philosophy: natural philosophers

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What is the most significant thing Democritus did?

discover/ create atoms

What does primordial mean?

exists since the beginning of time.

how to remember Anaximander

"Man": one of MANy worlds that come and go "der" = der! I don't need evidence to say that the Boundless exists.

How can you remember Democritus?

"demo" like a lego demo - he created atoms (

How can you remember Thales

"hale" = hail = water first philosopher believed all things are full of God.

How can you remember Anaxagoras

"ras" = crop in French > infinite, invisible "seeds" "we" in french = nous (mind intelligence that orders all things) "gor" = up (in Slovenian) the sun is up

Fatalist

someone who believes that whatever happens is predestined - no free will (remember: the Fates)

Where did Anaximander think the material world came from?

the boundless

What is the boundless? Who thought of it?

the source of all things - has no origins - Anaximander

What is rationalism?

the unshakable faith in human reason over what a human senses

Which philosopher was from Athens?

Anaxagoras (A=Athens)

Who believed that Earth was one of many worlds that come and go?

Anaximander

Who said "fire is rarified air"?

Anaximenes

Who believed that nature is made up of an infinite # of minute particles "seeds" invisible to humans?

Anaxagoras

Who was punished for believing that the Sun was not a god, but a very hot rock?

Anaxagoras

How to remember Parmenides?

Ali thought that Parmesan should be Parmesian. She trusted her reason over how she saw the spelling. (reason vs. senses)

Which philosopher was a materialist?

Democritus

Which two philosophers were materialists?

Democritus and Heraclitus

What do legos have to do with this philosopher?

Democritus believed that atoms (uncuttable) built everything and were connected by barbs and hooks.

How can you remember Empedocles

Docles/ door = something with four sides Empe > ever = primordial/ all natural transformations are the coming and separation of the elements/ nothing ever changes

Who was born in Sicily?

Empedocles

Whose main belief was that there are 4 separate elements?

Empedocles

Which philosopher believed a "higher-being" was the balance and the source of all things? What did he call this God?

Heraclitus - Logos

What did Parmenides believe about human reason?

It is the only thing that can be trusted - senses are deceiving

Who are the three Eleatic Philosophers?

Parmenides, Heraclitus, Pythagorus

Which two philosophers had different views on if the world changes? What views did each of them have

Parmenides: nothing changes Heraclitus: the world is in constant change`

Which Eleatic Philosopher was a rationalist?

Permenides

Which philosopher died because of his feelings about beans?

Pythagoras

He predicted an eclipse and measured a pyramid using his own shadow.

Thales

This philosopher believed that all things come from water.

Thales

Who were the three earliest philosophers?

Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes

materialist

one who believes only in what can be seen


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