Philosophy Basics

What profession thinks about why certain people act certain ways: good or bad, and why people choose right or wrong?

• Scientist

• Mathematician

• Philosopher

• Neurologist

The early philosophers attempted to explain the human experience apart from recognizing the influence of...

• thought

• questioning

• facts

• God

When someone drops their wallet, the viewers watch to see what the person behind them will do…. return the money? Keep it?

What kind of dilemma is this?

• religious

• stoic

• ethical

• cynical

Philosophy looks to explain the world in terms of ______.

• science & evolution

• logic & reason

• religion & faith

• mathematics & calculations

"Is someone ever justified to steal from another person?" Is which kind of question?

• Rhetorical

• Skeptical

• Moral

• Machiavellian

What did Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle have in common?

• they were all Roman philosophers

• they were all Greek gods

• they were all Roman gods

• they were all Greek philosophers

What 3 key ideas did Greek philosophers examine & theorize about?

• religion, mythology, afterlife

• nature, ethics, morals

• power, control, how to keep and maintain power & control

• science, physics, metaphysics

Socrates' student, Plato founded The Academy, one of the world's first...

• Libraries

• Hospitals

• Universities

• Military Training Facilities

Which philosopher was considered the "Founder of Western Philosophy?"

• Socrates

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Rene Descartes

Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote which of the following?

• Encyclopedie

• Meditations

• The Tang Complete Poems

• Art of War