Early Life
Date and Place of Birth
384 B.C. Thrace
What is Aristotle's nickname...
"The Philosopher"
Explain the idea of 'categories'
(Answer pends on whether or not majority understands concept)
Draw funnel with cardinal...
Pg. 44
Explain the difference between Chaos and Cosmos
(Answer pends on whether or not majority understands concept)
pg. 41
Who was Aristotle's "star pupil"
Alexander the Great!!
As the book puts it Alexander had a passion for ____ because of his mentor...
Unity!
Formula for law on Noncontradiction...
A≠A⋅-A
Explain and or give an example of the law of noncontradiction...
(Answer pends on whether or not majority understands concept)
Pg. 43
What was significant about the year 342 B.C. for Aristotle?
He was summoned to Macedonia by King Philip to teach his son, Alexander...
(Does not have to be word for word)
When did Aristotle found his school and what was the name of that school?
334 B.C. -> The Lyceum
What is the law of Noncontradiction...
Something cannot BE what is and NOT BE what it is at the same time and in the same sense or relationship.
pg. 41-42
Explain the concept of the "Unmoved Mover"...
(Answer pends on whether or not majority understands concept)
logically God has to exist!!
Pg. 49-50
Did Aristotle agree with Plato's ideas? (yes or no)
Expand upon why or why not...
bottom of Pg. 46 to top of page 47
Aristotle's view of a 'god' or being that set everything in motion influenced what famous figure in history?
Thomas Aquinas
Pg. 50
Explain Difference between the substance and accidens of a thing...
(Answer pends on whether or not majority understands concept)
bottom of Pg. 45
What categories of "Predicates"/ "Accidens" can be used to describe the "Substance"?
(50 pts for each correct answer)
Categories are:
Quality, Quantity, Relations, Place, Date, Posture, Possession, Action, Pasivity
Pg. 44-45
What was Aristotle's famous method of teaching? Who replicated this teaching style?
He would lecture while strolling around his own campus and his students would follow. Just Like Jesus and his "followers".
Pg. 40
What subjects did Aristotle teach?
(50 pts for every subject answered) (12 possible)
Logic, Rhetoric, Poetry, Ethics, Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Political Theory, Economics, Aesthetics, Anatomy, Metaphysical Philosophy
Name the four causes of change...
Formal Cause: WHAT the thing is
Material Cause: OUT OF WHICH the thing came
Efficient Cause: BY WHICH a thing is made
Final Cause: FOR WHICH the thing was made
Sculpture example...
Explain the dynamic of change... the idea of potentiality and actuality... does this prove the Christian God or disprove it?
(Answer pends on whether or not majority understands concept)
good discussion stems from this one!