Philosophy: Consequences of Ideas
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Introduction
First Steps6 Steps -
Greek Philosophy1. Pre-Socratic Philosophers7 Steps|1 Quiz
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2. Socrates6 Steps|1 Quiz
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3. Plato7 Steps|1 Quiz
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4. Aristotle7 Steps|1 Quiz
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Medieval Christian Philosophy5. Plotinus & Augustine7 Steps|1 Quiz
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6. Anselm & Aquinas9 Steps|1 Quiz
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Watch: “Anselm” (23 min)
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Read: Anselm (10 pp.)
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Watch: “Aquinas – Part 1” (24 min)
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Watch: “Aquinas – Part 2” (23 min)
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Read: Aquinas (19 pp.)
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Read: Frame on Anselm & Aquinas (38 pp.)
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Write: Agree or Disagree with Anselm or Aquinas
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Review: Anselm & Aquinas
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Go Deeper: Read ‘Aquinas’ from “Great Philosophers” (12 pp.)
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Watch: “Anselm” (23 min)
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Early Modern Philosophy7. Renaissance & Descartes8 Steps|1 Quiz
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Watch: “The Renaissance Revolution” (24 min)
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Watch: “Descartes” (23 min)
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Watch: “Descartes and ‘Cause and Effect'” (24 min)
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Read: Descartes (15 pp.)
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Read: Frame on Renaissance & Descartes (18 pp.)
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Write: A Meditation on a Dedication
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Review: Renaissance & Descartes
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Go Deeper: Read ‘Descartes’ from “Great Philosophers” (7 pp.)
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Watch: “The Renaissance Revolution” (24 min)
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8. Leibniz & Pascal9 Steps|1 Quiz
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9. Locke8 Steps|1 Quiz
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Watch: “Locke” (23 min)
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Read: Locke (18 pp)
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Watch: “Crisis in the 18th Century – Part 1” (24 min)
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Watch: “Crisis in the 18th Century – Part 2” (20 min)
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Read: Frame on Early Modern Thought (6 pp)
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Write: Locke’s Ideas about the Way We Know Things
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Review: Locke
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Go Deeper: Read ‘Locke’ in “Great Philosophers”
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Watch: “Locke” (23 min)
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10. Berkeley & Hume10 Steps|1 Quiz
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Watch: “Berkeley and Empiricism” (23 min)
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Read: Berkeley (7 pp.)
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Read: Frame on Berkeley (4 pp.)
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Watch: “Hume – Part 1” (24 min)
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Watch: “Hume – Part 2” (25 min)
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Read: Hume (5 pp.)
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Read: Frame on Hume (9 pp.)
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Write: Skeptical of Hume’s Skepticism
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Review: Berkeley and Hume
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Go Deeper: Read ‘Berkeley’ and ‘Hume’ in “Great Philosophers”
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Watch: “Berkeley and Empiricism” (23 min)
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Modern Philosophy11. Kant7 Steps|1 Quiz
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12. The Enlightenment6 Steps|1 Quiz
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13. Hegel & Marx10 Steps|1 Quiz
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Watch: “Hegel” (24 min)
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Read: Frame on Hegel (7 pp)
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Read: Hegel (7 pp)
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Watch: “Marx” (23 min)
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Read: Frame on Marx (5 pp)
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Read: Marx (15 pp)
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Write: Two Great Counterfeiters
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Review: Hegel & Marx
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Watch: “The Origins of Cultural Marxism” (23 min)
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Read: “Cultural Marxism and Critical Theory: An Introductory Sketch”
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Watch: “Hegel” (24 min)
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14. Nietzsche & Kierkegaard8 Steps|1 Quiz
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15. Sartre & Heidegger6 Steps|1 Quiz
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16. Russell & Modern Philosophers8 Steps|1 Quiz
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Question 1 of 11
1. Question
What is the problem of the One and the Many?
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Question 2 of 11
2. Question
True or False: Thales believed that everything was ultimately just water: this makes him a monist.
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3. Question
True or False: People who believe that ultimate reality is not one thing, but actually several irreducible things, like atoms, are called pluralists.
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4. Question
Sproul uses the word arche when talking about the problem of the One and the Many in his first lecture. What does it mean?
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Question 5 of 11
5. Question
Match the following philosophers to their arche’s:
Sort elements
- Atoms
- Apeiron
- Air
- Fire
- Water
- Number
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Democritus/Leucippus/Epicurus
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Anaximander
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Anaximenes
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Heraclitus
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Thales
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Pythagoras
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Question 6 of 11
6. Question
Sproul notices that in the first chapter of Genesis begins with “In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” What was so special about the Hebrews’ account of ultimate reality? [Select all that apply]
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Question 7 of 11
7. Question
How does Sproul define metaphysics?
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If you’re unsure, go back to Dr. Sproul’s “Thales” lecture and check paragraph ten of the transcript.
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Question 8 of 11
8. Question
Heraclitus believed that everything is constantly changing, but Frame points out on page 55 that he thought that something about the world is stable. Explain why.
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Question 9 of 11
9. Question
Check the second paragraph of the Parmenides section on page 56. Why did Parmenides believe that change MUST be an illusion?
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Question 10 of 11
10. Question
When talking about Zeno, Sproul mentions a special type of argument used in many debates called reductio ad absurdum–reduction to absurdity. What does this strategy look like?
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Question 11 of 11
11. Question
On page 51, Frame writes “What distinguishes the Greek philosophers from other ancient wisdom teachers is their insistence on the supremacy of human reason, what I will call rational autonomy.” What does Frame, on the same page, say that the beginning of wisdom is for Christians if not reason?
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