Ancient Philosophy

Final Examination

You will have to write about eight pages on some of the following questions for the final examination. The answers should be written in a way that would make them clear to someone who was not in the class.

1. Definitions (about ½-1 page each)

Categories

Substance

Demonstration

Hylomorphism

The Soul

Teleology

2. Distinctions & Sets of Concepts (about 1-1½ pages each)

Physics, Mathematics & Metaphysics

The Principles of Change

The Four Causes

Substance & Accident

Potentiality & Actuality

Propositional Attitudes

3. Exposition (about 3-4 pages each).

Intellectual Virtues—What are they? What is the connection between these virtues & logic?

Fundamental Reality—What kinds of things are fundamentally real according to Aristotle? How does his answer compare and contrast with the answers of Parmenides, Democritus, and Plato?

Hylomorphism as a Response to Parmenides’ Dilemma and as an Alternative to Democritus

Hylomorphic Analysis of Life—How does Aristotle’s hylomorphic physics help him explain the nature of life? How does his account compare & contrast with those of Plato & Democritus?