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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.