Upper Iowa University Philosophy in the World Discussion

Overview

Answer Questions 1 - 3 below OR Question 4.  

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?

1. 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?

1. Or alternatively, Do you think there is any known society so limited in its thoughts and practices as to be totally unphilosophical?