H01 Group 2 FQ's and DQ's

Thank you Mason for putting this together for us!

FQ's

Section H01 Group 2: “Applez 2 Applez”

• Who is credited for first having the idea that philosophers should lead the government? A: Socrates

Plato: The Cowardly Quack

• Which ancient philosopher was accused of being "anti-democratic" and of "corrupting the youth"?  A: Socrates
• What is a skeptic?

H1 Group 2... Sceptical Pyrrho

• What is the basic idea of a stoic? A: We should only worry about things we can change. Also that we are responsible for what we feel and think.
• Which philosopher believed that nothing could be known, therefore no desicion could be made or anything believed in regard to information gathered by way of perception? A: Pyrrho
• Which philosopher believed that friends are necessary to lead a happy life? A: Cicero

H01 Boethius the Believer

• What philosopher spent his last days writing a philosophy book in prison?  A: Boethius
• Who believed that happiness can only come from the things that humans can actively control? A: Boethius

H01 Group 2: Thomas Hobbes

• Who believed that all humans are selfish, seeking power over others, and driven by fear of death and the hope of personal gain? A: Hobbes
• Define Rationalism: The approach to philosophy that emphasizes reason rather than experiment and observation.

H1 Spinoza.. Yet another Quack

• What is the definition of Pantheism? A: The belief that God is everything.
• Who wrote proofs on philosophy? A: Spinoza
• Who believed that god was present in all nature? A: Spinoza

Voltaire and Leibniz H-2

• T/F Volitare was a rich philosopher. A: True
• Who dreamed up the "best of all possible worlds" idea? A: Leibniz

H01 Group 2 Kant and his glasses

• What is Kant's definition of a Phenomenal world?  Answer: A world we experience through our senses.
• what was Kant's criteria to be "moral" (a la good samaritan)
• Who did Schopenhauer base his philosophy on? Answer: Buddha and Kant
• Who thought emotions needed to be ignored when making decisions that involved morality? A: Kant
• Who took George Washington's maxim "I cannot tell a lie" too far? A: Kant
• Who believed that emotions cloud morality? A: Kant 

All of our DQ's

• Based on our tree falling discussion, is human perception required for something to have occurred?
• Can there really be any facts in philosophy?
• When a person says something they believe, do they think that they are stating a fact, or do they think they are stating their opinion?
• borrowed from Socrates: Is being deceitful the same thing as being immoral? Are there exceptions to this?
• How can the true form of something ever be discovered if people rely on examples in the tangible world in order to get the first glimpse (if the first sight has already tainted our vision, how would it ever be possible to rise above the imperfect idea)? 
• Are you enlightened simply because you are able to ask questions that no one knows the answer to?
• Do you agree with Pyrrho that life is better lived when you do not commit yourself to an idea? 
• Can we actually measure our happiness?
• Is there a correct balance of happiness from material objects and non material objects? (I couldn’t figure out a good way to word that, sorry) If so, what is it?
• Do we have complete control over our emotions?
• What is necessary to have joy? Can material possessions create perpetual joy, if searching for the next object of desire creates temporary happiness?
• Is the thought of ageing a type of enslavement for our minds?
• Is happiness conditional upon events in one's life, or can happiness be controlled through self-control and mere thinking?
• If everyone told the whole truth, would the world really be a better place?
• Can a person have “multiple glasses?”

• Do you think that when someone harms others, they are also harming themselves?
• Do you think it is possible for one to be truly content and truly satisfied?
• Do you think that when someone harms others, they are also harming themselves?
• Do you think it is possible for one to be truly content and truly satisfied?
• Matt's: DQ: do you think it matters WHY you do something 'good' or just that you did something good?
• Why must morality and sympathy be separated?
• What determines rational behavior?
• do you believe in absolute moralities? Are there exceptions when it is okay to lie?
• How do a sovereign God and free will fit together?
• Does emotion change with nature, or do we control them?
• Is happiness a state of mind derived from God?
• Can someone believe in free will and God?
• Are we all, deep down, selfish and driven by the fear of death and hope of personal gain?
• Do you agree that safety is more important than freedom?
• Does happiness based on anything other than God stand the test of time?
• What is better, a powerful central government or a system ruled solely by the masses?
• Are there any truly selfless people? If yes, who?
• (totally off topic) Does everyone see the same color, or were we all just taught our own ideas of colors?
• If Determinism were true, could chaotic events exist? If no, Why aren't all or most events in life predictable? If yes, how could determinism still be true?
• Would you love a god that doesn’t love you back?
• How does a good God allow suffering?
• Does free will cause suffering?
• Where does the sense of fairness/justice arise from?
• Why does god let people suffer?