WorksheetsPhilosophy - The Presocratics Exam
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 27mins
The word philosophy means:
love of wisdom
seeker of truth
explorer of ideas
bringer of reason
Which branch of philosophy deals with the study of the universe, its origins, and development?
epistemology
metaphysics
cosmology
ontology
If you are interested in studying about what actions are right and which actions are wrong, then you are concerned with the philosophy of:
metaphysics
ethics
epistemology
aesthetics
This branch of philosophy is concerned with what can be known and what truth really is:
metaphysics
ontology
aesthetics
epistemology
Which of the following was not a part of the mythic view of reality?
individuality and personal responsibility was most important
humans saw themselves as puppets of the gods
humans felt they had no free will
people could not agree on the truth of mythic stories
The idea that I control my fate and order my decisions and that I am ultimately responsible for what happens in my life is called:
mythic understanding
free will
fate
fallacious reasoning
Which is true about the Greek Naturalist philosophers?
They believed atoms were immutable and the basic substance of the universe.
They dismissed gods as an explanation to reality and believed it was important to observe and examine the physical world.
They believed everything was made out of the substance fire.
They believed that only pure reason and concptualization would provide first principles for understanding the nature of reality.
Materialism is the idea that:
reality is produced by nonphysical, primordial mathematical laws which bring in to manifestation all things that exist.
the fundamental state of reality is mental and consciousness is a primal substance of reality
the fundamental nature of reality is that it is composed of a material substance and all mental states are a result of complex interactions between physical substances.
that reality is composed out of the dreams of a god-like entity that posseses omnipotence and creative control.
Which of the following is not an idea of Pythagoras?
Metempsychosis - The idea that the soul reincarnates in order to become wiser and more connected to the divine.
All is flux: The fundamental reality of nature is that everything is always changing and there are no eternal principles.
Evolution is the law of life: All things in the universe evolve.
Numbers are the laws of the universe: The tools with which the divine constructs the universe is mathematical harmony.
The Hermetic Axom "As above so is below" essentially means:
That atoms in the universe are the unchanging and immutable objects that create reality.
The nature of being is either that there is something about it that is only eternal or only unchanging.
Reality is best understood by dividing the largest scale structures from the smallest scale structures and treating them completely independently.
That the universe is self-similar in its patterns are connected by a harmony and unity by the divine cosmic order.
Choose one of the philosophers or groups of philosophers we have studied (Naturalists, Atomists, Pythagoras, Parmenides, or Heraclitus) and explore their view of reality, why you think it is a useful approach to understanding reality, and what you think that view might suggest for people to be have more wisdom and understanding. Additionally, write a critical analysis of any part of that philosophy that you think might be problematic and why you believe that it has potential flaws or problems. (Do not try and make paragraphs because you might skip the question. Grammar is not important, but your reasoning and clarity of ideas is important.)
