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WorksheetsPrinciples of Nature Final Review 2024
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
"All things come from water"
Thales
Anaximander
Anaximenes
Anaxagorus
Empedocles
First element is infinite
Anaximander
Anaximenes
Anaxagorus
Empedocles
Parmenides
First element is air
Anaximander
Anaximenes
Anaxagorus
Empedocles
Parmenides
All things are in everything as "seeds"
Anaximander
Anaximenes
Anaxagorus
Empedocles
Parmenides
Nous set everything in motion
Anaximander
Anaximenes
Anaxagorus
Empedocles
Parmenides
Four "roots" - water, air earth fire
Anaxagorus
Anaximenes
Empedocles
Parmenides
Thales
Love brings elements together, strife drives them apart
Anaximenes
Anaxagorus
Empedocles
Parmenides
Anaximander
knowledge about the natural world gained through experiment
Modern Natural Science
Natural Philosophy
Ex. Claiming that elements are necessary and try to define "element"
General vs. Particular
Universal vs. Confined Experience
Self Evident vs. Hypothesis
Ex. Experiencing earthquakes rather than explaining what motion is
General vs. Particular
Universal vs. Confined Experience
Self-Evident vs. Hypothesis
Ex. Scientists claim that rock samples have been found on Mars, some of which are half their own size.
General vs. Particular
Universal vs. Confined Experience
Self-Evident vs. Hypothesis
First metaphysician (study of ultimate reality, or being)
Parmenides
Empedocles
Epicurus
Lucretius
Being and thought are the same, there is no such thing as nothing
Parmenides
Empedocles
Epicurus
Lucretius
Being is uncreated, indestructible, unchangable, eternal, indivisible
Parmenidies
Empedocles
Epicurus
Lucretius
"Being exists no more than non-being"
Parmenides
Epicurus
Lucretius
Democritus
nothing must exist (the void)
Parmenides
Epicurus
Lucretius
Democritus
one term, one meaning (laptop)
Univocal
Equivocal
Analogical
one term, two completely different meanings (man)
Univocal
Equivocal
Analogical
one term, meanings partly the same but party different (wipe)
Univocal
Equivocal
Analogical
all [s] is [p]
Universal affirmative (A)
Universal negative (E)
Particular affirmative (I)
Particular negative (O)
no [s] is [p]
Universal affirmative (A)
Universal negative (E)
Particular affirmative (I)
Particular negative (O)
some [s] is [p]
Universal affirmative (A)
Universal negative (E)
Particular affirmative (I)
Particular negative (O)
some [s] is not [p]
Universal affirmative (A)
Universal negative (E)
Particular affirmative (I)
Particular negative (O)
between universal propositions
Contrary opposition
Contradictory opposition
between a universal and particular
Contrary opposition
Contradictory opposition
agree in quantity, disagree in quality
Contrary opposition
Contradictory opposition
disagree in quantity and quality
Contrary opposition
Contradictory opposition
One must be true, the other false; Cannot both be true, cannot both be false
Contrary opposition
Contradictory opposition
the search for the principles of natural things
Modern Natural Science
Natural Philosophy
Premise indicators
since, for, because
it follows that, then, therefore
Conclusion indicators
since, for, because
it follows that, then, therefore
Valid and has true premises
Sound
Valid
True
the 'if' clause; does not need to come first
Antecedent
Consequent
the result clause; does not need 'then'
Antecedent
Consequent
P --> Q
P
∴ Q
Affirming the antecedent
(VALID)
Denying the antecedent
(INVALID)
Affirming the consequent
(INVALID)
Denying the consequent
(VALID)
P --> Q
~ P
∴ ~ Q
Affirming the antecedent
(VALID)
Denying the antecedent
(INVALID)
Affirming the consequent
(INVALID)
Denying the consequent
(VALID)
P --> Q
Q
∴ P
Affirming the antecedent
(VALID)
Denying the antecedent
(INVALID)
Affirming the consequent
(INVALID)
Denying the consequent
(VALID)
P --> Q
~ Q
∴ ~ P
Affirming the antecedent
(VALID)
Denying the antecedent
(INVALID)
Affirming the consequent
(INVALID)
Denying the consequent
(VALID)
modes ponens
Affirming the antecedent
(VALID)
Denying the antecedent
(INVALID)
Affirming the consequent
(INVALID)
Denying the consequent
(VALID)
modus tollens
Affirming the antecedent
(VALID)
Denying the antecedent
(INVALID)
Affirming the consequent
(INVALID)
Denying the consequent
(VALID)
