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What was Democritus' main contribution to Natural Philosophy? (pp. 41-46)
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A.
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Sophie's Lego: Hidden Assumptions and Rhetorical Bias (pp. 41-42)
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B.
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Sophie's Lego and Democritus' Atoms: What are the "essential" qualities? (pp. 42-43)
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C.
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The Problem of Infinite Regress (p. 43)
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D.
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Materialism
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II.
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Fate (pp. 47-55)
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A.
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What is "fatalism"?
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B.
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Does Sophie invite the philosopher to tea when her mother is at home or a work? Defend your answer. (p. 49)
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C.
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What was written overr the entrance to the Oracle at Delphi?
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D.
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What is the essence of the Hippocratic Oath?
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III.
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The Sophists and Socrates (pp. 56-71)
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A.
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"The Philosopher" leaves a question and three statements for Sophie on the
back of his answer to her letter. List two of these four items.
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B.
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What was a "Sophist"?
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C.
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What do philosophers mean by rhetoric?
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D.
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What do philosophers mean by skepticism?
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E.
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What is an agnostic?
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F.
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How do we know about Socrates if he never wrote down any of his philosophy?
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G.
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How did Socrates teach? What method did he use?
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H.
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How did Socrates' project differ from the philosophical project of the "pre-socratic" philosophers?
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I.
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What is rationalism?
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J.
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What did Socrates mean when he said "The person who knows what good is will do good"?
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K.
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Why was Socrates executed?
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