Ancient
The philosopher who portrayed Socrates in his major work.
Plato
This type of argument guarantees the truth of its conclusion if its premises are true.
Deductive argument
Who questioned if anything can be known for certain?
René Descartes in his famous book of "Meditations."
Hylomorphism means
Matter and Form
“God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.”
Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous quote about God in "The Gay Science"
Who sees power as justice in Platos republic?
Thrasymachus
What kind of valid argument is the following?
1. If P then Q
2. If Q then A
3. Thus, if P then A
Pure Hypothetical Syllogism
This branch of philosophy is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge.
Epistemology
Which ethical theory promotes the principle of achieving "the greatest happiness for the greatest number"?
Utilitarianism
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
Socrates
What is the topic of Plato's symposium?
Love
What is the law of non-contradiction?
Something cannot be both true and false at the same time and in the same respect
The belief that life is without objective meaning.
Nihilism
What is eudaimonia?
According to Aristotle, this is the highest human good, often translated as "happiness" or "flourishing."
"Cogito, ergo sum"
"I think, therefore I am"
Which philosopher's birthplace is Stageira, Greece?
Aristotle
Is this an valid argument?
1. There’s an objective moral law.
2. If there’s an objective moral law, then there’s a source of the moral law.
3. If there’s a source of the moral law, then there’s a God. (Other possible sources, like society or the individual, are claimed not to work.)
∴ There’s a God.
Valid
1. M
2. If M then S
3. If S then G
4. Thus G
What branch of philosophy studies the fundamental nature of reality?
Metaphysics
According to Aquinas, some truths are self-evident because their predicate is contained within their subject, such as "A whole is greater than ..."
the sum of its parts
He said “Everything has been figured out, except how to live.”
Jean-Paul Sartre
Why does Socrates say that philosophy is preparation for dying?
Socrates says that philosophy is a preparation for dying because it involves detaching the soul from bodily desires, focusing on the pursuit of truth and wisdom.
Use the star test to determine validity of syllogism.
1. No pure water is burnable.
2. Some Cuyahoga River water is burnable.
∴ Some Cuyahoga River water isn’t pure water.
Valid:
1. no P* is B*
2. some C is B
∴ some C* is not P
In Buddhism, this concept refers to the doctrine of "no-self," denying the existence of a permanent, unchanging self.
Anatta Doctrine
Which philosopher acted as a tutor to Alexander the Great?
Aristotle
"It is not titles that honor men but men that honor titles"
Machiavelli