Chapter 1

The renowned philosopher who lived and worked in the Greek city of Alexandria in the fifth century was _____.

Hypatia

The study of reality in the broadest sense, an inquiry into the elemental nature of the universe and the things in it, is known as _____.

metaphysics

The famous statement "An unexamined life is not worth living" is attributed to _____.

socrates

_____ is arguing either that (1) a claim is true because it hasn't been proven false or (2) a claim is false because it hasn't been proven true.

the Appeal to Ignorance

The fallacy of arguing that a claim must be true simply because many people believe it is known as _____.

the Appeal to Popularity

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

the Socratic Method

For Socrates the good of the soul is attained only through an uncompromising search for _____.

what's true and real

Questions like "What is knowledge?" and "What is truth?" are mainstays in the branch of philosophy known as _____.

epistemology

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

knowledge

The four main divisions of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and _____.

logic