Exam 1: What Is Philosophy

Socrates carried out his discussions in a school that survived for centuries afterward.

The Stoics claim that the natural order of the world can be explained by the existence of a power of reason called logos.

Socrates was the first philosopher:

In the passage from the Republic, Socrates uses the Socratic Method to provide us with a correct definition of "justice."

Richard Rorty considers Heidegger "an egomaniacal, anti-Semitic redneck."

Socrates' idea that the structure of language mirrors the structure of reality is still important in modern philosophy.

In his trial, Socrates chose to be executed rather than to cease practicing philosophy because:

Socrates realized we learn a great deal about the natural sciences by simply studying ourselves.

The author questions whether objectivity is a requirement of good philosophy.

The "double-consciousness" referred to by Du Bois is:

Thrasymachus claims that what is just is:

The Socratic Dialogues were written by whom?

The ancient Milesian philosophers were primarily concerned with:

David Hume writes that logic:

The intent of the Athenian rulers in prosecuting Socrates was to

The British Empiricists and Continental Rationalists thought philosophers could combine the study of human nature and the study of cosmology into a single philosophical project.

When Socrates says he's ignorant of the nature of justice, he is:

The Milesians believed that natural events ought to be explained by appeal to natural forces, rather than the actions of the gods.

Thrasymachus claims that justice can exist even under a despot, or absolute ruler.

W.E.B. Du Bois believed that the chief problem of the 20th century was the problem of the color-line.