Test Essay Questions Question #1 Chaerephon asked the omniscient oracle if there was anyone wiser than Socrates, and the Oracle replied there was not. Socrates becomes very perplexed by the answer for he knew the Oracle could not tell a lie & he knew he had no certain wisdom or knowledge. In order to test the claim of the Oracle, Socrates began to question Athenian men whose knowledge was highly respected such as the politicians, the poets, and craftsmen. He found that the politicians who
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!1 Michael James August 22, 2015 Philosophy 001 Final Exam Final Before taking philosophy, there was not any knowledge in my mind concerning the subject. After taking the subject and learning through the readings, it has broadened my mind to what philosophy actually means. Philosophy is the study of the nature of knowledge, reality and existence in part with academic discipline. Through the readings, there became an understanding through these philosophers writings on their view of different
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15 years ago A dark, stormy night with foul tension in the air and a sharp turbulent wind kicking up sand reaching into a dimly lit cave where multiple shady looking people wearing robes with 5 of them being the only ones wearing colors and two sides parting into half standing parallel to each other with different garment colors, black and white. The 5 with colors start to make a formation which is similar to an occult circle and speak “The 2 who have been chosen by the black and white come join
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In book II chapter 4 of De Anima, Aristotle describes what constitutes as nourishment and generation. He then moves onto book II chapter 5 to discuss the concept of sensation and perception. More specifically, he claims that perception is a kind of alteration because it has the capability to be moved and affected. Aristotle then poses a puzzle to why the perception of the senses (perpetual capacities) doesn’t occur and why the perceptual capacities cannot produce perception without the aid of an
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a) Analyze the distinctive features of the Ontological Argument for the existence of God (18) The Ontological Argument is an a priori and deductive argument which attempts to prove God’s existence. It is also a reduction ad absurdum argument which shows that the existence of God could not be denied because to do so would involve adopting an illogical argument. It was formed by St. Anselm (1033-1109), but is still a strong argument for the existence of God today. Anselm firstly argues nothing
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Anne Conway – A Pioneer in Modern Women’s Philosophy Kimberly Higinbotham My decision for a final paper will be Anne Conway. This was the only female philosopher the class spoke upon and prepared summaries for throughout the semester. Being controversial at the time she lived and not afraid of writing her thoughts on life is something that is inspiring to me; this is why my decision was an easy one for this final paper to discuss the topic of questioning philosophers before us. Living in
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unto God. In any case, Plato varied from Socrates in that he didn't consider ideals to comprise in intelligence alone, yet in equity, moderation, and mettle too, these constituting the best possible agreement of man's exercises. It could be said, the State is man writ vast, and its capacity its capacity is to prepare its natives in goodness. For his optimal State he proposed the group of products and of wives and the government funded training of kids. Though Socrates and Plato had been to the fore
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The idea to be able to express your opinion freely is one that dates back to Ancient Greece. The city of Athens had an extraordinary governmental system for its time. In the 4th and 5th century BC Athens was ruled by a democracy. The democratic system allowed all male citizens to engage in the political arena. As male citizens were so directly involved in Athenian politics, the right to freedom of speech was given to all of them. Without this right the participants would not have been able to express
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Aristotle says that anger can be fair and I agree with him, but I do think that it should be handled as smart as possible. It is the constant struggle between too much and too little of everything that leads one to the paramount of lifestyles. When anger is used irrationality or in excess it will lead to chaos and pain not only to the holder but to the people around. I do believe that some situations are justified to be angry about, for example when an innocent is abused or killed. A situation does
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significant attributes of Hobbes concept of sovereignty. 5. To what extent did Locke's experiences influence his political theory? give reasons for your answer? 6. What are the main logic of Locke's version of social contract? ANSWER: MODULE 1 1.Plato describes how such a state would be organized, who would govern it, what sort of education the children would have, and so on. Sir Karl Popper argued in The Open Society and Its Enemies that Plato’s ideal state is totalitarian, with little freedom
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