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What is comparative linguistics

Comparative linguistic is a branch of linguistic that relates the characteristics of different languages. The aim of linguistic is to go beyond the study of individual languages to bring out determine what the universal Properties of language.

Which philosophical theory maintains that a concept is true if it conforms to truth or reality

CORRESPONDENCE (:

Which of these was a teacher of Alexander the Great

Aristotle was a teacher of Alexander the Great.

Philosophers from which civilization were the founders of western philosophy

Greek

Who was the first pre-Socratic philosopher to use observation and reasoning in the study of the natural world

Thales

Which metaphysical theory supports the idea that matter is a concept or framework of an idea

idealism

Which theory of metaphysics attempts to answer questions of how or why events happen

causality

Which term is defined as the study of existence

ontology

During which centuries did the Enlightenment occur

The Age of Reason, also called the Enlightenment, occured during the seventeenth and eighteenth century (1600's and lasted until the late 1700's). This was a period in history when philosophers emphasized the use of reason as the best method of learning the truth.

What does empiricism promote as the most important source of knowledge

experience

Greek culture was most dominant during which period

Hellenistic age

What is most closely related to realism

Neutralism or naturalism is most closely related to realism.

Which theory maintains that the universe exists and appears for some reason and is an argument for the existence of God

teleology

Which language family is most closely related to the founding of western civilization

indo-european

Which of these theories follows the belief that incidents in a person's life are not controlled by outside causes

nondeterminism

What philosophy became a bridge that connected early Christian philosophy and Greek philosophy

neoplatism

Which philosophers traveled from place to place and were considered to be very wise

sophists :)

What theory is exampled in this scenario A student is conducting a science experiment to identify the chemical properties of different metals

mechanism

Which of these is not a branch of philosophy logic statistics or ethics

Statistics

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Which of these statements is trure regarding the philosophy of stoicism

There is no afterlife

Whose answers lists the historical periods in chronological order

Greek empire, Roman empire, Medieval period.

Which philosophical theory contends that truth is a matter of degree and a concept is true only to the extent to which it fits together with what is already known

Coherence

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