The Tradition of Search (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Quizzes
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What does the word 'philosophy' literally mean?
What does the word 'philosophy' literally mean?
Love of wisdom
What are the two Greek words that form 'philosophy'?
What are the two Greek words that form 'philosophy'?
Philos (loving) and sophia (wisdom)
What is the nature of philosophy?
What is the nature of philosophy?
To wonder about the world around us
What is the purpose of philosophy?
What is the purpose of philosophy?
To gain wisdom through wondering
What serves as the starting point for all philosophical inquiry?
What serves as the starting point for all philosophical inquiry?
Wonder
According to Socrates, who engages in philosophical thinking?
According to Socrates, who engages in philosophical thinking?
All people, consciously or unconsciously
What distinguishes philosophy from other ways of understanding the world?
What distinguishes philosophy from other ways of understanding the world?
Use of reason and logic rather than myth
When was the classical period in Ancient Greece?
When was the classical period in Ancient Greece?
Approximately 600-200 BCE
What were the first philosophers of the classical period called?
What were the first philosophers of the classical period called?
Natural Philosophers
What did Thales conclude was the origin of the natural world?
What did Thales conclude was the origin of the natural world?
Water
What fundamental element did Anaximenes argue the natural world developed from?
What fundamental element did Anaximenes argue the natural world developed from?
Air
What did Heraclitus propose as the origin of nature?
What did Heraclitus propose as the origin of nature?
Fire