Nature Flashcards
(34 cards)
5 ancient materialist
thales
heraclitus
democritus
anaximenes
anaximander
water | solid, liquid, gas
thales
fire | change & flux
heraclitus
step into the same river twice
heraclitus
atoms
democritus
air | rarefaction, condensation
anaximenes
world of ___ by plato:
- eternal, unchanging forms
- ultimate reality, perfect
- true essence, intellectual
- more real
- INTELLIGIBLE WORLD
- FORM
being
apeiron | indefinite, limitless
anaximander
unchanging, being, one
parmenides
number, math
pythagoras
4 ancient immaterialist
heraclitus
pythagoras
zeno
parmenides
constant change, logos
heraclitus
Despite his emphasis on change, Heraclitus believed in an underlying principle he called the “***,” which represents a rational structure that governs the universe and remains constant amidst change. Thus, he acknowledged an eternal aspect to reality.
logos
achilles and the tortoise
zeno
unchanging, no motion (illusion)
zeno
world of ___ by plato:
- material world senses
- changing, decay,
- less real, imperfect
- SENSIBLE WORLD
- MATTER
becoming