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Monday, February 24, 2014

Group 2 section 12 Study Guide

Morganne found these questions but was unable to post them to the main site. this is what she posted to our groups discussion.

I went ahead and found the questions from our group to be added to the study guide. But I cannot post it to the main wall, so whoever is able to please do so!

1. Which philosopher felt that God was the "uncaused cause of everything that is"? Aquinas (LH 50)

2. Who argued that taxation without consent is compared to forced labor?
Nozick

3. What twentieth century philosopher was credited for "singlehandedly reviving political philosophy"?
John Rawls (AP 105)

4. Which philosopher was put to death 2,400 years ago in Athens for asking too many questions? –Socrates

5. Which philosopher constantly proved to people that they did not know as much as they thought they knew? –Socrates

6. Who wrote the book The Nicomachean Ethics and why was it named that? Aristotle and it was named after his son

7. What was the name of Aristotle's school in Athens? Lyceum

8. What was the school Epicurus ran in Athens, and what was different about this school? The Garden, and it included slaves and women.

9. Which ancient Greek philosopher argued that fear of death was a waste of time and based on bad logic? -Epicurus (LH 23)

10. Augustine believed moral evil is a result of? Adam and Eve's choices to disobey God.

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