Sophia Greek Philosophers Practice Milestone

Choose the FALSE statement about the philosophical value of the Socratic Method.  Truth is discovered through reasoning.  Students understand why the answer is what it is.  Existing knowledge is the basis for new knowledge.  The teacher imparts knowledge based on experience. RATIONALE The Socratic Method is not a teaching system in which a teacher communicates knowledge based on his or her experience to students. Rather, it is an approach that involves an exchange between student and teacher. In this exchange, the teacher uses the student's knowledge to guide him or her to a truth. CONCEPT The Socratic Approach 2 Which statement about Aristotle’s metaphysics is FALSE?  Aristotle believed that ontology — the kinds of things that exist, and how they exist — was the first philosophy.  Aristotle, unlike Plato, believed that the essence of a thing is located inside the thing, and does not exist independently.  In order for a statement to be true, we must grant three qualities: a universal entity, a universal quality, and a particular.  Truth is achievable through pure reason, independent of experience. RATIONALE Aristotle was an empiricist who based his philosophy on his perceptions of the material world (i.e., on what he observed). He did not believe that truth can be found independent of experience.