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OVERVIEW OF CLASSICAL THEMES
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the best answer according to the text.
TRUE/FALSE
1. We commit the fallacy of anachronism whenever we
fail to apply contemporary standards to the past.
2. Classical philosophers did not distinguish between
being good and being happy the way we do today.
3. For the Greeks of Homer s era, everything happened
through some kind of divine agency.
4. The ancient Greek gods were like human beings, only
with greater powers and higher moral standards.
5. Greek mythology was the product of a desire for
explanations.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
6. Before philosophy, _____ provided explanations of
natural phenomena for ancient Greeks.
a. myths
b. religion
c. politics
d. meterologoi
7. The first Western philosophers challenged the notion
that everything was controlled by the gods by calling
for _____ of phenomena.
a. mythological accounts
b. scientific evidence
c. rational explanations
d. metaphysical principles
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Overview of Classical Themes
1. Sketch the transformation of myth into philosophy,
concentrating on the role of explanations in the process.
2. Discuss the problem of applying contemporary values to ancient
philosophers. Do you think there is a problem, or do you think that
it is all right to apply contemporary values to the past? Explain.
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OVERVIEW OF CLASSICAL THEMES ANSWERS
TRUE/FALSE
MULTIPLE CHOICE