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. What is it?
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Maya Civilization Many people do not know who the ancient Mayan people were or how they influenced the Aztec and a countless quantity of empires. “The ancient Mayan were indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatán‚ Quintana Roo‚ Campeche‚ Tabasco‚ and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and Honduras” (“Mayan Civilization”). Not only were the Maya individuals extremely smart but they were
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I. Background Information of Greek Mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks‚ concerning their gods and heroes‚ the nature of the world‚ and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to‚ and study‚ the myths‚ in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece‚ its civilization‚ and to gain understanding of the
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Gods from the “natural world” and their technology and innovations. I particularly find it interesting that despite the Sumer’s lack of mineral‚ they were still able to make innovations and weapons using traded copper. The Sumer people may not have had access to various resources but they are still to be thanked for technology such as the seed drill. It is very useful of the Sumerian people to be so innovative and creative despite their lack of resources. Also in chapter one‚ the civilization of
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The ancient Greeks worshipped more than a dozen gods‚ with a distinctive god controlling every aspect of their lives. ¨Ancient Greek religion has been the subject of speculation and research from classic times to the present.¨ Although the ancient Greeks worshipped many gods‚ there were twelve main gods known as the Olympians. These gods may have held great power and authority‚ however they were depicted as looking like ordinary men and women. Though ancient Greek religion is no longer practiced
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The ancient Greeks and Roman civilizations both began their histories with the emergence of city states. Both of these civilizations made contributions to the Middle East. The Greeks had made a wild spread of discoveries on several fields. This included astronomy by Ptolemy‚ geometry by Euclid‚ and the philosophy of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius of his Stoic philosophy. Because the Greeks were widely known as a creative and prestigious race‚ the Romans were influenced by the Iliad (Homer’s legendary
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Judaism and Western Civilization The basic contribution of Judaism to Western civilization is monotheism. Understood from the standpoint of Jewish tradition‚ Abraham was the first monotheist. He left polytheism behind to follow the directions of the one God. The Tanakh itself gives evidence that significant numbers of ancient Israelites worshipped multiple deities.(Rabbi Shofet) Jewish leadership called upon Israel to worship the one God with whom they had a covenant relationship. But as Tanakh
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Pottery Ancient Greece An amphora is an ancient Greek form of a container‚ used as a storage jar and one of the principal shapes in greek pottery‚ a two-handled pot with a neck narrower than the body. There are two types of amphorae. One of the most common forms made in Ancient Greek Pottery‚ was always with two vertical neck-handles and used for storing and transporting oil‚ wine and foodstuffs such as olives. Amphoras were mostly functional objects made to be used
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Alberto Gil Carias 9/1/09 Class F DBQ: The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The long decline of the Western Roman Empire was caused by the accumulation of the many obstacles that stood in their way over time. At first the Roman Empire was thriving. It was the biggest empire at the time and it expanded at an incredible speed. Their military and leadership capabilities were magnificent. When confronted by the Roman military their enemies were better off giving up and not even trying; it wasn’t
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Ancient Greek Culture In the United States today there are various different types of art‚ many different religions‚ and several different thought processes. However‚ all these things didn’t just develope over night. The rise of modern day art‚ religion‚ and thought developed in ancient Greece. This explains why ancient Greece was so similar to modern day culture in many ways. Today in the United States we have the right to free speech and the right to express ourselves. We wouldnt have these
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