratics (correct)
  • The Socrates and Plato

    • What did the Greeks do in attempting to understand reality?

    <p>Questioned the myths and moved away from them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the best way to see and understand the different perspectives and views on the self?

    <p>By revisiting its prime movers and identifying the most important conjecture made by philosophers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were some of the Greek thinkers that preoccupied themselves with the question of the primary substratum, arché?

    <p>Thales and Pythagoras</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the Pre-Socratic thinkers trying to explain?

    <p>The nature of change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the Pre-Socratic thinkers reject mythological accounts?

    <p>They wanted to challenge the authority of the poet-theologians</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to collectively refer to the Greek thinkers who preceded Socrates?

    <p>The Pre-Socratics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the Pre-Socratic thinkers tired of conceding to?

    <p>Mythological accounts</p> Signup and view all the answers

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