25 questions
The author of the Poem, The Six Blind Men..
Rene Discartes
John Godfrey Saxe
Socrates
Jean- Paul Sarte
According to Plato, what is knowledge?
A justified true belief
There is no such thing as true knowledge
Opinion
That which can be proven
He traced man the need to philosophize to doubt
Karl Jaspers
Plato
Rene Descartes
Socrates
“An unexamined life is not worth living.”
Karl Jaspers
Plato
Rene Descartes
Socrates
A mathematician and scientist, credited with
formulating the Pythagorean Theorem established a community of learners
devoted to the study of religion andphilosophy
Pythagoras
Plato
Rene Descartes
Socrates
Proposed that everything that exists is based on a higher order or plane called logos.
Pythagoras
Heraclitus
Aristotle
Socrates
Change is permanent aspect of the human condition; “No man never steps in the
same river twice.”
Pythagoras
Heraclitus
Aristotle
Socrates
Study the causes of natural phenomena and was among the first to propose that matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms
Pythagoras
Heraclitus
Aristotle
Democritus
One should not only talk of virtue but show it in words and action.
Diogenes of Sinope
Heraclitus
Aristotle
Democritus
Philosophy could enable man to live a life of happiness
Diogenes of Sinope
Heraclitus
Epicurus
Democritus
His views gave rise to a philosophy which believes
that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free
of fear and pain
Diogenes of Sinope
Heraclitus
Epicurus
Democritus
It is a philosophy which believes
that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free
of fear and pain
Amimisn
Epicureanism
Naturalism
Rationalism
A means of examining a topic by devising
a series of questions that let the learner examine and analyze his knowledge and views regarding the topic
Epicureanism
Socratic Method
Scientific Method
Analytical Method
Considered the foremost philosopher of ancient times
He did not claim to be “wise” and merely considered himself a “midwife”that helped inquiring minds achieve wisdom
Aristotle
Epicurus
Socrates
Plato
Founded the Academy – an institution of higher learning which was the first of its kind in the Western World
Aristotle
Epicurus
Socrates
Plato
Plato attended the academy and prominent student of Aristotle all ideas and views are based on
perception and our reality is based on what we can sense and perceive
True
False
Not So True
Dialectic is a method of inquiry where two unimposing ideas are discussed in an attempt to arrive at new knowledge
True
False
Not So True
Analyzing is the process of which specific statements are
analyzed to reach a conclusion or generalization
True
False
Not So True
“My philosophy comes from a worldview that looks at
the world as one. -Aristotle
True
False
Not So True
The Second Blind Man describe the elephant in poem "The Six Blind Men" as a fan
True
False
Not So True
Identify whether the following sentences refer to HOLISTIC THINKING or PARTIAL THINKING..
Refers to a perspective that considers large-scale patterns in system
Identify whether the following sentences refer to HOLISTIC THINKING or PARTIAL THINKING..
Often described as looking at the “big picture” when describing and analyzing a situation or problem
Identify whether the following sentences refer to HOLISTIC THINKING or PARTIAL THINKING..
Focuses on specific aspects of a situation.
Identify whether the following sentences refer to HOLISTIC THINKING or PARTIAL THINKING..
Important component of analytical thinking, as an individual focuses on certain areas or aspects of a problem in order to
understand it
Identify whether the following sentences refer to HOLISTIC THINKING or PARTIAL THINKING..
Requires an individual to have an open mind-set and an ability to get the generalsense/impression regarding a situation