Exam 2: The Pre-Socratics and the Sophists

Thales thought one substance could account for everything in the universe.

Parmenides argues that reality consists of the __________.

Anaximander posits that the Earth is suspended in space at the center of the universe.

Atoms, according to Democritus, are indivisible, minute bits of stuff that move randomly in an infinite void.

__________ asserts, "Moderation is the greatest virtue."

Zeno's paradoxes are intended to demonstrate the multiplicity of things in the universe.

Anaximander contends that everything came from a formless, imperishable substance called __________.

The Sophists were skilled at, among other things, __________.

__________ asserts, "if it came into being, it is not; nor is it if ever it is going to be."

According to Plato, relativism is inconsistent because if all sincerely held beliefs are equally true, then two opposing beliefs are true at the same time.

Democritus's theory includes the view that reality consists of __________ and the void.

Democritus posits the void, which is __________.

The Sophists hold that absolute knowledge is attainable.

__________ argues that it is impossible to think or talk of "what is not."

According to Heraclitus, we should strive to maintain __________ in our lives.

According to tradition, __________ was the first philosopher.

__________ is credited with promoting the view that through unaided reason, we can come to know what the world is like.

Democritus explains events in __________.

Philosophy began in ancient __________ in the sixth century BCE.

Plato __________ Protagoras's position.