Allegory of the cave Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

WGU Intro to Humanities C100. Questions & Answers, VERIFIED. Updated. Charles Dickens - -A Realist author that is is best remembered for works that addressed social inequalities and the struggles of the working class in 19th century England. Oedipus - -Play written by Sophocles the Parthenon - -Greek building most revered for its use of ratio and perspective the Pantheon - -Roman engineering allowed the _______________ to have the largest single span dome for centuries. Everyday life...

Charles Dickens - -A Realist author that is is best remembered for works that addressed social inequalities and the struggles of the working class in 19th century England. Oedipus - -Play written by Sophocles the Parthenon - -Greek building most revered for its use of ratio and perspective the Pantheon - -Roman engineering allowed the _______________ to have the largest single span dome for centuries. Everyday life - -In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, what do the shadows represent? Democr...

Of the following, who would be most likely to take the position that humans are responsible for their actions? - Answer-Non determinist and soft determinist _________________ emphasizes the works of individuals who most prominently contributed to a topic such as Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Darwin of Freud in - Answer-The Great-person approach. The approach which shows how various individuals or events contributed to change in an idea or concept throughout the years. - Answer-Historical Dev...

Chapter 1 Introduction TEST BANK TRUE/FALSE 1. According to the United Nations, by the early months of 2013, the number of Syrian refugees had climbed to 1 million. ANS: T REF: 1 2. While comedians like Stephen Colbert speak extensively about politics, political scientists have found that programs like The Colbert Report have virtually no political impact and can basically be ignored by political candidates and political party leaders. ANS: F REF: 4 3. The term smog was c...

PRAXIS II ENGLISH CONTENT KNOWLEDGE: AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Homer Homeric or Heroic Period. The greatest of the ancient Greek epic poets and author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, works that lie at the beginning of the Western literary canon. Gorgias Greek sophist from Sicily who turned his back on true philosophy; believed that all statements were false and that everything was incomprehensible and unknowable Aesop Greek author of fables Plato Clas...

Classicism - -refers to the aesthetic attitudes and principles reflected in the art and philosophy of ancient Greece and Rome Major Themes in the Classical Period - -Balance, truth/reason, democracy/republic and humanism Democracy - -government "rule by the people" developed by Greeks Socratic Method - -Analytical method of reasoning developed by Greek philosopher Socrates, ask a progression of questions in pursuit of truth Philosopher King - -Hypothetical ruler of Plato's idea city-sta...

xplore in depth problems defined by the paradigm and utilize the techniques suggested by the paradigm while exploring those problems. - answerNormal Science The theory in which all scientific theory must be able to be proven false in order for it to be considered scientific - answerPrinciple of Falsifiability ______________ explains the reason Popper though that empirical observation was too vague and unrefutability. - answerPrinciple of Falsafibility The potential of theory being incorre...

How do Mesopotamia and Egypt view nature - it was part of their worldview How did Hebrews View God? - God is above all nature don't see God as a rock Homer - "Shaper of the Greek thought" What did Homer believe? - there was a universal order to things what did Cosmologist believe? - They searched for the underlying principal of the universe What did the Greeks move from in terms of religion? - Myth making to Monotheism Name 3 Greek Thinkers - Plato Aristotle Socrates W...

What did Socrates offer as a defense at his trial? - Answer-He stated that he committed no crimes and should be rewarded Socrates believed a good conversation ended - Answer-With the other person questioning all their assumptions Plato's allegory of the cave demonstrates his theory of - Answer-Forms In his republic, Plato states which form of government as the ideal? - Answer-Totalitarian state Plato's ideal state consisted of - Answer-A philosopher-king, soldiers, and workers. ...

Eros - Passionate love favored by Greek poets Aesthetic Experience - An experience of beauty that inspires a feeling of pleasure, which is its own justification, and this experience is valued independently of others. Agape - Greek term for platonic love. Age of Exploration - Time period between the early fifteenth to the early seventeenth centuries when Europeans sailed around the globe and transferred goods, food, plants, and people (in the form of slaves) transforming the countries they ...