Socrates and the Pursuit of Self-Knowledge
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According to Socrates, what is the meaning of the phrase 'Know thyself'?

  • To possess an immortal soul
  • To attain knowledge of oneself through dialogue (correct)
  • To live according to our nature
  • To focus the full power of reason on the human self

    • What did Socrates believe about the nature of knowledge?

  • It can be attained through the Socratic method
  • It is inherent in an individual (correct)
  • It is immortal
  • It is possessed by the soul

    • What did Socrates focus on with the full power of reason?

  • The human nature
  • The human self (correct)
  • The human soul
  • The human body

    • What did Socrates believe about the existence of an immortal soul?

    <p>It survives beyond the death of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Socrates explore the subject of immortality?

    <p>After his sentence of death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher spearheaded Neoplatonism?

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

    Who integrated the philosophical concepts of Plato with the tenets of Christianity?

    <p>St. Augustine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did St. Augustine believe about the relationship between Platonism and Christianity?

    <p>They were natural partners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Plato's vision of the eternal realm of the Forms become in Augustine's philosophy?

    <p>A transcendent God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Plato's vision of immortal souls striving to achieve union with the eternal realm become in Augustine's philosophy?

    <p>Intellectual enlightenment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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