Miscellaneous Topics
This philosopher primarily taught on the doctrine of the forms.
Who is Plato?
Clement is from this city in Egypt
Where is Alexandria?
Origen is from this city in Egypt
Where is Alexandria?
Augustine is "from" this city, which he presided over as bishop
Where is Hippo?
Thomas is from this city between Rome and Naples.
Where is Aquino?
This philosopher primarily taught on substance (or ousia).
Who is Aristotle?
Clement wrote a trilogy of works, including the Protrepticus, the Paedagogus, and the _____________.
What is the Stromateis (or Stromata)?
Clement wrote a response to this philosopher, whose work is now lost.
Who is Celsus?
This person was one of Augustine's biggest influences, which is a culturally rare thing for his time.
Who is his mother, Monica?
Thomas wrote his Summa Theologica in this literary style from the scholastic period.
What is the "disputed question" format?
We also met two other Christian authors who we did not read selections from. They are ________ and _______.
Who are Justin Martyr and Irenaeus of Lyons?
Clement wrote in this language and was influenced by this intellectual culture.
What is Greek?
This book, originally written by Celsus, is what motivated Origen's Contra Celsum.
What is the True Logos (or, True Doctrine)?
Augustine was one of the only Latin philosophers in the ancient world to be ignorant of _________.
What is Greek?
The disputation format consists of these four primary parts.
Complete the quote: "It is not living, but ___________ which we ought to consider most important."
What is "living well?"
What are Plato's Phaedrus and the Parable of the Ten Talents?
Origen critiques Celsus's command to read the poets on these grounds.
What are the poets' contradictions?
Augustine wrote his own autobiography, titled _________.
What are Confessions?
Who is Aristotle?
Who is Clement of Alexandria?
Clement uses the imagery of a nut and its shell to describe this.
What is Greek philosophy?
Origen's legacy would become very influential over this Christian council in the fourth century.
(We may not have talked about this a ton.)
What is the Council of Nicaea?
Augustine found his intellectual home in this philosophical tradition/school.
What is Neo-Platonism? (Platonism is also acceptable.)
Who are the Dominicans?