Suppose you are a citizen of Athens in the 4th century b.c. and have made a long journey to the Oracle at Delphi.
Suppose you are a citizen of Athens in the 4th century b.c. and have made a long journey to the Oracle at Delphi.
You are only able to ask the Oracle one question. What would it be?
Is this question philosophical?
What are the implications of the revelation made in 2 above for the relevance of philosophy to you?
Can you describe a world in which philosophy is absent?
Or alternatively, Do you think there is any known society so limited in its thoughts and practices as to be totally unphilosophical?
What, in your view, is the major contribution of the Pre-Socratics as a group? Be very specific and use at least 3 examples from the philosophies themselves.
(2) Why do you think Socrates’ rejection of cosmology (and concern with the universe’s beginnings) and turn towards human concerns (with the good life) was necessary for the advance of human knowledge?
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