Philosophers
This philosopher is known for a method - named after him - that takes the form of a dialogue
Who is Socrates?
It's Plato's famous example of the philosophical journey toward "truth"
What is The Allegory of the Cave?
It's the fallacy in which an argument appeals to prejudice regarding someone's character rather than the soundness of their claims
What is ad hominem?
"I will not believe he can do that until I see it for myself"
What is empiricism?
It's 1. the institution, founded by 2. him, for instruction in topics such as this 3. word that means the art of seeking truth through reasoned argument
What are the Platonic Academy, Plato, and dialectics?
This philosopher believed that reality, at its core, was made of numbers
Who is Pythagoras?
It's the belief that the origin of existence can be traced to a single source
What is monism?
It's the fallacy in which an argument uses endorsement of authority figures as evidence
What is appeal to authority?
All dogs are mammals.
My pet is a dog.
Therefore, my pet is a mammal.
What is a deductive argument?
This philosopher is often referred to as a polymath
Who is Aristotle?
It's the famous idea from Heraclitus about life/change (in simple language)
What is "you cannot step into the same river twice"?
It's the fallacy in which a word or phrase in one sense is used in one premise and then used in a different sense in a different premise
What is equivocation?
They're examples of texts written by Plato which we have studied (other than Meno)
What are The Apology of Socrates and The Republic?
This philosopher believed that concepts in our world have ideal versions in another - what "Form" will your answer take?
Who is Plato?
It's the epistemological view that we can chiefly know things through reason
What is rationalism?
It's the fallacy in which premises presume the conclusion that they want to demonstrate
What is begging the question?
Meno is an example of this word for "someone being questioned by a philosopher" in a Socratic dialogue
What is an interlocutor?
Who are Heraclitus and Parmenides?
It's the idea - found in, for example, Plato's Meno - that learning is actually recollection
What is recollection theory?
It's the fallacy of attributing the cause of one phenomenon to another when it is only seemingly related
What is false cause?
He is an example of the legendary Seven Wise Men of antiquity
Who is Thales of Miletus?