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____ was born around 624 BC in the city of Miletus in Asia Minor and was part of the new wave of thinkers trying to determine how the cosmos was constructed. This was the philosophical branch of metaphysics. _____ was a Monist, meaning that he considered a single element to be the main building block of the cosmos.
____ was born around 624 BC in the city of Miletus in Asia Minor and was part of the new wave of thinkers trying to determine how the cosmos was constructed. This was the philosophical branch of metaphysics. _____ was a Monist, meaning that he considered a single element to be the main building block of the cosmos.
- Thales (correct)
- Protagoras
- Socrates
- Pythagoras
_____ reached this hypothesis by considering what a cosmological building block would need to be. He determined that it should be capable of changing and moving. It had to be essential to life and it had to be something that every part of the universe could be made from. In his observations, He decided that water could fill all these criteria.
_____ reached this hypothesis by considering what a cosmological building block would need to be. He determined that it should be capable of changing and moving. It had to be essential to life and it had to be something that every part of the universe could be made from. In his observations, He decided that water could fill all these criteria.
- Thales (correct)
- Pythagoras
- Protagoras
- Socrates
Who said; ''Water is the source of all things, Everything is water philosophy''
Who said; ''Water is the source of all things, Everything is water philosophy''
- Thales (correct)
- Pythagoras
- Protagoras
- Socrates
He was one of the first thinkers to consider explanations about the natural world.
He was one of the first thinkers to consider explanations about the natural world.
Who founded the Milesian School
Who founded the Milesian School
The Father of Mathematics
He was part of the next wave of presocratic Greek philosophers . He believed mathematics offered a harmonious and rational way of explaining the workings of the cosmos.
The Father of Mathematics
He was part of the next wave of presocratic Greek philosophers . He believed mathematics offered a harmonious and rational way of explaining the workings of the cosmos.
He was one of the first ancient Greek philosophers to use deductive reasoning to make his conclusions, which was a monumental shift in how thinkers formed theories.
He was one of the first ancient Greek philosophers to use deductive reasoning to make his conclusions, which was a monumental shift in how thinkers formed theories.
His experience as a lawyer taught him a fundamental principle; every argument has two sides, and both may hold equal validity. This introduced the idea of subjectivity to the concept of belief. For Him, it was the character of the person who held a belief that determined its worth.
His experience as a lawyer taught him a fundamental principle; every argument has two sides, and both may hold equal validity. This introduced the idea of subjectivity to the concept of belief. For Him, it was the character of the person who held a belief that determined its worth.
Who said; ''Man is the measure of all things.''
Who said; ''Man is the measure of all things.''
Also known as the Relative Greek Philosopher.
Also known as the Relative Greek Philosopher.
Because he believed that everything was relative depending on your individual point of view, He considered that absolute truth was unattainable.
Because he believed that everything was relative depending on your individual point of view, He considered that absolute truth was unattainable.
Also known as the Father of Western Thought.
Also known as the Father of Western Thought.
He believed that knowledge was the ultimate good and that pursuing knowledge was vital to living a good, virtuous life.
He believed that knowledge was the ultimate good and that pursuing knowledge was vital to living a good, virtuous life.
He argued that good and evil
were absolute and that only
through pursuing knowledge can
we learn the difference. To
Him, ignorance was the
ultimate evil.
He argued that good and evil were absolute and that only through pursuing knowledge can we learn the difference. To Him, ignorance was the ultimate evil.
He developed the something
Method, which involved taking
someone’s basic idea and asking
a series of questions to expose
any contradictions or flaws.
He developed the something Method, which involved taking someone’s basic idea and asking a series of questions to expose any contradictions or flaws.
Who said; ''I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.''
Who said; ''I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.''
Who said; ''An unexamined life is not worth living.''
Who said; ''An unexamined life is not worth living.''
Who is the most famous Greek philosopher
Who is the most famous Greek philosopher
He was also a founding figure of Western
thought. Born in 427 BC, He was a
prolific writer. Through books like the
Republic and the Symposium and the
founding of his Academy, His ideas
survived to influence generations of
thinkers.
He was also a founding figure of Western thought. Born in 427 BC, He was a prolific writer. Through books like the Republic and the Symposium and the founding of his Academy, His ideas survived to influence generations of thinkers.
He theorized that a transcendent
World of Ideas contained the perfect
Forms of every object on Earth. When
we see a table in our physical world, it is
an imperfect copy of the Form of a
table. To illustrate this, He used the
“Allegory of the Cave.”
He theorized that a transcendent World of Ideas contained the perfect Forms of every object on Earth. When we see a table in our physical world, it is an imperfect copy of the Form of a table. To illustrate this, He used the “Allegory of the Cave.”
Who was the Greek Philosopher who tutored Alexander
Who was the Greek Philosopher who tutored Alexander
He studied under Plato at the academy.
He studied under Plato at the academy.
Like Plato, He wanted to figure out
how we attain knowledge. However,
He rejected Plato’s theory of the
Forms in favor of a more empirical
approach. He believed we gain
knowledge from the evidence that we
observe in the world around us.
Like Plato, He wanted to figure out how we attain knowledge. However, He rejected Plato’s theory of the Forms in favor of a more empirical approach. He believed we gain knowledge from the evidence that we observe in the world around us.
Who said; that ''Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.''
Who said; that ''Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.''
Who is the first Greek philospher
Who is the first Greek philospher
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Capital of France (example flashcard)
Capital of France (example flashcard)
Paris
