PHILO EXAM REVIEWER

Who is considered the first acclaimed philosopher among the ancient Greek philosophers?

• Heraclitus

• Anaximenes

• Anaximander

• Thales

According to Pythagoras, what is the fundamental element that all things are composed of?

• Fire

• Number

• Water

• Air

What did Leucippus and Democritus believe all matter is composed of?

• Physical atoms

• Fire

• Air

• Water

What did Heraclitus believe was the only permanent thing in the world?

• Water

• Air

• Fire

• Change

According to Anaximenes, what undergoes the processes of condensation and rarefaction?

• Fire

• Air

• Physical atoms

• Water

What did Thales declare as the primary substance?

• Water

• Physical atoms

• Air

• Fire

What did Anaximander believe was the primary substance?

• Air

• Boundless

• Water

• Physical atoms

What did Pythagoras believe the soul is subjected to until it gets purified and reunited with the divine?

• Rebirth

• Resurrection

• Metempsychosis

• Reincarnation

Who is known for the statement 'You cannot step into the same river twice'?

• Thales

• Heraclitus

• Anaximander

• Pythagoras

What did Parmenides believe about the nature of reality?

• It is constantly changing

• It is an illusion

• It is eternal and unchanging

• It is composed of physical atoms