"The Man Who Asked Questions" Flashcards
(35 cards)
Podgy
Somewhat fat; chubby.
Charisma
Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.
Deceitful
Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.
Oracle
A priest.
Philosophical
Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamentals of knowledge, reality, and existence.
Deceptive
Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one.
Circumstance
The enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle.
Totalitarian
Relating to a system of government that is centralized, dictatorial, and requires complete subservience to the system.
Patriotism
The quality of being; devotion to and vigorous support for one’s country.
ecological
Concerned with the relationship.
How many years ago Athens was put on death for asking too many questions?
2,400.
What type of conversation did they prefer?
Face-to-face.
What’s true about the Athenians?
Many of them believed the charges.
___ immediate impact was on those around him.
Socrates.
A man who breaks free is an example of?
A philosopher.
What was the Western tradition of philosophy?
‘Love of wisdom’.
Where did Athens shuffle around in the middle age?
Marketplace.
What type of people would there be beneath them?
Soldiers and civilians.
What were the appearances like?
Deceptive.
He was put to death by being forced to drink what?
Poison.
In a perfect circle every point on its circumference is exactly the same distance from the?
Center point.
In ___ , when Socrates was 70 years old, one of them, Meletus, took him to court.
399 BC.
The kind of wisdom that it values is based on ___, ___, and ___.
Reasoning, carpentry, and asking questions.
Every aspect of life in Plato’s ideal republic would be strictly controlled from?
Above.