PHIL200 Quiz 2 - Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes

VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG

ASSIGNMENT 3: QUIZ 2

PHIL 200

1. Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Zeno of Elea, Gorgias, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, Democritus and Protagoras.

List the twelve Pre-Socratic Philosophers mentioned in Dr. Coleman’s notes (A) and state what each said was the source of all things (B). (worth 24 points- 1 point per blank)

Pre-Socratic Philosopher (A) State what the Philosopher said is the Source of All Things? (B)

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2. DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS (worth 6 points—2 points for each word)

COSMOLOGY

HYLOZOISM

PARADOXES

Questions 3-8 are worth 8 points each for a total of 48 points.

3. Philosophy in the western world began in ancient Greece (Miletus on Ionian seashore)

TRUE FALSE

4. Who is known as the Divine Philosopher?

A. ZENO OF ELEA B. EMPEDOCLES C. DEMOCRITUS D. PYTHAGORAS

5. Heraclitus is known as the ___________ philosopher.

6. Regarding Stolen Legacy, Socrates is not the author of the command “know thyself”?

TRUE FALSE

7. What was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthname?

8. What is organic philosophy?

Questions 9-10 are worth 11 points each for 22 points.

9. What is the 5 step process when you are dealing with a condition in life that needs to be corrected?

10. What are your initial thoughts about pages 71-82 as it relates to determining a condition or problem in society and seeking a philosophical position to solve the problem?