Sophies World

PHILOSOPHY

Read from page 34 to 82 from “Sophie’s World”
1. To try to understand what a philosopher is interested in trying to solve is................................ Which was the rawmaterial and how the nature changes through the time.
2. The first philosophers had in common the idea that the origin of changes was .......... All the earliest philosophers shared the belief that therehad to be acertain basic substance at the root of all change. How they arrived at this idea
Is hard to say. We only know that the notion gradually evolved that there must
Be a basic substance thatwas the hidden cause of all changes in nature.
3. The first philosopher of Miletus which we know about was …............. Thales
4. This philosopher was able to predict an eclipse in the year...................... 585 B.C.
5. This philosopher lived during the years ........................... 630 - 545 B.C.
6. According to this philosopher the origin of all thing was..........................Water
7. This first philosopher of Miletus thought that all things were filled with................... tiny invisible “lifegerms”
8. The second philosopher of Miletus was called....................... Anaximander
9. He lived during the years ........................... 610-546 B.C.
10. According to this second philosopher of Miletus the origin of all things was...................... Boundless11. The third philosopher of Miletus’ name was...................... Anaximenes
12. He lived through the years........................................ 570-526 B.C.
13. For this philosopher theoriginal principle was .............................. Air or vapor
14. The best well known philosopher from Eleatas was called....................... Parmenides
15. He lived through theyears…………..................... 510-570 B.C.
16. According to this philosopher the world was......... Everlasting
17. According to this Eleata’s philosopher the change................... Was imposible, He...