Question 1

The original principle of this universe is------- according to Thales&#10;A)water&#10;B)fire&#10;C)air&#10;D)ether

Accepted Answer

Thales, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, posited that the originating principle of nature and the substance from which all things derive is water.

Question 2

Thales is a------ philosopher&#10;A)milesian&#10;B)hebrew&#10;C)arab&#10;D)german

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Thales is considered a Milesian philosopher because he was from Miletus, an ancient Greek city located in what is now modern-day Turkey. He is recognized as one of the Seven Sages of Greece and is often regarded as the first philosopher in the Western tradition.

Question 3

-------- was counted among the Seven Wise Men&#10;A)plato&#10;B)socrates&#10;C)thales&#10;D)aristotle

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Thales is traditionally counted among the Seven Wise Men of Greece, a group of 7th and 6th century BCE philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers who were renowned in the following centuries for their wisdom.

Question 4

The arche of things is apeiron, according to ------&#10;A)plato&#10;B)socrates&#10;C)tales&#10;D)anaximander

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Anaximander, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, proposed that the arche, or the originating principle of the universe, was the apeiron, an infinite or boundless substance from which all things emerge and to which they return.

Question 5

According to Anaximenes--- is the first principle&#10;A)fire&#10;B)water&#10;C)infinite&#10;D)air

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Anaximenes, a pre-Socratic philosopher from the Milesian school, posited air as the arche or first principle from which all things originate and into which they return. He believed that by rarefaction and condensation, air could transform into other elements or substances, making it the fundamental substance of the universe.

Question 6

Who said number is the essence and basis of all things?&#10;A)descartes&#10;B)pythagoras&#10;C)anaxagoras&#10;D)kant

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Pythagoras, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, posited that numbers are the fundamental substance of all reality, making him the correct answer.

Question 7

Who is known as the Father of Western Philosophy?&#10;A)thales&#10;B)plato&#10;C)socrates&#10;D)aristotle

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Thales is known as the Father of Western Philosophy because he was the first philosopher to attempt to explain the natural world using reason and logic rather than myth or religion.

Question 8

Aristotle is credited with ---------&#10;A)mathematical logic&#10;B)symbolic logic&#10;C)syllogistic arguments&#10;D)none of the above

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Aristotle is credited with developing syllogistic arguments, which are a form of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true.

Question 9

Who advocated theory of atoms?&#10;A)plato&#10;B)democritus&#10;C)thales&#10;D)leibnitz

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Democritus is the philosopher who advocated the theory of atoms. He proposed that everything in the universe is made up of atoms, which are small, indivisible, and indestructible particles.

Question 10

Who is the main atomist?&#10;A)leibnitz&#10;B)leucippus&#10;C)pythagoras&#10;D)kepler

Accepted Answer

Leucippus is considered the main atomist as he, along with his student Democritus, developed the atomistic theory, proposing that everything is composed of indivisible atoms.

Question 11

Protagoras is a ------Philosopher&#10;A)sophist&#10;B)spiritualist&#10;C)religious&#10;D)idealist

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The answer of Protagoras is a ------Philosopher&#10;A)sophist&#10;B)spiritualist&#10;C)religious&#10;D)idealist...

Question 12

Man is the measure of all things, according to ------&#10;A)thales&#10;B)plato&#10;C)aristotle&#10;D)protagoras

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The answer of Man is the measure of all things,...

Question 13

Democritus and Leucippus are belonging to------ school&#10;A)ionian&#10;B)atomist&#10;C)idealist&#10;D)eleatic

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The answer of Democritus and Leucippus are belonging to------ school&#10;A)ionian&#10;B)atomist&#10;C)idealist&#10;D)eleatic...

Question 14

----- was the first Athenian born Philosopher&#10;A)thales&#10;B)plato&#10;C)aristotle&#10;D)socrates

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The answer of ----- was the first Athenian born Philosopher&#10;A)thales&#10;B)plato&#10;C)aristotle&#10;D)socrates...

Question 15

Knowledge is relative associated with&#10;A)protagoras&#10;B)pythagoras&#10;C)anaximander&#10;D)thales

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The answer of Knowledge is relative associated with&#10;A)protagoras&#10;B)pythagoras&#10;C)anaximander&#10;D)thales...

Question 16

Idealism is a systematic philosophy which teaches the supremacy of&#10;A)spirit over matter&#10;B)god&#10;C)noumena&#10;D)materialism

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The answer of Idealism is a systematic philosophy which teaches...

Question 17

Maieutic method is by ------Philosopher&#10;A)plato&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)socrates&#10;D)democritus

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The answer of Maieutic method is by ------Philosopher&#10;A)plato&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)socrates&#10;D)democritus...

Question 18

Who said that the unexamined life is not worth living?&#10;A)anximander&#10;B)plato&#10;C)socrates&#10;D)aristotle

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The answer of Who said that the unexamined life is...

Question 19

Socrates is a prominent ------ philosopher&#10;A)greek&#10;B)pragmatist&#10;C)german&#10;D)french

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The answer of Socrates is a prominent ------ philosopher&#10;A)greek&#10;B)pragmatist&#10;C)german&#10;D)french...

Question 20

Whose doctrine is &#34;Know Thyself&#34;?&#10;A)plato&#10;B)thales&#10;C)protagoras&#10;D)socrates

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The answer of Whose doctrine is &#34;Know Thyself&#34;?&#10;A)plato&#10;B)thales&#10;C)protagoras&#10;D)socrates...

Question 21

Socrates is a mentor of --------&#10;A)democritus&#10;B)sophists&#10;C)plato&#10;D)pythagoras

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The answer of Socrates is a mentor of --------&#10;A)democritus&#10;B)sophists&#10;C)plato&#10;D)pythagoras...

Question 22

---- invented the dialectic method of finding truth through conversation&#10;A)socrates&#10;B)plato&#10;C)aristotle&#10;D)all are true

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The answer of ---- invented the dialectic method of finding...

Question 23

&#34;All Western philosophy consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.&#34;Who said?&#10;A)socrates&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)descartes&#10;D)alfred north whitehead

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The answer of &#34;All Western philosophy consists of a series...

Question 24

Athens where Plato established ------, the first university in the Western world&#10;A)lyceum&#10;B)dialectics&#10;C)academy&#10;D)all are true

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The answer of Athens where Plato established ------, the first...

Question 25

In his famous &#34;Allegory of the Cave,&#34; ----- relates a story illustrating the journey of the soul from ignorance to knowledge.&#10;A)plato&#10;B)aristotle&#10;C)socrates&#10;D)protagoras

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The answer of In his famous &#34;Allegory of the Cave,&#34;...

Deck 1: Philosophical Principles and Figures in Western Philosophy