PHILO: Pre-Socratic

What is Pre-Socratic thought?

• A collection of theological teachings

• Philosophical inquiry before Socrates

• Religious teachings based on Greek mythology

• The study of geometry and mathematics

Which group of philosophers is considered the first to employ the idea of a material principle as a reasoned account of reality?

• The Sophists

• The Pythagoreans

• The Milesians

• The Eleatics

Which of the following philosophers is NOT a Milesian?

• Thales

• Anaximander

• Anaximenes

• Heraclitus

Xenophanes is credited with being the first to provide a collection of what?

• Mathematical theories

• Theological assertions

• Political philosophies

• Metaphysical principles

What did Xenophanes famously critique?

• The Pythagorean belief in numbers

• Greek popular religion for anthropomorphizing divinity

• The concept of atomism

• The notion of constant change

What perspective on religion did Xenophanes advocate?

• A conventional and traditional belief system

• A perspective based on reason rather than conventional beliefs

• A focus on multiple gods with human traits

• An emphasis on rituals and sacrifices

Which term best describes Xenophanes' possible religious belief system?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism or Pantheism

• Dualism

• Atheism

What is Pythagoras best known for?

• Critiquing Greek religion

• Developing the concept of atomism

• His contributions to geometry

• His paradoxes about motion

What is Pythagoreanism?

• A religious and philosophical system founded by Pythagoras and his followers

• A mathematical theorem used in geometry

• A critique of Greek popular religion

• A philosophy that denies the existence of the soul

Which of the following was NOT a belief or practice of the Pythagoreans?

• Numerical mysticism

• Reincarnation

• Atheism

• Harmony and music