Philosophical Vocabulary
Oedipus Rex
Medea
Philosophers
Misc.
100
having a negative outlook on everything
What is pessimism?
100
killed his father and married his mother
Who is Oedipus?
100
Medea's now ex-husband
Who is Jason?
100
first major Greek philosopher; drank the hemlock
Who is Socretes?
100
female poet
Who is Sappho?
200
having doubts
What is skepticism?
200
married her son and mothered his children
Who is Iocaste?
200
fear or mistrust of women
What is misogyny?
200
wrote down all of his mentor's teachings
Who is Plato?
200
fanciest type of Greek column
What is Corinthian?
300
removed from pleasure or feelings
What is stoic?
300
Oedipus gorged his eyes out with this
What is a brooch?
300
the fear of outsiders
What is xenophobia?
300
created order to the biological world
Who is Aristotle?
300
building on a hill
What is an acropolis?
400
A=B and B=C, so A=C
What is syllogistic logic?
400
Oedipus' daughter who is also later written about in a play
Who is Antigone?
400
"verbal ping-pong"
What is stichomythia?
400
pupil of Aristotle
Who is Alexander the Great?
400
the first school
What is The Academy or Hacadamus?
500
expert in wine and fine dining
What is Epicureanism?
500
author of Oedipus Rex
Who is Sophocles?
500
author of Medea
Who is Euripides?
500
story showing symbolism for ignorance
What is Plato's Allegory of the Cave?
500
debate that sounds logical but the basic premise is flawed
What is a specious argument?
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