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Who is considered the Father of Western philosophy?
Who is considered the Father of Western philosophy?
- Aristotle
- Descartes
- Socrates (correct)
- Plato
What did Socrates believe about human nature?
What did Socrates believe about human nature?
- The unexamined life is worth living.
- Man is composed of body and soul. (correct)
- Humans are only composed of body.
- The soul is not important for human identity.
What was Plato's philosophical method?
What was Plato's philosophical method?
- The Socratic Method
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Collection and Division (correct)
Which part of the Tri-partite soul is responsible for basic biological needs?
Which part of the Tri-partite soul is responsible for basic biological needs?
What did Plato believe was the supreme good that would secure a person's happiness?
What did Plato believe was the supreme good that would secure a person's happiness?
What did Plato believe about the soul's existence according to the text?
What did Plato believe about the soul's existence according to the text?
Who is considered the founder of modern Western philosophy?
Who is considered the founder of modern Western philosophy?
Which philosopher claimed an essential distinction between the mind and body?
Which philosopher claimed an essential distinction between the mind and body?
Who believed that humans by nature are good?
Who believed that humans by nature are good?
Which philosopher laid the groundwork for an empiricist approach to philosophical questions?
Which philosopher laid the groundwork for an empiricist approach to philosophical questions?
What does Locke believe everything we know comes from?
What does Locke believe everything we know comes from?
What method was used by the philosopher considered as the founder of modern Western philosophy?
What method was used by the philosopher considered as the founder of modern Western philosophy?
Where does the philosopher assert the origin of the sense of 'self'?
Where does the philosopher assert the origin of the sense of 'self'?
How does the philosopher describe the 'self' according to the text?
How does the philosopher describe the 'self' according to the text?
What did the philosopher reject in terms of philosophical dualism?
What did the philosopher reject in terms of philosophical dualism?
How does the philosopher suggest that human beings should understand the 'self'?
How does the philosopher suggest that human beings should understand the 'self'?
How does the philosopher view the relationship between mind and body?
How does the philosopher view the relationship between mind and body?
According to psychoanalytic theory, which part of the mind operates on the pleasure principle?
According to psychoanalytic theory, which part of the mind operates on the pleasure principle?
What is the function of the Superego in relation to the ID?
What is the function of the Superego in relation to the ID?
How does Ryle critique Descartes' idea of the mind being distinct from the body?
How does Ryle critique Descartes' idea of the mind being distinct from the body?
What does Churchland's eliminative materialism assert about people's common-sense understanding of the mind?
What does Churchland's eliminative materialism assert about people's common-sense understanding of the mind?
According to psychoanalytic theory, what does the Superego utilize to make a person feel bad through guilt?
According to psychoanalytic theory, what does the Superego utilize to make a person feel bad through guilt?
What distinguishes the Ego from the ID and Superego in psychoanalytic theory?
What distinguishes the Ego from the ID and Superego in psychoanalytic theory?
Hume's philosophy describes the self as:
Hume's philosophy describes the self as:
In Hume's philosophy, what are 'Impressions' characterized by?
In Hume's philosophy, what are 'Impressions' characterized by?
Which concept does Freud associate with holding the greatest fascination for him?
Which concept does Freud associate with holding the greatest fascination for him?
According to Hume, where does all knowledge pass through?
According to Hume, where does all knowledge pass through?
'Ideas' in Hume's philosophy are characterized by:
'Ideas' in Hume's philosophy are characterized by:
Which field was the Austrian neurologist credited with developing?
Which field was the Austrian neurologist credited with developing?
