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    Carol Nguyen Phil103: Ancient Greek and Medieval Philosophy Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics Reading Questions (1) In the Meno‚ Plato argued that it was impossible for us to learn something genuinely new: if you know x‚ you needn’t inquire about x‚ and if you don’t know x‚ you won’t recognize it when you find it. Thus‚ Plato argued‚ all learning is really recollection. Aristotle is trying to give a different answer to the Meno problem‚ one that doesn’t involve reincarnating or Platonic Forms

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    Philosophy is a study that includes various diverse subfields such as aesthetics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ logic‚ and metaphysics. Various philosophical traditions use different methods and include different topics in their study. Some‚ for example‚ include politics‚ physics‚ or religion. The fundamental method of philosophy involves the systematic use of critical reasoning to evaluate arguments in defence of assertions of belief or opinion. The term philosophy comes from the Greek word "Φιλοσοφία"

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    – anything that is real must have a physical aspect – if the soul is real‚ then the soul must be composed of some sort of physical “stuff” Thales – the most important philosopher because he answered the question “What are you going to do with philosophy?” -The first philosopher – tried to answer questions – looked around him‚ gathered information‚ and then tried to make deductions based on the world around him – also the first scientist -All of his writings have been lost – the only knowledge

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    Brandon John ADP‚ SCS/1108/029 Question 2: Philosophy in Ancient Greece and its Influence on Western Culture “My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you ’ll be happy; if not‚ you ’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates‚ Greek philosopher Socrates‚ like many of the greatest minds in history‚ was rather different from others in his time. In the quote above‚

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    In ancient Indian philosophy (before 100 BC)‚ philosophy and religion cannot be meaningfully separated‚ primarily because of the cultural integration of religious practices and mystical pursuits. For example‚ ceremonies celebrating birth‚ marriage‚ and death‚ performed with recitations of Vedic verses (mantras)‚ were important for bonding within ancient Indian societies. Later in classical Indian philosophy‚ different social practices developed. Thus‚ the orthodox classical schools of thought are

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    2. Trace the notion of opposites from the thought of Anaximander through the thought of the Atomists. According to Anaximander‚ the worlds consists of opposites. The main opposites are wet-dry and hot-cold. These are conflicting opposites. For one to exist it has to overpower the direct opposite. For example‚ for the dry earth to exist it has to overpower the wet water. According to Anaximander‚ this is injustice to one another. Justice therefore has to be restored by the defeated opposite

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    Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might

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    Central Questions of Philosophy Political Philosophy 7/8/2013 What is Philosophy? The Central Questions of Philosophy – Political Philosophy • Value – Ethics (Good‚ Evil‚ Right‚ Wrong‚ Justice) • Political Philosophy – Aesthetics (Beauty) • Reality – Metaphysics (Cosmology‚ Ontology) • Knowledge – Epistemology (Theory of Knowledge) PHI 7100 History of Philosophy: The Classical Philosophers ©2013 Richard Legum – all rights reserved 1 What is Philosophy? Political Philosophy Some central

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    Qi Saiyang Philosophy 101 Midterm Paper: Answers to Five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Explain Socrates’ view of himself as a philosopher. Answer: From the Oracle representing the God of Delphi‚ Socrates firstly got the message that no one is wiser than him. Considering both the facts that it’s impossible for him to be the wisest man and also impossible for god to lie‚ Socrates starts thinking and

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    influence for next time 2 of the 5 points are for getting it in on time you can receive it later and will probably have to do so read the sample proposals read examples of issues references - focused list of primary sources translation of ancient writings atlas one secondary source that directly addresses your issues read or at least skim any source in your list more focused = better! 1.1. there are some awfully black clouds in the western sky so 1 [it is likely to rain soon]‚ so C [

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