EDUC 703 Ch 1 - 3 questions and
answers 2025
Aristotle - 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 - answer Philosophy that taught that life was about
enjoying pleasure and avoiding pain
Idealism - answer the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially
unrealistically.
Plato - 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 - answer the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring
practicality and literal truth
Skeptics - answer This group of Hellenistic philosophers questioned any
assumptions and had a goal of achieving peace of mind.
Socrates - answer Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning;
sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth
Socratic Method - answer way of teaching developed by Socrates that
used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason
to see things for themselves
answers 2025
Aristotle - 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 - answer Philosophy that taught that life was about
enjoying pleasure and avoiding pain
Idealism - answer the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially
unrealistically.
Plato - 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 - answer the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring
practicality and literal truth
Skeptics - answer This group of Hellenistic philosophers questioned any
assumptions and had a goal of achieving peace of mind.
Socrates - answer Greek philosopher; socratic method--questioning;
sentenced to death for corrupting Athens youth
Socratic Method - answer way of teaching developed by Socrates that
used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason
to see things for themselves
