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Define metaphysics and epistemology. What is the connection between these two branches of philosophy? |
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What do the metaphysics of Thales, Anaximenes and Anaximander have in common? How do they differ? |
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Give two versions of Pythagoras' metaphysical views. Why is Pythagoras important for later metaphysicians like Plato? |
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Compare and contrast the metaphysics of Heraclitus and Parmenidies. Why are they so important to later metaphysicians such as the particle theorists? |
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Compare and contrast the particle theories of Empedocles and Anaxagoras. |
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How does ancient atomism differ from the particle theories of Empedocles and Anaxagoras? What important ideas does atomism contain? |
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Provide some possible interpretations of the question, What is the nature of being? |
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Is it true that something cannot come from nothing? |
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Explain and critically evaluate Parmenides' arguments that being is unitary, undifferentiated, and eternal. |
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"The behavior of atoms is governed entirely by physical law." "Humans have free will." Are these statements incompatible? Explain. |
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