HZT4U1 Unit Test Review PDF

HZT4U1 Unit Test Review The Greek Philosophers: Pre-Socratics to Aristotle Answer each question as a preparation for your test. 1.​ Define Reductionism. Why are early pre-Socratics often referred to as Reductionist Materialists? 2.​ Tra...

HZT4U1 Unit Test Review The Greek Philosophers: Pre-Socratics to Aristotle Answer each question as a preparation for your test. 1.​ Define Reductionism. Why are early pre-Socratics often referred to as Reductionist Materialists? 2.​ Track the progression of the “basic stuff” from Thales to the Atomists. How is reason used to guide these philosophers to their conclusions about the basic stuff? (Remembering that they had no technology to prove their concepts). 3.​ Explain why Heraclitus suggests you are not the same person you were last week. Define Strife in Heraclitus’ philosophy. 4.​ Explain why Parmenides’ concept that nothing changes is so hard to refute.. 5.​ Using Zeno’s paradoxes explain why when the bell rings today; you will be unable to leave the classroom. 6.​ Who are the Sophists? Why does Socrates reject their concepts? Why is this a big step in the history of philosophy? 7.​ Outline the 5 steps of the Socratic Method of Questioning. 8.​ What does Socrates mean when he suggests the “unexamined life is not worth living”? 9.​ Where can truth be found according to Socrates? 10.​ Why was Socrates put on trial? How did he refute each accusation? 11.​How did the death of Socrates affect Plato? 12.​Describe Plato’s theory of the Realm of Ideas and the Sensible word. 13.​What is the Demiurge? How does this fit into Plato’s theory of the Two Realms? 14.​How is this theory seen in Plato’ Allegory of the Cave. Be able to describe the entire Allegory. 15.​What are the three divisions of the Soul according to Plato? 16.​What are the three divisions of the Ideal Society according to Plato? Describe each. 17.​How does Aristotle’s epistemology differ from his teacher’s? 18.​Explain each of the four causes for change in Aristotle’s philosophy. 19.​Describe Aristotle’s concept of Prime Matter. 20.​List, describe and provide an example of the 10 Categories of being. 21.​What are the major divisions in Aristotle’s Hierarchy of Being? 22.​According to Aristotle, how does one come to understand the good? 23.​What are the four aspects of the soul and the virtues that guide them according to Aristotle? 24.​What is Eudaimonia? 25.​Describe the four character types of Aristotle. 26.​What are the three types of friendship according to Aristotle?