Philosophers
He said, "I think, therefore I am."
Who was René Descartes?
This is the branch of philosophy sometimes called The Study of Knowledge.
What is Epistemology?
This is Ben's nickname for the soft "fidget" items that are so popular right now.
What is a Squishy Squishy?
Agent Smith called him Mr. Anderson.
Who was Neo?
This is Latin for "First Glance" or "First Face."
What is Prima Facie?
He said, "To be is to be perceived."
Who was George Berkeley?
These philosophers think we only learn through experience.
Who are the Epiricists?
Ben has a serious phobia of this substance.
What is glitter?
He rescued Neo from the Matrix.
Who was Morpheus?
This is the premise, premise, conclusion argument form favored by Aristotle.
What is a syllogism?
He said, "The human mind is white paper..." (sometimes called a Tabula Rasa).
Who was John Locke?
These philosophers believe we can gain knowledge from reason alone.
Who are the Rationalists?
This is Ben's dog's name.
Who is Tucker?
She was the first member of the crew Neo met (in the club).
Who was Trinity?
He was Plato's brother and is often a character in Socratic dialogues.
Who is Glauson?
He believed that everything has an ideal Form outside of space and time.
Who was Plato?
This is the Latin phrase for knowledge gained only through reason.
What is a priori?
Ben enjoys this while reading your Tabulae.
What is strong coffee? (Bonus points for "strong.")
He wanted to be plugged back into the Matrix, suggesting that "Ignorance is bliss."
Who is Cypher?
He was famous for his Potage à la Reine.
Who was David Hume?
He invented both the Synthetic a priori and the Categorical Imperative.
Who was Immanuel Kant?
This is the Latin phrase for knowledge gained only through experience.
What is a posteriori?
This is how long Ben has been at Calhoun.
What is 27 years?
This was the name of the hovercraft that Morpheus commanded.
What was the Nebuchadnezzar?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's famous book on Educational Philosophy. (Kant was late to walk when it came out).
What is Emile?