1. What ended the Renaissance of scholarly activity in Athens?
- The destruction of Athens
2. The word philosopher comes from the Greek word meaning what?
- Love of wisdom
3. Who was Aristotle's teacher?
- Plato
4. What is the main teaching of skepticism?
- Don't commit to anything
5. Who was the first major stoic?
- Xeno
6. Who wrote the book Confessions, City of God?
- Augustine
7. Who was the lady in Boethius's cell?
- Lady Philosophy
8. Those who argue for some form of equality are known as?
- Egalitarians
9. What book did Machiavelli write?
- The Prince
10. How old was Hobbes when he died?
- 91
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ReplyDeleteFQ's & DQ's 10/7
1. Descartes was an outstanding mathematician who was best known for inventing what?
- 'Cartesian co-ordinates
2. Besides being a mathematician, Descartes was also what?
- An astronomer and a biologist
3. What was the name of the method Descartes developed?
- the Method of Cartesian Doubt
1. Have you ever experienced a false awakening?
2. Do you believe that the mind or spirit live on after death?
Link: http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/false-awakenings.html
FQ
ReplyDelete1. What is the Method of Cartesian Doubt?
A: don't accept it as true if there is the slightest possibility that it isn't.
2. Who was the group that doubted everything?
A: the Pyrrhonic Sceptics
DQ
1. Do you believe that the mind or spirit will live on past the death of the body?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWH00ugAeEc
FQ: Where did Descartes spend most of his life?
ReplyDeleteThe Dutch Republic
DQ: Is life after death a scary thought or a comforting thought?
Link: http://www.biography.com/people/ren%C3%A9-descartes-37613