1. Who pushed philosophy to becoming a full fledges discipline?
William
James
2. Why was Socrates executed?
He was seen as a corrupting influence to the
youth.
3. How many literary works and teachings did Socrates write?
Absolutely
nothing, Socrates himself never wrote down anything, most of what we have is
from Plato
4. Why did philosophy become stunted after the death of Aristotle?
For
years afterwards, people thought Aristotle was right about everything so they
quit trying to think and disprove his theories even when some were incorrect
5. Who argued that the fear of death was a waste of time and based on bad
logic?
Epicurus
6. What was Cicero's philosophy called?
Stoicism
7. What are the stoics most famous for according to A Little History of
Philosophy?
mental control
8. What was the painted porch in Athens where the philosophers used to meet
called?
Stoa
9. Who wrote the Leviathan?
Thomas Hobbs
10. What was the name of Machiavelli's play?
Mandragola (Mandrake)
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