philosophy chapter 2

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In saying that all things are full of gods, Thales apparently meant that
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In saying that all things are full of gods, Thales apparently meant that
explanations of events in the world could be explained in terms of events in the world
Anaximander's argument for the Boundless as that out of which all things come
assumes that observable features of the world all need explaining
When Anaximander says that things make reparations to each other for injustice, he means that
inherent in nature is a principle of balance
Xenophanes criticizes the Homeric gods
as unworthy of our admiration and respect
Xenophanes says that with respect to the truth,
even if we knew it, we couldn't know for sure that we knew it
What, according to Heraclitus, is wisdom?
understanding the thought that steers all things
Heraclitus believes that opposition
is an essential and necessary part of reality
Parmenides is rightly called a rationalist because
he is willing to follow the argument wherever it leads
Parmenides says that a goddess spoke and told him
to judge by reasoning what she tells him
A reductio ad absurdum argument
reduces its assumed premise to absurdity
Which of the following does Democritus not say?the needy man knows how much he needsthaleswateranaximenesairpythagoreasnumbersparmenidesbeing which is complete and constantheraclituschange is permanentempedoclesfour elements: air, earth, fire, waterleucippusthe atomdemocrituskey philosopher in atomismprotagorasman is the measure of all thingsgorgiasnothing existscratylusone could not step in the same river once