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(USA) Political Science Western Political Thoughts Set-1

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1. Socrates says that all that the soul endures if directed by _______ ends happiness.




2. Socrates reacts to Anytusdisapproval of the Sophists with:




3. Protagoras is used as an example of:




4. Anytus suggests that Meno talk to whom to learn about virtue?




5. Gorgias refuses to say:




6. How does true opinion relate to knowledge?




7. Socrates was awarded punishment:




8. Socrates was a Greek ______ :




9. Socrates believed that knowledge is the same thing as ______ or excellence and is always good:




10. With what question does the Meno begin?




11. Where it Meno from?




12. According to Socrates conclusion at the end of the Meno beneficent statesmen are like:




13. Who is the student of Socrates?




14. Who is a Xenophon?




15. Socrates was born in Greece in:




16. Socrates died in:




17. Socrates reminds Meno that no virtue is truly beneficial without:




18. Socrates uses which examples to demonstrate the idea of a definition?




19. What else is being miserable asks Socrates ........




20. What mistake does Socrates eventually reveal in Meno s definition of virtue as the desire for beautiful things and power to attain them?




21. Why does Meno call Socrates a torpedo fish?




22. What paradox does Meno raise?




23. According to Socrates the soul is:




24. According to Socrates learning is a kind of:




25. Socrates questions Meno s slave about:




26. The Death of Socrates book was written by:




27. I know that I know nothing is a well-known saying which is attributed to the Greek philosopher:




28. How does true opinion relate to knowledge?




29. According to Socratesconslusion at the end of the Meno beneficent statesmen are like:




30. What paradox does Meno raise?




31. Who believed the best way for people to live was to focus on selfdevelopment rather than the pursuit of material wealth?




32. The idea that human s possessed certain virtues formed a common thread in:




33. Who stressed that virtue was the most valuable of all possessions the ideal life was spent in search of the Good. Truth lies beneath the shadows of existence and it is the job of the philosopher to show the rest how little they really know?




34. Specially for Plato s writings referring to Socrates it is not always clear which ideas brought forward by Socrates (or his friends) actually belonged to Socrates and which of these may have been new additions or elaborations by Plato- this is known as the:




35. The early works of Plato are considered to be close to the spirit of:




36. Plato found the Academy in:




37. Aristotle found his own school in:




38. Aristotle found his own school which was known as:




39. Students of Socrates is/are:




40. ________ is one of the big three in ancient Greek philosopher along with Plato and Aristotle:




41. Who was the founder of Western philosophy?




42. Who is the contemporary of Socrates?




43. Through his portrayal in Plato s dialogues Socrates has become renowned for his contribution to the field of:




44. According to Plato Socratesfather was:




45. According to Plato Socratesmother was:




46. Who said No one errs or does wrong willingly or knowingly?




47. Who said Virtue - all virute - is knowledge?




48. Who said Virtue is sefficient for happiness?




49. Who said I know that I know nothing?




50. Which of the following has Meletus not accused Socrates of?