Introduction to Philosophy Review

The Greek Schools

100

Use rhetoric as a means of argumentation and persuasion - like our friend Phil Davidson  

Sophists 

200

Believed knowledge is the highest virtue and thus the highest good: Focused on the Eudomonia.

Stoics 

300

Argued that the secret to the good life was in the enjoyment of small, individual moments that when added up over a lifetime would equal "good life"

Epicureans 

400

Though distrustful of those in power and of large systems, they did not believe all people were evil or bad.

Cynics 

500

The three parts of Rhetoric 

Ethos, Pathos, Logos 

The Big Three

100

Considered to be the father of Modern Thought and was known to be a 'gadfly' because of his insistence of questioning authority. 

Socrates 

200

Believed that happiness lied at the midpoint between extremes 

Aristotle 

300

Explored abstract concepts like truth and justice

Plato 

400

Taught that existence consisted in two states:  Ideas and Forms

Plato 

500

Ultimately rejected the teachings of the Big Three - in many ways was the ultimate disappointment. 

Alexander 

Pythagoras and Certainty

100

Pythagoras' famous theorem 

A^{2 +} B^{2 =} C²

200

According to Empiricism, Certainty is possible through (or by)

experience 

300

Cult of Pythagoras which stressed a dispassionate, logical view of the world and humanity. 

Mathematokoi

400

Why is baseball an potential example of an Akousmatokoi interpretation of the world?

Different rules, fields, experiences 

500

Why was Hippasus of Metapontum killed? 

He pointed out the existence of irrational numbers. 

Epistemology, Ontology, and Metaphysics

100

The study of knowledge and the investigation of fact, opinion, and justified belief. 

Epistemology 

200

Provide an ontological description of a human

Responses will vary 

300

In what way is Plato's Cave an example of Epistemology? 

The cave-dwellers only know what they are shown by the gatekeepers 

400

In metaphysics, how can seemingly contradictory things be simultaneously true? 

Perspective, interpretation.  Belief in a world that is not objective, but rather subjective. 

500

What is meant by the term, "real"?

Causing some sort of physical or emotional response. 

Miscellaneous

100

If I am being executed, what is my last meal? 

Answers will vary

200

Who did Rocky Balboa defeat first become the Heavyweight Champion of the World 

Apollo Creed 

300

Name two of the MLB teams currently in the playoffs. 

Mets         Royals

Phillies      Yankees

Dodgers    Guardians 

Padres       Tigers

400

What did I write about for my dissertation? 

The Camino 

500

The best fast-food restaurant 

Taco Bell