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100
The Father of Modern Philosophy
Who is Rene Descartes?
100
A 'philosopher' who lived from 0-33 A.D.
Who is Jesus Christ?
100
Believed in the smallest particles of matter, called atoms.
Who is Democritus?
100
A doctrine centered on human interests or values
What is Humanism?
100
He believed that philosophy and theology play complementary roles in the quest for truth.
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
200
The Revolutionary Communist
Who is Karl Marx?
200
This philosopher liver from 1225-1274 A.D.
Who is Thomas Aquinas?
200
Believed that evolution was the explanation of history
Who is Charles Darwin?
200
The belief that different things are true, right, etc., for different people or at different times
What is Relativism?
200
He realized that knowledge and virtue are inseparable, so much so that virtue could be defined as right knowledge.
Who is Socrates?
300
The Father of Existentialism
Who is Soren Kierkegaard?
300
Lived from 470-360 B.C.
Who is Democritus?
300
Believed in exploring the mind and its motivating forces.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
300
The doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain
What is Skepticism?
300
He said that, "Faith is an essential ingredient of knowledge."
Who is Augustine?
400
The Gadfly of Athens
Who is Socrates?
400
Lived from 1596-1650 A.D.
Who is Rene Descartes?
400
Believed that reality only exists in the mind
Who is George Berkeley?
400
The doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the universe
What is Pantheism?
400
He put up sign that read, "Let none but geometers enter here."
Who is Plato?
500
Father of Liberalism
Who is John Locke?
500
Lived from 1724-1804
Who is Immanuel Kant?
500
Believed that desire controls human behavior
Who is David Hume?
500
The philosophy which says that thought and spiritual things are more real than ordinary human experience and material things
What is Transcendentalism?
500
His father was the personal physician of the King of Macedonia.
Who is Aristotle?