EDUC 703 - Early Western Philosophy Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER: Greek philosopher. A pupil of Plato, the tutor of
Alexander the Great, and the author of works on logic, metaphysics, ethics, natural sciences, politics, and poetics, he profoundly influenced Western thought. In his philosophical system, which led him to criticize what he saw as Plato's metaphysical excesses, theory follows empirical observation and logic, based on the syllogism, is the essential method of rational inquiry.
Epicureansim - CORRECT ANSWER: Philosophy that taught that life was about
enjoying pleasure and avoiding pain
Idealism - CORRECT ANSWER: the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically.
Plato - CORRECT ANSWER: (430-347 BCE) Was a disciple of Socrates whose
cornerstone of thought was his theory of Forms, in which there was another world of perfection.
Realism - CORRECT ANSWER: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth
Skeptics - CORRECT ANSWER: This group of Hellenistic philosophers questioned any assumptions and had a goal of achieving peace of mind.
Socrates - CORRECT ANSWER: Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning;
sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth
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