1. 4 basic assumptions that restricted Greek thought
1.a. World was initially chaos then god brought order
1.b.Order exists as long as gods are in order
1.c. Strife and tension were were present along with order
1.d.The world was composed of four basic elements
2. Who were members of the Milesian school, and what did they consider “fundamental stuff”
1.e. Thales- water
1.f. Anaximander- atoms and fire
1.g.Anaximenes- wind
3. Where did philosophy begin? Who is considered the first philosopher
1.h.Greece
1.i. Pathagoras
4. What was the apeiron? Who posited it?
1.j. Atom theory
1.k.Anaximander
5. 3 greek philosophers who addressed change? What approach did they take
1.l. Zeno
1.m. Parminedes
1.n.Heraclitus
6. Summarize the paradoxes of zeno
1.o.Achilles/ tortoise- Achilles gave tortoise head start and now cannot catch up to him
because it would make a dot and that would turn into one
1.p.Racetrack- the finish line is something that no one can ever get to
1.q.Arrow- an arrow in motion can only be where it is
7. How does a paradox differ from a problem?
1.r. A paradox has no answer and can’t be solved, it goes in a circle
8. What is the theory of atomism? Which greek thinkers are related to it?
1.s. Everything that exists is made of even smaller atoms and atoms are the smallest beings
1.t. Anaximander