Presocratics
This Presocratic philosopher jumped into a volcano.
Who is Empedocles?
This was one of the charges against Socrates in the Apology.
What is impiety OR corruption of the youth?
These were the rulers of Plato’s ideal state.
Who are the Philosopher-Kings?
The two types of justice according to Aristotle.
What is justice of distribution and justice of retribution?
This is the original name of Buddha.
Who is Sidhhartha Guatam(a)?
This Presocratic philosopher discovered harmony.
Who is Pythagoras?
This is a reason why Socrates doesn’t blame the law of Athens for his death.
What if Socrates respects the law and strongly believes it’s moral to follow the law? (Even if the jury did him wrong, it does not justify him becoming a lawbreaker by disobeying and wronging the laws that should be upheld.)
The form of the Good as represented in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.
What is the Sun?
This is Humans’ purpose (telos) in life.
What is happiness?
(well-being/eudaemonia also accepted)
The religion that the King wanted his son (future Buddha) to stray away from. (Hint: 4 Vedas; associated with the caste system)
What is Hinduism?
This Presocratic philosopher believed air was the origin of all things.
Who is Anaximenes?
The distinction between earthly love and heavenly love(Heavenly Aphrodite and Common Aphrodite according to Pausanias) as it is described in the Symposium.
What is earthly love is about the body and sexual acts, whereas heavenly love is about having a spiritual bond (physical vs. mental)?
Name three types of education Philosopher-kings undergo following their initial training as a youth.
What are Physical training, Numerology/Mathematics, Geometry, Astrology, Dialectics, or Political training?
According to Aristotle, Virtue is a state consisting in _____.[BLANK]
“What is a mean?” OR “What is moderation?”
Buddha traveled with his disciples throughout Northeastern India to teach these Buddhist teachings to the people.
What is “Dharma”?
This is the meaning of a monist.
What is “a person who believes that there is a single origin of all things”?
e.g. Thales (water)
Name two of the three ways that Socrates believes one can disobey or do wrong that is listed in Crito.
What is disobeying your parents, those who brought you up, and the laws/agreements with the city or state?
The definition of justice according to Thrasymachus.
What is “what is advantageous for the stronger”?
This is the ancient ruler that Aristotle tutored.
Who is Alexander the Great?
To be able to reach Wisdom, the Buddhist Mediator must come to the realization of “no-self.”
Name at least two of the three forms of wisdom that are pursued after that realization.
What is the wisdom of hearing, the wisdom of thinking, and/or the wisdom arising from meditation and its state of serenity?
Name the philosopher who said, "You would not discover the limits of the soul although you traveled every road: so deep a logos does it have."
Who is Heraclitus?
The purpose of love according to Diotima.
What is immortality?
(“give birth in beauty whether in body or soul” – legacy or physical reproduction)
The difference between knowledge and opinion according to Plato.
What is Knowledge deals solely with being (what is) and Opinion deals with both being and non-being?
(Opinion is subjective, limited, and partially relies on the senses. Knowledge is objective, and realities are grasped through understanding)
Aristotle’s 3 groups/types of knowledge.
What are practical, theoretical, and productive knowledge?
The Four Noble Truths (listed in the specific order of the path/phases).
What is the Truth of Suffering, the Truth of Origin, the Truth of the Goal, and the Truth of the Path to Nirvana?