Philosophy General Terms
The 'Republic' was written by...
Plato
Eternal (does not begin or end)
How did the Athenians kill Socrates
Forced him to drink hemlock
The first four elements are air, water fire, earth... what is the fifth element according to Aristotle?
Ether
What does Philosophy mean?
Friend of Wisdom or Lover of Wisdom
Plato was the student of...
Socrates
What was Socrates accused of doing which led to his death?
Corrupting the youth of Athens
Aristotle would say something was 'good' if it what?
Fulfilled its proper function (ie a clock telling the correct time was a 'good' clock).
The study of good and evil. What is good? What is evil?
How does a person escape from the 'Cave' of this world according to Plato?
Use logic and reason alone (not based on external observation to determine truth).
Socrates claimed that Philosophers should not fear what?
Death
The so called 'First Cause' in Aristotelian thought is called what?
Prime Mover
What is Metaphysics?
Plato founded a school of philosophy called what?
The Academy
What is the Socratic Method?
Asking questions to get to the truth of something.
What school of philosophy does Aristotle establish?
Lyceum
What is Epistemology?
The study of how we obtain knowledge. How do we know what we know?
Plato's theory concerning the nature of the world is called what?
World of Forms
In his trial Socrates claimed that he relied upon what thing to help him know what NOT TO SAY.
his Daimon
What is the most central Aristotelian claim that we discussed in class?
Sensory observation is how we know and can learn truth.