A death row inmate repents fully and does good work while in prison. Following this philosophical concept of identity theory, the inmate should not be excuted.
What is the Illusion theory?
100
Theory that supports that physical states of the body are more fundamental than mental states.
What is physicalism?
100
The idea that the simplest solution is the correct solution
What is Okham' Razor?
200
ANSWER: Which ancient Greek philosopher believed in a Big, ultimate TRUTH?
Who was Socrates?
200
The view that existence precedes essence is the central claim of which philosophical perspective?
What is Existentialism?
200
This idol describes errors arising from the false significance bestowed upon words
What is the Marketplace'?
200
What theory supports the idea that the universe contains two different equally real substances: mind and body
What is dualism?
200
Identify the philosophical concept: It is better to believe in God just in case there really is a God.
What is Pascal's Wager?
300
Identify the subject of "this discover."
"This discovery of yours will create forgetfulness in the learners’ souls, because they will not use their memories... You give your disciples not truth, but only the semblance of truth; they will have the show of wisdom without the reality.
What is writing?
300
The philosophical law that puts forward the idea that A and B are identical to each other only if they have all properties in common.
What is Leibniz's Law
300
the branch of philosophy that explores how we know what we know
What is Epistemology?
300
Theory that purports that mind is more fundamental than body
What is idealsim?
300
Claimed that man is ruled by self-interest and behavior must be maintained by a clear, logical system
Who was Kant?
400
Believed that writing was bad
Who was Socrates?
400
This ethical school of thought would support cloning and other types of free thinking
What is ego ethics?
400
The branch of philosophy studies how we distinguish good arguments from bad ones
What is Logic?
400
The most famous proponent that the mind is separate from the body.
Who is Descartes?
400
Believed that we could invent a "calculus" whereby to judge whether actions bring us happiness
Who is Bentham?
500
Famous Greek philosopher who said: No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."
Who is Heraclitus?
500
The philosopher who claimed that we are born as a blank slate