Philosophy 101 Unit 1

What the Oracle of Delphi said

"No one is wiser than Socrates"

What Parmenides said

"What is, is, and what is not, is not"

According to Socrates, "the unexamined life" is: A. "the life of a pig" B. "not worth living" C. "just plain stupid"

"not worth living"

Required to have a "sound" argument in logic

Argument must be "valid" and "all premises" must be TRUE

For Plato, the state of mind we are in when we see the physical world

Belief

Two things are required in logic to call an argument "sound." Which is NOT one of these: A. all premisses must be true; B. cannot have more than one false premiss; C. must be valid

Cannot have more than one false premiss

What was one of the MAIN charges against Socrates in his trial? A. not being wise; B. being a coward during his military service; C. corrupting the youth of Athens

Corrupting the youth of Athens.

The sentence imposed by the court upon Socrates is: A. death B. life in exile C. life in prison

Death.

In the introduction of T.Z. Lavine's book, From Socrates to Sartre, several different branches of philosophy are discussed. Match each of these branches with the kinds of questions it asks: ___Epistemology ___Metaphysics ___Ethics A. Is there a highest, or absolute, good for human beings? B. What is truth, and what is the source of true knowledge? C. What is real?

Epistemology: B. What is truth, and what is the source of knowledge? Metaphysics: C. What is real? Ethics: A. Is there a highest, or absolute, good for human beings?

What Thales said

Everything is made of water

In the end, Socrates compromises several of his beliefs to appease the Judges at his trial: True or False

False.

What the sun in Plato's cave story represents

Form of the Good

For Plato, "Knowledge" is awareness of...

Forms

What makes an argument "valid" in logic

If all premises are true, then conclusion must be true.

Socrates: Virtue is

Knowledge

According to Socrates, virtue is: A. knowledge; B. wealth; C. power

Knowledge.

Literal meaning of the word "philosophy"

Love of wisdom

The Oracle of Delphi told a friend of Socrates that: A. Socrates would someday be king; B. Socrates would someday die for being a philosopher; C. No one is wiser than Socrates.

No one is wiser than Socrates.

What Socrates tells his judges that he knows

Nothing

The Pre-socratic philosopher who said, "What is, is, and what is not, is not," was: A. Thales B. Hercalitus C. Parmenides

Parmenides

In Plato's ideal society, the rulers are

Philosophers

Socrates' most famous student

Plato

Socrates' famous student, whose dialogues give us most of the important information we now have about Socrates, is: A. Parmenides B. Plato C. Aristotle

Plato.

What makes an argument valid or invalid in logic is: A. the form or structure of the argument B. the content of the argument C. Nothing at all--it is completely arbitrary.

The form or structure of the argument.

What Heraclitus said

The world is constant change or flux

In philosophy, we ask questions about basic, fundamental assumptions: True or False

True

The Pre-socratic philosophers turned away from anthropomorphism in their attempts to explain the universe. This means that they: A. Explained natural phenomena in terms of human attributes and characteristics; B. Didn't really Attempt to Explain the universe at all; C. Did NOT use human attributes and characteristics in explaining natural phenomena.

did NOT use human attributes and characteristics in explaining natural phenomena.

Socrates: The unexamined life

is not worth living