Christ and the Bible text 2

Question 1

what was the name of the school that Aristotle started

Answer 1

Lyceum

Question 2

how did Aristotle’s school differ from Plato’s

Answer 2

A’s was more of a scientific school, with a library along with lecture

Question 3

what form of epistemology did Aristotle support

Answer 3

Empirosist

Question 4

name of one of Aristotle’s most famous students

Answer 4

Alexander the Great

Question 5

What was Aristotle’s big idea regarding the application of ethics to everyday life

Answer 5

we should do good for good sake, goal is happiness

Question 6

name Aristotle’s four causes of his theory of causes

Answer 6

Formal, material, efficient, and final cause

Question 7

name the founder of Epicureanism

Answer 7

Epicurus

Question 8

name 2 of the epicureans beliefs

Answer 8

Eat, drink, be merry-tomorrow you may die

Real happiness comes from friendship and pleasure

Question 9

name a president that professes epicureanism

Answer 9

Thomas Jefferson

Question 10

in accordance with biblical theology, what is wrong with epicureanism

Answer 10

they believe there is no after life and that the gods have no interest in man

Question 11

what famous stoic would speak at the Stoa

Answer 11

Zeno

Question 12

name two major principles that a stoic would live by

Answer 12

don’t set hopes too high

the mind is the spark of divinity in all of us

Question 13

what famous Roman Emperor was a stoic philosopher

Answer 13

Marcus Aurelius

Question 14

give two facts about skepticism

Answer 14

the first skeptics were called Pyrrhoneans

wanted to attain “ataraxia”

Question 15

give one fact about the cynics

Answer 15

they intentionally live without a house or possessions

Question 16

who was the founder of Neo-platonic thought

Answer 16

Plontinus

Question 17

Plontinus’ most important work

Answer 17

Enneads

Question 18

Name two ways that Christianity impacted the world

Answer 18

changed family life and confronted philosophical assumptions

Question 19

name augustine’s two most famous works

Answer 19

Confessions

The City of God

Question 20

What was Augustine’s early life like

Answer 20

he lived a wild life with a mistress and an illegitimate child

Question 21

Who was Augustine’s mother

Answer 21

Monica-a devoted christian

Question 22

besides his mother, who prompted Augustine to become a christian

Answer 22

ambrose

Question 23

what was Augustine so important to christians

Answer 23

he was an educated believer that defended christianity through writings about the nature of god, evil/good, and social theory

Question 24

what religious order did Aquinas join

Answer 24

dominicans

Question 25

what were the two major works that aquinas wrote

Answer 25

Summa Theologica

Summa COntra

Question 26

Name Aquinas’ five proofs for the existence of god

Answer 26

motion
cause and effect
necessary being
goodness
design

Question 27

some of his fellow students made fun of Aquinas, what did they call him

Answer 27

the dumb ox

Question 28

Give a brief statement about Anselm’s ontological argument

Answer 28

we cannot conceive something that does not exist, thus since we can conceive the idea of God, he must exist