Etymology
Philosophy is a science in the original sense of the word. True or False?
true
What does the Greek word Archê mean?
principle
Aristotle's notion of potency best fits with what other concept?
becoming
Name the First Way from Thomas Aquinas' 5 Ways/Arguments for the Existence of God.
The Argument from Motion
What does the Greek word mythos (where we get the word ‘mythology’ from) mean?
Story
What is the etymology of the word science (i.e., what is the Latin word for science)?
scientia
what is Thales arche?
Water
What are Substances (i.e., “real” things) according to Plato’s theory?
pure forms that exist apart from matter
Name the Second Way from Thomas Aquinas' 5 Ways/Arguments for the Existence of God.
The Argument from Efficient Causality
What is the definition or the formula that Anselm uses for God (i.e., what does Anselm call God when he begins his argument)?
God is ____________.
That than which nothing greater can be conceived/thought.
What does the Latin word for science mean (i.e., what is the original meaning of the word science?)
Knowledge
What is Parmenides’ archê?
being
What are Substances (i.e., “real” things) according to Aristotle’s theory?
form + matter
Name the Third Way from Thomas Aquinas' 5 Ways/Arguments for the Existence of God.
The Argument Possibility and Necessity
According to Pascal, if you choose not to believe in God and it turns out that God actually exists, what do you stand to lose?
everything/the infinite
What is the etymology of the word philosophy?
Philia = ?
Sophia = ?
love of; wisdom
What is Anaximenes archê?
indefinite air
What does Aristotle call a “primary substance” (substance in the truest and most definite sense of the word):
the individual man "Callias"
Name the Fourth Way from Thomas Aquinas' 5 Ways/Arguments for the Existence of God.
The Argument from Gradation
When Anselm referred to God he meant a________.
Supreme Being with no match
Provide the definition for philosophy:
all things humanly knowable
Who said, “It is not possible to step twice in the same river”?
Heraclitus
What is the best example of what Aristotle calls a “secondary substance” (substance in a secondary and derivative sense):
Blueness
Name the Fifth Way from Thomas Aquinas' 5 Ways/Arguments for the Existence of God.
The Argument from the Governance of the World
Aristotle's Four Causes are...
1._____
2._____
3._____
4._____
1. material cause
2. efficient cause
3. formal cause
4. final cause