Plato and Aristotle Philosophy Quiz
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How many components make up the self?

  • Five components
  • Four components
  • Three components (correct)
  • One component

    • What are the three ways in which the self organizes information according to the text?

  • Seeing, touching, tasting
  • Laughing, sleeping, crying
  • Raw perception input, recognizing the concept, reproducing in the imagination (correct)
  • Recognizing, reproducing, reacting

    • Who is considered the 'Father of the Thomistic school of theology'?

  • Russian mathematician
  • Scotish philosopher
  • Italian Dominican theologian (correct)
  • German philosopher

    • According to Aquinas's metaethics, what does human goodness depend on?

    <p>Performing acts that are in accord with our human nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which power of reason is referred to as the will according to Aquinas?

    <p>Appetitive power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of human existence according to the text?

    <p>Union and eternal fellowship with God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Plato, how many different parts of the soul does each of us have?

    <p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguished Aristotle as more of an empiricist compared to Plato?

    <p>His background in biological subjects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher insisted that the human being is a composite of body and soul?

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Augustine of Hippo emphasize as the most important part of the mind?

    <p>Will</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Augustine of Hippo, good persons are those whose will and reason are subordinated to what?

    <p>Faith in God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'God's grace may work on us when we are studying Scripture but much study of Scripture is no guarantee of receiving it.' This statement is most aligned with the beliefs of which philosopher?

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

    Which philosopher believed that the unexamined life is not worth living?

    <p>Socrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher founded the Academy and employed the philosophical method of 'collection and division'?

    <p>Plato</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of man's nature, which philosopher believed in the existence of body and soul?

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher believed that the goal of life is to achieve happiness through virtue?

    <p>Aristotle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the tri-partite soul is associated with basic biological needs according to the text?

    <p>Appetitive (Sensual)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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