PHILO: ZENO

Where was Parmenides from?

• Athens, Greece

• Elea, Southern Italy

• Clazomenae, Turkey

• Abdera, Thrace

What is Parmenides' key philosophical belief?

• All is many

• All is one

• Reality is constantly changing

• Everything is made of water

What concept is central to Zeno's philosophy?

• The existence of the many

• The paradox of motion

• The principle of non-being

• The unity of the universe

Zeno's paradoxes primarily contributed to which fields?

• Ethics and aesthetics

• Mathematics and logic

• Politics and law

• Art and literature

What was Anaxagoras accused of in Athens?

• Corrupting the youth

• Fleeing from war

• Lack of respect for the gods

• Teaching false doctrines

Where did Anaxagoras flee after leaving Athens?

• Elea

• Lampascus

• Abdera

• Miletus

What is Democritus best known for?

• The theory of forms

• Developing atomic theory

• The paradoxes of motion

• The doctrine of the one

What did Democritus believe about atoms?

• They are divisible

• They are indestructible and indivisible

• They are made of water

• They are continuously created and destroyed

What nickname is Democritus often given?

• The father of philosophy

• The father of logic

• The father of modern science

• The father of mathematics

Which philosopher famously rejected Democritus' atomic theory?

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras