Chapter 3: Def/Quiz
In the apology, Socrates declares ____.
"The unexamined life is not worth living"
According to Socrates, nothing can harm a good man either in life or after death. (T/F)
True
At his trial, Socrates's cross-examination shows that Meletus's position is inconsistent.
True
The Socratic method often takes the form of reductio ad absurdum. (T/F)
True
According to Socrates, nothing is more important in life than ____.
care of the soul
Socrates claims that ____ is not to be feared.
death
Socrates claims to be a ____ for Athen's sake.
gadfly
Socrates professes ____.
ignorance
For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of ____.
knowledge
Socrates equated virtue with ____.
knowledge
Socrates's method of philosophy most often begins with a ____.
question about the meaning of a concept
Socrates immediately accepts the Oracle's pronouncement that no one in Athens is wiser than he. (T/F)
False
Socrates influenced Plato and Aristotle through his grand metaphysical systems and many written works. (T/F)
False
Socrates is a committed Sophist.
False
Socrates is primarily interested in questions about politics. (T/F)
False
Socratic Method
Question-and-answer dialogue in which propositions are methodically scrutinized to uncover the truth.
Reductio ad absurdum
An argument of this form: If you assume that a set of statements is true, and yet you can deduce a false or absurd statement from it, then the original set of statements as a whole must be false.
Socrates accepts the charges against him, but he uses the trial as an opportunity to explain how they came about. (T/F)
False
Socrates made many enemies throughout Athens by ____.
showing that people were not as wise as they thought
Socrates was branded a(n) ____ by many of his contemporaries, including the playwright Aristophanes.
sophist
Socrates was said to have been physically ____ and personally ____.
unattractive; charismatic
According to Socrates, the pursuit of ____ to the exclusion of all else is a clear sign of ____.
wealth and power; an unhealthy soul
For Socrates the good of the soul is attained only through an uncompromising search for ____.
what's true and real
Socrates believes that people pursue the good if they know what it is. (T/F)
True
Socrates often demonstrates that people who think themselves wise really are not. (T/F)
True
At his trial, Socrates refuses to cease ____even on pain of death.
philosophizing