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Socrates, Plato and the Sophists
Socrates, Plato and the Sophists
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1
If
reality
is
subjective
: it only
exists as we perceive it
, and doesn't exist if we don't.
False
True
2
Socrates and Plato taught that
experience is insufficient
for real knowledge and truth
...we must also listen to others.
...we must also be smart.
...because old people can also be wrong.
...we must also use reason.
3
Socrates and Plato were
against
the
Sophists
because the Sophists...
...based their beliefs on reason.
...believed in following unruly passions.
...lead people away from morality.
...were leading too many people astray.
4
If you believe that what is right or wrong is different for everybody then...
...hating someone's race could be right.
...murder could be right.
...stealing could be right.
...you are agreeing that we do not need laws or boundaries.
5
Who is considered to many to be the 'father' of Western Philosophy?
Socrates
Plato
John Key
Confucius
6
Which of these quotes is Socrates famous for?
"Don't forget your roots my friend."
"To thyself be true."
"You only live once."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
7
Moral relativism
is when you decide what is right based on...
...what the most people believe is right.
...based on your own perspective.
...based on what feels good.
...reason.
8
Reality
is
objective
if it is
experienced in the same way
for everyone
False
True
9
Socrates claimed that he wasn't teaching, but showing how to question more deeply.
True
False
10
Who argued that if a tree falls in the woods with no one around, it doesn't make a sound.
The Oracle
Socrates
The Sophists
Aristotle
11
Socrates never wrote any of his ideas down, his student Plato did it after he died.
True
False
12
Socrates believed that concepts of
justice
,
goodness
and
truth
...
...depended on your view of reality.
...depended on what you felt.
...were the same for everyone.
...were different for everyone.
13
Who believed that, "There is no objective reality, because it is different for everyone"?
The Sophists
Socrates
Emmanuel Kant
Plato
14
Socrates was sentenced to death because he was accused of:
Not believing in the Gods (impiety).
Stealing.
Corrupting the minds of young Athenian men.
Murder.
15
Therefore: If a tree falls in the woods with no people around, then it does not make a sound.
True
This is valid argument.
This is a sound argument.
False
16
If you believe that: anything that feels good is right (hedonism), then...
...murder is right because some people enjoy it.
...rape is right because some people enjoy it.
...John Key is a good Prime Minister because he is funny.
17
A
hedonist
is someone who:
Believes that we should maximize our pleasure.
Someone who doesn't believe in God.
Believes anything pleasurable is good.
Believes in the healing power of sport.
18
The Sophists believed that
Wisdom comes from admitting you don't know.
Laws didn't come from Gods.
Anything pleasurable is good.
Might is right.
19
The term "
Sophist
" is now used to describe someone who is:
...clever at argument, but also deceptive.
Believes that she/he is always right.
Wise.
Foolish.
