Sophia Ancient Greek Philosophers Milestone 1

When Crito tries to convince Socrates that he must not betray his own life, how does Socrates respond? He says that life would not be worth living if the principle of justice was violated. RATIONALE In the Crito, Socrates' friend (Crito) tried to convince him to escape and avoid execution. Socrates refused to do so, and exhe believed that he would violate the principle of justice (established by the Social Contract) by avoiding death, Socrates rCONCEPT The Crito: The Duties of the Social Contract 2 Being a good parent is a __________ condition for having a child. Apply conceptual analysis to this statement and choose the answer that correctly describes the relationship. sufficient, not necessary RATIONALE Being a good parent is not a necessary condition, or logical requirement, for having a child because there are people who parent a sufficient, but not a necessary condition for having a child. CONCEPT Plato: An academic approach to concepts 3 Which branch of philosophy examines the ultimate nature of reality? Metaphysics RATIONALE Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with discovering and describing the ultimate nature of reality. Cepistemology analyzes and defends concepts of knowledge. CONCEPT What is Philosophy? 4 This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :55:06 GMT -06:00 Which of the following statements about the metaphysical tenets of Plato’s Doctrine of the Forms is FALSE? There is no knowledge because everything is in a state of transition and nothing is true. RATIONALE The statement that "There is no knowledge because everything is in a state of transition and nothing is true" is the opposi(i.e., Forms), which are real, unchanging, perfect entities that exist in an intellectual realm called Platonic Heaven. The ForCONCEPT Plato Forms: The Foundations of Being 5 Heraclitus developed __________, which stated that all things change over time. the Doctrine of Flux RATIONALE Heraclitus developed the Doctrine of Flux, and defined flux as "continuous change." The doctrine maintains that everythinCONCEPT Heraclitus and the Doctrine of Impermanence 6 For Plato, the Forms are the __________ foundation of reality, which means that knowledge of reality is grounded in knowmetaphysical RATIONALE Plato was interested in abstract concepts (e.g., being and substance). These concepts are the subjects of the field of philosPlato's Forms were his metaphysical notion of the essences that ground the knowledge of reality. CONCEPT Plato's Forms: The Objects of Knowledge 7 A Stoic avoids looking for good in external things and recognizes that value __________. lies in our judgment of the world RATIONALE This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :55:06 GMT -06:00 Stoicism is a philosophical approach that encourages people to focus only on what they can control (e.g., their desires, emStoicism directs people to focus on their internal values rather than external rewards. CONCEPT Stoicism: The Ethics of Dispassion 8 While I have lived in my home, my rent has increased every year. My salary has remained the same for three years. Next year, I will probably be in a better financial situation. Evaluate the argument and select the option that describes it. Inductive, weak, uncogent