philosophy exam 1

which of the following is not a point established by zenos analysis of the race between achilles and the turtle

achilles appears to, but does not actually, pass the turtle

according to parmenides,

all change is illusion

which of the following statements would aristotle agree with

all human actions have goals

which of the following could not be attributed to thales

all is the many

which of the following positions would be consistent with thales view of reality

all of one kind of thing

if you held that the mind contains truths which could have been acquired through the senses, then you would be

an epistemological rationalist

the forms are

eternal

which of the following is socrates criticism of euthyphro's first definition of the holy

euthyphro has only given an example of holiness, not a definition

according to parmenides

existence and nonexistence are mutually exclusive

according to aristotle, a good person obeys gods commandments

false

according to aristotle, it is possible to reason excellently and be a bad person

false

according to aristotle, scientific knowledge rests on the knowledge that is itself subject to the same proof as scientific conclusions

false

according to empedocles the four fundalmental elements of air, wind, fire, and water were in a constant state of change

false

according to plato, if trangles didnt exit, the form of triangle woldn't exist

false

according to plato, might makes right

false

according to plato, we should have faith that god exists

false

according to socrates terms such as justice, piety, goodness are determined by specific cultures and therefore, have no universal and unchanging meanings

false

according, to aristotle, all knowledge should be demonstrative

false

accoridng to aristotle, there are no universals instated everything is a particular

false

accoridng to parmenides, all of reality is divided into two equality real parts

false

aristotle agreed with plato that the fundamental nature of reality was grounded in mathematics

false

aristotle did not invent formal logic

false

for aristotle human thinking was not related to the way things are

false

for plato, form is united with matter; for aristotle, form is seperated from matter

false

heraclitus was pantheist- a term meaning belief in a transcendent god

false

parmenides held that all true knowledge comes through the senses

false

plato and socrates supported the skepticism of protagoras

false

plato inherited the doctrine of the forms from heraclitus

false

plato is a metaphysical monist

false

plato like his teacher socrates left no written record of his ideas

false

pythagoras was an atheist

false

rhetoric is the art of public and persuasive speech as one seeks the truth

false

socrates was committed to the pursuit of trith and considered it his mission to seek out the basis for stable and certian knowledge and therefore can be called a skeptic

false

socrates was one of the most handsome men in athens

false

the good life was easily obstained o those who studied the teachings of socrates

false

zeno believed in the plurality of things

false

according to the text, a synonym for eudaimonia is

human flourishing

suppose i do something wrong but offer an excuse, which of these excuses, if true would be accepted, according to aristotle

i was forced to do it

the form of triangle is

independent of all physical triangles

which of the following statement is consistent with zeno position

motion, for both achilles and the turtle, is actually impossible

in the "allegory of the cave,"

none of the above

based on what is known of thales thought, with which of the following statements would have agreed

none of the choice

which of the following statements, is correct

philosophical explanations of the universe came after religious explanations of the universe

what is the science that, according to aristotle, studies the supreme good of human kind?

politics

in the "allegory of the cave," the sun is a symbol for

the form of the good

which of the following is a true statement about platos forms?

the forms are originals that all physical things copy

euthyphros second definition of holiness is that holiness is what "the gods love." socrates cirticism of this is that

the god may love different things

which of the following is a definition of the holy offered by euthyphro

the holy is prosecuting one's father for manslaughter

which of the following is not a true statement about the realm of forms

the realm of forms contains the forms of godliness

it is impossible to understand the absolute truth about anything

this is an epistemological statement

if thales had "water turn to earth" he would not be regards as the first philosopher

this statement is consistent with nietzsches analysis of thales

thales significance is that he was a natural scientisit

this statement is consistent with nietzsches analysis of thales

thales went beyond science

this statement is consistent with nietzsches analysis of thales

thales significance is that his philosphy confiremed the religious view of the "primal origin of all things"

this statement is inconsistent with nietzsche's analysis of thales

if thales has said "water turns into earth" he would not be regarded as the first philosopher because this is a scientific, not a philosphical statement

this statement is inconsistent with nietzsches analysis of thales

a general term in metaphysics referring to ultimate reality or existence is being.

true

according to aristotle, something actual is logically prior to whatever is potentiality

true

according to aristotle, the chef cause of societal revolution is the desire for equality

true

according to aristotle, thinking is always about some specific individual thing, namely, a substance

true

according to aristotle, you are a unity of body and soul

true

according to democritus, the void is something

true

according to empedocles love and hate are the forces that cause change

true

according to plato, just as the form of triangle consists of truths about triangleness, so the form of square consists of truths about squareness and the form of sphere consists of triths about sphereness

true

according to plato, perfect justice exists

true

according to plato, the body is the prison of the soul

true

according to plato, the majority of the people are foolish

true

according to plato, the mind can know truths independently of any information from the senses

true

according to plato, there are two levels of reality: the lower physical level is a copy of the higher non-physical level

true

according to plato, you are a duality if body and soul

true

according to socrates, the correct definitions of term used in argumentation are a prerequisite to clear thinking

true

according to socrates, there are more important things to fear than death

true

according to zeno there is distinction between appearance and reality

true

according to zeno, the world is not the kind of place it appears to be

true

accoring to democritus there are two types of knowledge, namely, illegitimate and legitmate

true

anaxagoras believed the origin of all things was mind

true

aristotle argued that science rests of primary premises, which we arrive at by intellectual intuition

true

aristotle categories represented the classification of concepts that are used in scientific knowledge

true

aristotle fixed his eyes on the concrete processes of nature

true

aristotle was an empiricist

true

at platos academy, aristotle has the reputation of being the "reader" and "the mind of the school"

true

cause means something that has the power to produce a change, motion, or action in another thing; this change can be explained in terms of the behavior of the cause

true

defining freedom as the rights given to americas in the bill of rights would be an example of euthphyro's kind of error

true

demonstrative reasoning is when the premises from which reasoning starts are true and primary

true

during platos life, athens fought, and lost, a war with sparta

true

empedocles stated that reality is fundamentally changeless

true

gorgias was convinced that there could be no reliable knowledge, and cetaintly no truth

true

plato, unlike the pre-socratics, was a metaphysical dualist

true

protagoras's relativism led him to have a conservative conclusion that young men should be educated to accept and support the traditions of society

true

pythagoras believed in the immortality of the human soul and in reincarnation

true

socrates devised a method for arriving at truth; he liked knowing and doing, so that to know the good is to do the good

true

socrates lived his adult life in athens, greece

true

socrates serves as an infantryman in the peloponnesian war

true

socrates was committed to the attempting to discover the foundation of the good life

true

the euthyphro takes place outside of the athenian law court

true

the oracle at delphi declared that "there is no one wiser than socrates"

true

the story of western philosophy begins in a series of greek islands and colonies during the sixth century bce

true

thinking, as aristotle saw it, was connected with the way things are, and this underlies the close relation between logic and metaphysics

true

unlike the philosphy before him, socrates was mainly fascinated by questions about human nature

true

which of the following is not one of aristotle's ten categories of being?

understanding something

which of the following statements is consistent with zenos position

what appears to be changing is actually unchanging