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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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