lesson 1 - doing philosophy, ameliorate

Question 1

Philein / philo means?

Answer 1

love

Question 2

sophia means?

Answer 2

wisdom

Question 3

philosophy started when and with who?

Answer 3

during the end of 6th century and with the greeks

Question 4

when was works and days by hesiod

Answer 4

700 bce

Question 5

when was the iliad by homer

Answer 5

750 bce

Question 6

this is asking questions on both familiar and unfamiliar topics, has no end

Answer 6

wonder

Question 7

this is asking questions on something unfamiliar and has an end when an answer is found

Answer 7

curiosity

Question 8

thauma means?

Answer 8

wonder

Question 9

who said that thauma as the beginning of philosophy is not just an expression of awe, but is a kind of stupefaction

Answer 9

feltham

Question 10

this is to be placed in a state of confusion, being mesmerized by something

Answer 10

stupefaction

Question 11

this is an indication that real and genuine knowledge does not end in awe

Answer 11

questioning

Question 12

t or f
doubting everything is good, so is radical skepticism

Answer 12

false

Question 13

takes skepticism too far, you ask questions that only require common sense

Answer 13

radical skepticism

Question 14

philosophy searches for —-, which should motivate us to find the ultimate reasons why a question is asked in the first place.

Answer 14

perennial answers

Question 15

philosophical questions touch upon matters related to: (3)

Answer 15

choice, meaning, and life

Question 16

his philosophy reveals that philosophy is as real as it gets but it is not for everyone.

Answer 16

pythagoras

Question 17

when was pythagoras’ time

Answer 17

570-495 BCE

Question 18

who coined the term philosopher / philosophus

Answer 18

pythagoras

Question 19

this reclarifies the significant implication of the study of philosophy concerning true life.

Answer 19

alain badiou’s the true life

Question 20

this is the science of all things through its ultimate causes and principles acquired through the use of natural reasons

Answer 20

philosophy

Question 21

t or f

philosophy is often perceived as conversations, therefore it is commentary

Answer 21

true

Question 22

t or f

philosophical questions do not have a standard answer because there are many ways of understanding questions and answers.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

this is being able to think carefully in a manner that suggests a deliberate examination, not only of what we think but also why we think about a certain thing in a particular way.

Answer 23

being philosophical

Question 24

: studies the end products of philosophy

Answer 24

philosophy as a collection of theories

Question 25

studies the very process of philosophizing

Answer 25

philosophy as an activity

Question 26

what are aristotles four causes

Answer 26

material, formal, final, efficient

Question 27

aristotles four causes: refers to the composition of something, what a thing is made up of

Answer 27

material cause

Question 28

aristotles four causes: this refers to the form, shape, or design of something that makes it what it is

Answer 28

formal cause

Question 29

aristotles four causes: this refers to the purpose of something

Answer 29

final cause

Question 30

aristotles four causes: this refers to the one that initates change in an object

Answer 30

efficient cause