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Descent with Modification - ANSWERS1. All species share common ancestry 2. Changes occur through natural selection Darwin and Wallace's insights - ANSWERSManuscripts with identical theories: 1) A population process: populations evolve, individuals don't 2) All organisms have a common ancestor How do we know something in science - ANSWERSDirect experimentation- control confounding variables Indirect experimentation- inference based on application of principles and laws in which ...

Sophia - Ancient Greek Philosophers - Unit 1 Milestone 1. CORRECTED TO 100% (Hi-lited yellow) 1. Which of the following statements about the metaphysical tenets of Plato’s Doctrine of the Forms is FALSE? • There is a cause and effect relationship between Forms and their earthly counterparts. • The Forms exist in an intellectual realm that is fixed and never-ending. • Perfection in the Forms does not exist in Platonic Heaven. • Forms must exist in ord...

Sophia Ancient Greek Philosophers – Unit 1: "How do I know if I have knowledge on a topic, or merely opinion?" This question would be best answered by which branch of Philosophy? Epistemology “Albert Einstein is credited for the Theory of Relativity, but what kind of thing is a theory?" This question would be best answered by which branch of Philosophy? Metaphysics "Is it wrong to lie to prevent an innocent person from going to jail?" This question would be best a...

Greek Epic Poets to Modern Philosophers Terms in this set (37) Hesiod Greek epic poet (700 BC) who wrote Theogony, the story of the gods Gaia Greek goddess who gave birth to Uranus (the sky) and married her son Titans Offspring of Gaia and Uranus, banished to Tartarus by Uranus Cronus Son of Gaia and Uranus, who cut off Uranus' genitals and wanted to be King of the Gods Titanomachy The war of the gods, particularly the battle between Cronus and Zeus Thales of Miletus Pre-Socr...

How do I know if I have knowledge on a topic, or merely opinion?" This question would be best answered by which branch of Philosophy? Epistemology “Albert Einstein is credited for the Theory of Relativity, but what kind of thing is a theory?" This question would be best answered by which branch of Philosophy? Metaphysics "Is it wrong to lie to prevent an innocent person from going to jail?" This question would be best answered by which branch of Philosophy? Ethics Which of the fol...

Ancient Greek Philosophers Milestone 1 21 questions were answered correctly. 4 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 Roland is a compassionate person. He sometimes gives money that he needs for himself to strangers who beg on the street. According to Aristotle’s ethics, Roland should do which of the following in order to cultivate the virtue of compassion?  Stop giving away his money so that he can focus on taking care of himself.  Find other ways to help people besides givi...

ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHERS MILESTONE 2. LATEST 2021 22 questions were answered correctly. 3 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 Heraclitus went further than his predecessors by considering reality from an entirely human point of view. He claimed that there is one true reality, which he called . RATIONALE Heraclitus believed in one true reality which he named the Logos, a Greek word that can be translated as “account.” Heraclitus believed that the Logos organizes and serves...

Read the following statement by Socrates: “In questions of just and unjust, fair and foul, good and evil, which are the subjects of our present consultation, ought we to follow the opinion of the many and to fear them; or the opinion of the one man who has understanding?” Extract Socrates' argument from this text and choose the sentence that accurately reflects it. Non-experts have opinions, but the man who is an expert in a field has true knowledge. Absolute justice can only be achiev...

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Ancient Greek Quiz 1 Notes Questions and Answers • What is the technical word for the study of knowledge? - Epistemology • What is the technical word for the study of being, i.e., of what there is or exists? - Ontology - What is the technical name for the Milesian philosophers' view that there is only one archê, and it is something physical? (two words) - Monism • What is the principle of parsimony? - If something can explain a lot with a little, it's more powerful - What is th...