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1
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Who was Socrates critical of?

A

The Sophists (their relativism and skepticism)

2
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How did Socrates pursue truth and knowledge?

A

Critical Intellectual Inquiry

3
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What questions was Socrates concerned with?

A

Questions of goodness and justice

4
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What was Socrates epistemology?

A

The Socratic method or dialectic

    • A process of clarification through dialogue
    • Great emphasis on definitions and questions
5
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The philosopher is an “ “

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“intellectual midwife”

6
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Socrates clarified concepts through movement from ______ to ______.

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particular to universal (what actions are just? to what is justice itself?)

7
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What was Socrates metaphysics?

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Teleological understanding of nature

– Humans are rational beings

8
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What was Socrates ethics?

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Knowledge and virtue are interchangeable

– Moral failure is always the result of ignorance

9
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What was Socrates anthropology?

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The soul survives the death of the body

10
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What was a famous quote from Socrates?

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“The unexamined life is not worth living”

11
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What was Socrates big idea?

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We should pursue truth and clarity through rational inquiry and dialogue.