POSC 201 JMU HAMMOND EXAM 1 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. who wrote the Apology of Socrates?
Answer:
Plato
Question:
2. Why is socrates on trial
Answer:
corrupting the youth and impiety
Question:
3. elenchos
Answer:
interrogating question. going around and asking questions. "The socratic method"
Question:
4. what does the or-acle of Delphi say about Socrates
Answer:
he is the wisest man.... because he acknowledges his ignorance and limitations.
Question:
5. who are the sophists
Answer:
wise people who are famous for "knowing many things"
Question:
6. latin translation of Philosophists
Answer:
philo- love sophia- wisdom lover of wisdom
Question:
7. what really is the apology?
Answer:
apologia= Defense Socrates is defending his actions not apologizing for them.
Question:
8. what else do the athenians accuse Socrates of in the Apology?
Answer:
Making the weaker argument stronger
Question:
9. Themis
, Answer:
what is lawful, in the relevent sense accords with the divine law.
Question:
10. what is the initial question posed in the Republic Book 1
Answer:
What is justice?
Question:
11. Why is cephalus not concerned about his old age?
Answer:
Because he believes he has lived a just/moral life.
Question:
12. Cephalus defini-tion of justice
Answer:
pay their debts, legal obligations, being honest and truthful.
Question:
13. polymarchus' def-inition of justice
Answer:
owes good things to friends and harm to ones enemies.
Question:
14. Socrates defini-tion of justice
Answer:
Virtue of the Soul
Question:
15. Thrasymachus definition of justice
Answer:
What benefits the stronger aka- justice is a function of power.
Question:
16. Gloucon's defini-tion of justice
Answer:
Justice is an agreement on the mean between 2 extreme conventions. no one chooses to be just
willingly. they just dont wanna be caught.
Question:
17. "A just man gets less than an un-just man" who said this
Answer:
Thrasymachus he believes that just behavior works to the advantage of other people.
Question:
18. whats thrasy-machus' model for political pow-er
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. who wrote the Apology of Socrates?
Answer:
Plato
Question:
2. Why is socrates on trial
Answer:
corrupting the youth and impiety
Question:
3. elenchos
Answer:
interrogating question. going around and asking questions. "The socratic method"
Question:
4. what does the or-acle of Delphi say about Socrates
Answer:
he is the wisest man.... because he acknowledges his ignorance and limitations.
Question:
5. who are the sophists
Answer:
wise people who are famous for "knowing many things"
Question:
6. latin translation of Philosophists
Answer:
philo- love sophia- wisdom lover of wisdom
Question:
7. what really is the apology?
Answer:
apologia= Defense Socrates is defending his actions not apologizing for them.
Question:
8. what else do the athenians accuse Socrates of in the Apology?
Answer:
Making the weaker argument stronger
Question:
9. Themis
, Answer:
what is lawful, in the relevent sense accords with the divine law.
Question:
10. what is the initial question posed in the Republic Book 1
Answer:
What is justice?
Question:
11. Why is cephalus not concerned about his old age?
Answer:
Because he believes he has lived a just/moral life.
Question:
12. Cephalus defini-tion of justice
Answer:
pay their debts, legal obligations, being honest and truthful.
Question:
13. polymarchus' def-inition of justice
Answer:
owes good things to friends and harm to ones enemies.
Question:
14. Socrates defini-tion of justice
Answer:
Virtue of the Soul
Question:
15. Thrasymachus definition of justice
Answer:
What benefits the stronger aka- justice is a function of power.
Question:
16. Gloucon's defini-tion of justice
Answer:
Justice is an agreement on the mean between 2 extreme conventions. no one chooses to be just
willingly. they just dont wanna be caught.
Question:
17. "A just man gets less than an un-just man" who said this
Answer:
Thrasymachus he believes that just behavior works to the advantage of other people.
Question:
18. whats thrasy-machus' model for political pow-er
