Questions and Answers
Fundamental beliefs cannot be rationally justified.
False
Logic is the study of the psychological causes of our beliefs.
False
Socrates was punished for his ideas by being forced to leave Athens and go into exile.
False
Socrates was brought to trial on the charges of being an atheist and a pacifist.
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Plato referred to Socrates' method as dialectic.
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Socrates was brought to trial on the charges of:
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Socrates believed he was wiser than anyone else in Athens because he:
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In his trial, Socrates referred to himself as:
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The Socratic method consisted of:
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In his discussion with Socrates, Thrasymachus claims that justice is the interest of the stronger.
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In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the prisoners were glad when their friend told them about the world outside the cave.
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Plato believed that there were levels of reality that transcended the world of sense experience.
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According to Plato, there is no truth about justice, for everyone has a different opinion about it.
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Socrates undermines Thrasymachus's definition of justice by:
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A central teaching of the Sophists was:
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Socrates maintained that a good person cannot be harmed by others because:
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In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the shadows represented:
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"All opinions are false" is an example of a self-referential inconsistency.
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It is possible for a valid argument to have false premises and a false conclusion.
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It is possible for an invalid argument to have true premises and a true conclusion.
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Three of the six criteria the book discussed for evaluating philosophical claims are:
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Study Notes
Quiz Flashcards Summary
- Fundamental beliefs cannot be rationally justified: False
- Logic does not study the psychological causes of beliefs: False
- Socrates was punished for his ideas through exile: False
- Socrates was tried for being an atheist and a pacifist: False
- Plato referred to Socrates' method as dialectic: True
Socrates' Trial and Charges
- Socrates faced trial on charges of corrupting the youth and teaching false gods.
- Socrates believed he was wiser than others because he knew he was ignorant.
- During his trial, Socrates compared himself to a gadfly, meant to awaken the citizens of Athens.
The Socratic Method
- The Socratic method involved asking questions and questioning the answers provided by others.
- In discussions, Thrasymachus asserts that justice equates to the interest of the stronger: True.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
- In the Allegory of the Cave, prisoners reacted negatively to learning about the outside world: False.
- Plato posited the existence of higher levels of reality that transcend sensory experience.
Concepts of Justice and Knowledge
- According to Plato, the idea that there is no truth about justice due to differing opinions is False.
- Socrates undermined Thrasymachus’s definition of justice by demonstrating it leads to contradictions.
- A central belief of the Sophists revolves around skepticism about our understanding of truth and good.
Nature of Goodness and Harm
- Socrates maintained that a good person cannot be truly harmed by others because evil can only harm the body, not the true self.
Representation in Allegory of the Cave
- In Plato's Allegory, shadows symbolize imperfect representations of a higher reality.
Logical Statements
- The statement "All opinions are false" is an example of a self-referential inconsistency: True.
- Valid arguments can have false premises and a false conclusion: True.
- It is possible for an invalid argument to present true premises and a true conclusion: True.
Evaluating Philosophical Claims
- Three criteria for evaluating philosophical claims include clarity, consistency, and comprehensiveness.
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