Exam 19: Introduction-Philosophy-And-The-Search-For-Wisdom

Can we draw any lessons from the past? If so, how?

What was Greek mythology a product of?

In parts of Asia, a wise person was known as a

Philosophy is an important part of your life.

Two virtues of archetypal figures are

What is "knowledge"? Why is it useful? Is it ever possible to have knowledge? Is it ever possible to know that you have knowledge? Why or why not?

Doubting Thomas was a skeptic.

Durant held that philosophy might give us a healing unity of soul.

Ayn Rand was a philosopher.

False knowledge is

Relativism is an ethical issue.

Who wrote that philosophy was "a medical art for the soul"?

In the ancient world, a wise person was known as an "architect."

What is Bertrand Russell's view of philosophy? Do you agree with him? Explain your answer.

Epistemology asks questions about

Philosophers are always men.

The belief that knowledge is determined by the specific qualities of the observer is called

Philosophy is perhaps the most open of subjects.

For the Greeks of Homer's era, everything happened

What was the main difference between Presocratic Western philosophy and Greek mythology? Were they addressing the same basic human need? Which approach do you think would be most successful? Can you see any parallel conflict in public discourse today? If so, what is it? If not, why do you think that is?