Cards in this guide (21)
What age of roman literature was also known as the imperial period
The imperial period of Roman literature (the Age of Augustus) is known as the "golden age" due to the patronage of the arts by the emperor. This period included works by the poets Vergil, Horace, and Ovid.
What philosophy is David Hume most identified with
David Hume (1711-1776) was a Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses. This is known as empiricism.
What dominated the first period of philosophy of the nineteenth century
Which of these was a teacher of Alexander the Great
Aristotle was a teacher of Alexander the Great.
Who was considered to be a bridge between the scholastic thought of the medieval period and the Renaissance
The Italian scholar Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374).
Which two men developed laws of motion
Johannes Kepler and Sir Isaac Newton
Where did the renaissance begin in the mid-1300s
Which theory of metaphysics attempts to answer questions of how or why events happen
The third period of philosophy of the nineteenth century was dominated by which of these
Who proposed that the study of languages such as Hebrew Greek and Arabic would lead to a greater understanding of the Bible
What French philosopher was a materialist who proposed that thoughts and ideas were created by the motion and changes in matter
Denis Diderot (1713-1784) viewed societal progress as
independent of the growth of knowledge and technology, and wrote
many works involving the laws of probability.
Which branch of philosophy pertains to the rules of correct reasoning to develop a valid conclusion
Who wrote over fifty plays and was considered by some to be the leading French playwright of his day
Voltaire.
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Which of these people was a philosophe and editor of the Encyclopedie a reference work of political and philosophical ideas
Which Austrian was one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century and studied how ordinary language should be used to determine the true meaning of words
Who was a philosophical supporter and preserver of the scientific revolution
What word is most closely associated with empiricism
What branch of philosophy aims to determine the nature basis and the extent of knowledge
Which of these was a dominant force in Europe from the eleventh to fifteenth centuries scholasticism humanism or neoplatonism
Which of these statements is trure regarding the philosophy of stoicism
Who is not consideWhich of these people is not considered to be one of the founders of modern philosophy
