philosophy

True

A valid argument is one in which the truth of the premises guarantees the truth of the conclusion, but if the premises aren't true, then the conclusion may not be true.

Because that person we admired can teach us how to be better in the ways that they are better than us.

According to Plato, and the video, why should we allow our lovers to change us?

Understand and Evaluate

According to the Crash Course video, what are the two steps to doing philosophy?

Kings become philosophers and philosophers become kings.

According to the video, Plato believed that the world would be right only when

Higher Forms and Lower Forms

According to the video, Plato made a distinction between the Forms of material objects (Cat, Dog, Chair) and the Forms of concepts (Beauty, Truth, Justice). What did he call these two categories of Forms?

A. Reform Society C. Let your lover change you. E. Decode the messages of Beauty. F. Think more to know yourself.

According to the video, which are the four things that Plato set out as projects? (Select four.)

Beauty educates our souls by whispering to us about what the Good life is.

According to the video, why did Plato think Beauty was so important?

True

Callicles thinks that moral concepts are just ways for weak people to limit the power of strong people, so strong people should ignore them and their silly moral concepts.

How can we know whether or not there is a human spirit or soul?

If you are studying epistemology, which of the following questions are you most likely investigating?

Is the Ontological Argument for God's Existence a cogent argument?

If you were studying logic, which of the following questions would you most likely be investigating?

Is there a human spirit or soul?

If you were studying ontology, which of the following questions would you most likely be investigating?

A. A question is posed B. Socrates finds flaws in his companion's definition. D. An agreement is finally reached to pursue the truth together, even if the dialogue ends without answers.

In Plato's Dialogues, what are the typical divisions within the story? (Select all that apply.)

False

Like all Sophists, Protagoras believes we must pay careful attention to Truth and Justice.

Believing that reality is made of one kind of substance.

Many of the Pre-Socratic philosophers were monists. In this case, "monism" means what?

The shadows on the wall inside the cave A. Conjecture (guessing) The objects inside the cave. B. Belief The shadows on the ground outside the cave C. Concepts or scientific theories The world outside the cave D. Forms or archetypes

Match the correct portion of the story with its correct description of knowledge.

1. Socrates 2. Plato 3. Aristotle 4. Alexander (the Great)

Much of the reason that Socrates' teachings have survived for us is because of the students who came after him. Put the following teacher-student relationships in order, beginning with Socrates. (In other words, who did Socrates teach and so on?)

Socrates

Plato wrote most of what we know about whom?

The education system that supports it

Socrates believed that a democracy is only as good as what?

False

Socrates is the first philosopher we know a lot about because he lived at the beginning of the age of writing and left us much more written material than any previous philosopher.

Letting them elect the captain of a sea vessel

Socrates thought that letting ordinary citizens vote is like what?

False

Socrates' prison guards were bribed to "look the other way" so he could escape into exile, but Socrates was captured and returned to prison after his escape.

True

The Sophists were skeptics and nihilists

True

True or False? Plato believes that achieving Justice in the State (the government) requires similar virtues as achieving health in an individual?

Metaphysics

What is roughly another name for "ontology"?

The method of asking questions to lead people to knowledge, rather than telling it to them

What is the Socratic Method, named for Socrates?

It means "the love of wisdom."

What is the most literal meaning of the word "philosophy"?

The Principle of Logical Inference

What is the principle that we should always try to understand the strongest, most persuasive, version of an argument?

Relativism

What is the term for believing that truth--especially moral truth--varies from time to time, culture to culture, or person to person?

nihilism

What is the word for disbelieving in something such as knowledge, religious truth, moral truth, or even reality?

False

When Thrasymachus said that "Justice is in the interest of the stronger," he meant that powerful people only seek justice for themselves, not for others.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Which of the following is Socrates famous for saying?

No priestly class of censors in Greece, allowing the Greeks freedom in their writing and speaking. B. Contact between Greece and the surrounding cultures of the eastern Mediterranean region C. A leisured class of people--mostly male people--with time on their hands to think and converse. E. The Greek imagination was fertile. Answers:A. No priestly class of censors in Greece, allowing the Greeks freedom in their writing and speaking. B. Contact between Greece and the surrounding cultures of the eastern Mediterranean region C. A leisured class of people--mostly male people--with time on their hands to think and converse E. The Greek imagination was fertile.

Which of the following is a reason why we usually trace the origins of philosophy to Greece--rather than, say, Portugal or Ethiopia? (Select all that apply.)

Free meals every night at a dinner in his honor at the town hall.

Which of the following is the penalty Socrates suggested when asked what he thought should be done to him?

What is the most basic substance(s) of reality? B. How do things change form, yet remain the same substance? C. If reality is all physical, then do humans have any free will? E. Is reality physical or mental? Answers:A. What is the most basic substance(s) of reality? B. How do things change form, yet remain the same substance? C. If reality is all physical, then do humans have any free will? Is reality physical or mental?

Which of the following sorts of things did the Pre-Socratic philosophers discuss? (Select all that apply.)

Moderation or Temperance

Which of the following virtues does Plato believe is appropriate for the masses of people in a society?

Wisdom

Which of the following virtues does Plato believe is appropriate to Philosopher-Kings (Rulers)?

A. Charging too much for his teaching services B. Denying the existence of the gods D. Corrupting the youth of Athens Answers:A. Charging too much for his teaching services B. Denying the existence of the gods

Which of the following were charges brought against Socrates at his trial? (Select all that apply.)

Because power allows us to seek pleasure.

Why does Callicles think we should aim for power, rather than Justice?

Because if there is no authority higher than Humanity, then there is no way to call anyone's opinion right or wrong. All opinions become equal, and then power rules instead of Truth, Beauty, or Goodness.

Why does it matter whether Protagoras is right that "Man is the measure" of all things?

Because we "worship" logic/reason/science in a way--looking to it for all our knowledge and solutions.

Your textbook author suggests that logic/science/reason may be our new mythology for what reason?