PHI 1010 Ch.2 Questions with Correct Answers
Why did Socrates think people need a "physician of the soul"?
improving our soul is the highest possible good we can strive for
Socrates was an archetypal thinker in that he _______.
helped others achieve wisdom and improve their souls
The sophists were basically _______.
rhetoricians
What does Socrates say to defend himself against the charges of Meletus?
Socrates demonstrates that the charges have no basis in fact
Socrates thought of himself as an intellectual "midwife" because _______.
he helped people give birth to their own understanding.
Thrasymachus thought that "might makes right" because _______.
justice is defined by whoever has the most power
Socrates thought that "there is no teaching, only remembering" because _______.
people can arrive at truths without being directly told them because they already "know"
them: they just need to "remember" them with the right guidance.
To value living an "examined life" assumes that _______.
all of the above
Socrates believed that _______.
he was wiser than most people because he realized that human wisdom was limited.
Why did Socrates think people need a "physician of the soul"?
improving our soul is the highest possible good we can strive for
Socrates was an archetypal thinker in that he _______.
helped others achieve wisdom and improve their souls
The sophists were basically _______.
rhetoricians
What does Socrates say to defend himself against the charges of Meletus?
Socrates demonstrates that the charges have no basis in fact
Socrates thought of himself as an intellectual "midwife" because _______.
he helped people give birth to their own understanding.
Thrasymachus thought that "might makes right" because _______.
justice is defined by whoever has the most power
Socrates thought that "there is no teaching, only remembering" because _______.
people can arrive at truths without being directly told them because they already "know"
them: they just need to "remember" them with the right guidance.
To value living an "examined life" assumes that _______.
all of the above
Socrates believed that _______.
he was wiser than most people because he realized that human wisdom was limited.
