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Study Questions Class: PHI 2200C - CORE: ETHICS; Subject: PHILOSOPHY; University: St. John's University-New York; Term: Fall 2009;
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Socrates argues for the need of a professional military, rather than a citizen's army, on the grounds that A. that is the way th C. War is an art that can only by correctly practiced by professionals in that art TERM 2 "As to gold and silver, we must tell them that they have these from the gods as a divine gift in their souls, and they want in a DEFINITION 2 B. Book III TERM 3 The analogy of the big "monster" (animal) is found in A. Book IV B. Book V C. Book VI D. Book VIII DEFINITION 3 C. Book VI TERM 4 Which of the following virtues does Socrates define in terms of all the classes in the state A. Humility B. Courage C. Wisdom D. DEFINITION 4 D. Temperance TERM 5 For Plato the Democratic man would lack the virtue of A. Courage B. Temperance C. Justice D. All of the above DEFINITION 5 D. All of the above
The element of the human personality which would be most prominent in timocratic man would be A. Reason B. Thimos C. The Desirin B. Thimos TERM 7 "It is clear that the same thing will never do or undergo opposite things in the same part of it and towards the same thing at t DEFINITION 7 D. The basis for his argument that the human personality (soul) must have different parts TERM 8 "Then we must take a slice f our neighbors' land, if we are to have enough for grazing and plowing, and they also must take a sl DEFINITION 8 D. All of the above TERM 9 Socrates claims that the people in a democracy A. are basically good B. don't really know anything about good government C. can DEFINITION 9 D. All of the above TERM 10 In Book IX, Plato refers to dreams A. to show that his idea state is not just a dream B. to explain what the best of all possibl DEFINITION 10 C. to refer to the worst of all possible desires
For Socrates, a democracy comes into being A. When the people in a primitive society vote for rulers B. Through violent revoluti B. Through violent revolution TERM 17 If you were a ruthless capitalist, the man you would want to hire would be A. the tyrannical man B. the democratic man C. the ol DEFINITION 17 C. the oligarchic man TERM 18 Socrates reference in Book IV to "any other intervals between there may be" is an indication that A. He realizes that there is m DEFINITION 18 A. He realizes that there is more to the human personality than just those elements he discusses TERM 19 "That which preserves the belief about dangers, what is dangerous and what is not, which law has engendered through education. A DEFINITION 19 B. Courage TERM 20 Socrates argues that thimos "temper or high spirit" must be a distinct element of the human personality by pointing out A. a per DEFINITION 20 D. All of the above