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Which is not one of the Four Causes?

Pattern

What war did Socrates fight in when he was a hoplite/foot soldier?

Peloponnesian War

Who was the first philosopher?

Thales of Miletus

This well-known pupil of Plato was also a teacher of Alexander the Great.

Aristotle

Which one of Socrates' students later on tutored Alexander the Great?

Aristotle

How do we know about Socrates and what his philosophies were?

By studying the writings of Plato which recorded many of Socrates ideas

What was the name of the famous school that Plato opened?

The Academy

What does Aristotle's «natural philosophy» study?

Natural world

This philosopher, revered as a great mathematician and scientist, is best known for a mathematical theorem that bares his name.

Pythagoras

Which of the following is not one of Aristotle's four causes?

Mental cause

What did Aristotle refer to metaphysics as?

Natural philosophy

Name the Greek thinker developed the mathematical theory to the right which we still use today?

Pythagaros

Which philosophic idea was to ask questions to force students to use their reason and find their own answers?

Socratic method

Where was Aristotle born?

Stagira

A question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth is known as _____.

the Socratic method

According to Socrates, how is truth attained?

Through intense questioning

Anthistenes, same as Plato, believed that there was a higher reality conformed by "forms". a.False b.True

True

For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of _____.

knowledge

What was the Socratic Method?

A question and answer technique

What was Socrates considered as?

A Founder of Western Philosophy

What famous leader did Aristotle tutor?

Alexander the Grea

Why was Socrates sentenced to death?

He corrupted the youth of the city with his philosophical ideas.