Overview
1. Differentiate between:
1A. ethics and aesthetics
1B. the rationalist and the empiricist (at least 3 differences)
1C. metaphysics from epistemology
1D. skeptic from both the rationalist and empiricist
1E. axiology from ethics
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2. Explain “what philosophy is” by discussing each of the following:
2A. the etymology or origin of the word “philosophy”
2B. the different general areas or divisions of philosophy, and the questions that philosophers ask in each area or division
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3A. Discuss the details of the metaphorical story told by Pythagoras.
3B. Discuss 3 philosophical insights that you can infer from this metaphorical story
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4. Based on your reading of Plato’s Apology explain fully and clearly each of the following:
4A. At least 4 key components or claims (for example, what does Socrates say about the excellence of a speaker, our real self, about the nature of human wisdom, about death, about the unexamined life, etc.) in the philosophy of Socrates
4B. The real meaning of the Delphic Oracle’s pronouncement that “no man can be wiser than Socrates.” Include in your discussion here in what exactly the wisdom of Socrates consists, and how Socrates compares human wisdom with the wisdom of the gods. (7 points)
4C. The significance of the gadfly analogy
4D. The so-called “sign” or voice of Socrates, including the 2 instances in the Apology in which Socrates refers to this sign
4E. At least 3 ways in which the earlier accusers of Socrates differ from his later or more recent accusers
4F. At least 3 reasons why Socrates claims that he cannot be a sophist.