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What is the term for signs that represent spoken words but have no physical resemblance to the meaning?
What is the term for signs that represent spoken words but have no physical resemblance to the meaning?
- Animism
- Pictograms
- Phonograms
- Logographic (correct)
Which ancient civilization applied mathematics to astronomy for purposes such as determining harvest times and creating a calendar?
Which ancient civilization applied mathematics to astronomy for purposes such as determining harvest times and creating a calendar?
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Mesopotamia (correct)
- Fertile Crescent
- Greek Antiquity
Who is known for the statement 'No man ever steps in the same river twice. The only constant is the change itself' and is associated with the question of ontology?
Who is known for the statement 'No man ever steps in the same river twice. The only constant is the change itself' and is associated with the question of ontology?
- Plato
- Heraclitus (correct)
- Socrates
- Ancient Egypt
Which philosopher was against writing, believing it made people lazy?
Which philosopher was against writing, believing it made people lazy?
What did Plato associate with knowledge, suggesting it comes from within through reasoning?
What did Plato associate with knowledge, suggesting it comes from within through reasoning?
According to Descartes, what is the only certain statement one can make?
According to Descartes, what is the only certain statement one can make?
What does Descartes believe about the mind and body?
What does Descartes believe about the mind and body?
What did John Locke propose about human knowledge?
What did John Locke propose about human knowledge?
Which philosophical concept aligns with the idea that human knowledge is a construction of the mind?
Which philosophical concept aligns with the idea that human knowledge is a construction of the mind?
