Exam 3: After Aristotle: A Search for the Good Life

Who was responsible for the ontological argument for the existence of God?

Hedonism,according to Epicurus,is:

In general,____ promoted a suspension of belief in anything and ____ promoted a retreat from society.

Constantine had little impact on the development of the early Christian church.

____ sought to reconcile Judaism and Aristotelian philosophy.

For St.Augustine,God can be known through:

According to St.Augustine,humans can have conceptions of the past and future because:

For Philo,knowledge comes through sensory experience.

St.Augustine used and encouraged the use of introspection or examination of one's inner experience.

The belief that abstract universals (essences)exist and that empirical events are only manifestations of those universals is called:

In analyzing human thinking,Avicenna started with five external senses then postulated:

The Cynics wanted a simple,independent,natural life.

St.Augustine presented the ontological argument for the existence of God.

William of Occam believed that:

The belief that extraneous assumptions should be "shaved" from explanations and arguments was called Occam's razor.

According to Aquinas:

For the ____,courage in the face of danger was considered the highest virtue.

Nominalism was more in accordance with ____ than it was with ____.

According to Avicenna,the active intellect was:

Which of the following accepted a completely materialistic philosophy?