QUIZ 1 Understanding the Self

Who was the first philosopher to use the term “philosophy”?

• Socrates

• Phytagoras

• Plato

• Aristotle

What does “Philosophy” literally mean?

• Love of wisdom

• Study of the mind

• Search for truth

• Pursuit of happiness

According to Socrates, which statement best defines a meaningful life?

• The body is eternal.

• The unexamined life is not worth living.

• Wealth and possessions bring happiness.

• The soul perishes with the body.

For Socrates, the two realms of existence are:

• Body and Brain

• Physical and Spiritual

• Physical and Ideal

• Rational and Irrational

Who believed that the soul strives for wisdom and perfection using reason?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Augustine

• Descartes

Plato’s tripartite theory of the soul includes:

• Rational, Spirited, Appetitive
  

• Physical, Spiritual, Eternal

• Soul, Body, Mind

• Rational, Emotional, Biological

According to Plato, genuine happiness is achieved when:

• The appetitive soul dominates.

• Spirits and appetites are uncontrolled.

• Reason governs spirit and appetite.

• The body and soul are separated.

Who argued that the soul is the essence of the self and cannot exist without the body?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• St. Augustine

• David Hume

Which philosopher integrated Plato’s ideas with Christianity?

• St. Augustine

• Immanuel Kant

• John Locke

• Descartes

Which statement reflects St. Augustine’s philosophy?

• I think, therefore I am.”

• Self is consciousness.

• Self is known only through knowing God.

• The self is a bundle of perceptions.