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

When did Socrates explore the subject of immortality?

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

Which philosopher spearheaded Neoplatonism?

<p>Plotinus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>They were natural partners (C)</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 (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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