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What is a key difference between theogonic poetry and philosophical cosmogony?
What is a key difference between theogonic poetry and philosophical cosmogony?
- The arrangement of statements within a framework of traditional narration
- The replacement of gods with physical elements or abstract principles (correct)
- The personification of abstract powers in philosophical cosmogony
- The use of physical elements in theogonic poetry
What was a consequence of the disappearance of the names of the gods in cosmogonic accounts?
What was a consequence of the disappearance of the names of the gods in cosmogonic accounts?
- The release of accounts from their former bonds and associations with religious worship (correct)
- The ascription of works to great poets of the past
- The abandonment of the idea of physical processes underlying cosmic events
- The adoption of a more traditional, suprapersonal narration style
What did the Milesian philosophers use to set their language apart from that of tradition?
What did the Milesian philosophers use to set their language apart from that of tradition?
- Metaphors
- Appellatives (correct)
- Allusions
- Proper nouns
What was a characteristic of the theogonic poets' innovations?
What was a characteristic of the theogonic poets' innovations?
What is a key aspect of philosophical cosmogony?
What is a key aspect of philosophical cosmogony?
What did the Milesian philosophers create with their new mode of expression?
What did the Milesian philosophers create with their new mode of expression?
What is a key difference between theogonic poetry and the works of the Milesian philosophers?
What is a key difference between theogonic poetry and the works of the Milesian philosophers?
What was Empedocles' enduring contribution to the history of philosophy?
What was Empedocles' enduring contribution to the history of philosophy?
Why did Empedocles characterize the elements as gods?
Why did Empedocles characterize the elements as gods?
What are the two primal forces according to Empedocles?
What are the two primal forces according to Empedocles?
What is the purpose of Empedocles' allegorical language?
What is the purpose of Empedocles' allegorical language?
How does Empedocles describe the elements?
How does Empedocles describe the elements?
What is produced by the element water according to Empedocles?
What is produced by the element water according to Empedocles?
Why did Empedocles speak in the first person throughout his work?
Why did Empedocles speak in the first person throughout his work?
In which century did the Greeks start questioning the cultural relevance of myth?
In which century did the Greeks start questioning the cultural relevance of myth?
What facilitated the growth of the Greek world in the 8th century?
What facilitated the growth of the Greek world in the 8th century?
What was the strongest single impulse behind the trend towards rational argumentation?
What was the strongest single impulse behind the trend towards rational argumentation?
Where was the earliest piece of evidence for the boulē, the democratic council, found?
Where was the earliest piece of evidence for the boulē, the democratic council, found?
Who wrote the poem 'On Nature' that offered a rational account of physical reality?
Who wrote the poem 'On Nature' that offered a rational account of physical reality?
What was unique about the poem 'On Nature' by Parmenides of Elea?
What was unique about the poem 'On Nature' by Parmenides of Elea?
What was the name of the goddess in Parmenides' poem 'On Nature'?
What was the name of the goddess in Parmenides' poem 'On Nature'?
What is attributed to Thales?
What is attributed to Thales?
What is implied about the Presocratic philosophers by some nineteenth-century scholars?
What is implied about the Presocratic philosophers by some nineteenth-century scholars?
What is said to be an overstatement?
What is said to be an overstatement?
What is mentioned as a similarity between the theories of the Milesian thinkers and Near Eastern myths?
What is mentioned as a similarity between the theories of the Milesian thinkers and Near Eastern myths?
What is said to be a characteristic of the philosophers' descriptions of physical principles?
What is said to be a characteristic of the philosophers' descriptions of physical principles?
When did the scholars who reacted against the idea of a sudden leap from myth to logic live?
When did the scholars who reacted against the idea of a sudden leap from myth to logic live?
What is said to be an irrational side of Presocratic thought?
What is said to be an irrational side of Presocratic thought?
What is the origin of all things according to Near East myths?
What is the origin of all things according to Near East myths?
Where did Thales acquire data for his prediction of the solar eclipse?
Where did Thales acquire data for his prediction of the solar eclipse?
What was Thales' perspective on water?
What was Thales' perspective on water?
What was being developed by Thales?
What was being developed by Thales?
Why is Thales considered significant?
Why is Thales considered significant?
What was the city where Thales lived?
What was the city where Thales lived?
What was Thales trying to explain?
What was Thales trying to explain?
What influenced Thales' philosophy?
What influenced Thales' philosophy?
What did Thales predict?
What did Thales predict?
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