Explain your views of the Wisconsin Fur Trade. rum: Unit 2: Discussion: Pre-Socratics: 5 points This is a 'post-first' discussion forum. There are currently 8 threads in this forum. Join the conversation by creating a thread! Create Thread FORUM DESCRIPTION Answer two of the following questions and reply to the post of another student. 1. What is philosophy? Include reference to its scope and purpose. 2. Define the following subdirfisions of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. 3. Describe the kind of thinking people used before the pre-Socratic philosophers when it came to explaining the causes of events in nature? 4. Why was Thales' prediction of an eclipse so important for the effect it had on people's thinking? 5. What did the following people say was the basic stuff or arche of the universe: Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus (one-word answers are fine here). 6. Explain support for thesis that Africa had influence on pre-Socratic philosophers. 7. After reading the article, "How Theoretical Physics Finally Caught up with Ancient Philosophy. https://www.inverse.com/article/17276-how.theoretical-plysis finally caught-with- ancient-philosophy answer the following questions. a. What does the thinking of the pre-Socratics and today's theoretical physicists have in common? b. What can the approach to knowledge of those two groups teach us about the drawbacks of relying entirely on empirical sensory data for knowledge? Label the numbers of the questions in your answers. To nocess the forum, click on the underlined words above. You must REPLY to another student by the deadline for the work not to be considered late, Write in standard English: use complete sentences free of spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors, and use a writing style that is conducive to clear communication Explain your views of the Wisconsin Fur Trade. rum: Unit 2: Discussion: Pre-Socratics: 5 points This is a 'post-first' discussion forum. There are currently 8 threads in this forum. Join the conversation by creating a thread! Create Thread FORUM DESCRIPTION Answer two of the following questions and reply to the post of another student. 1. What is philosophy? Include reference to its scope and purpose. 2. Define the following subdirfisions of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. 3. Describe the kind of thinking people used before the pre-Socratic philosophers when it came to explaining the causes of events in nature? 4. Why was Thales' prediction of an eclipse so important for the effect it had on people's thinking? 5. What did the following people say was the basic stuff or arche of the universe: Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, Democritus (one-word answers are fine here). 6. Explain support for thesis that Africa had influence on pre-Socratic philosophers. 7. After reading the article, "How Theoretical Physics Finally Caught up with Ancient Philosophy. https://www.inverse.com/article/17276-how.theoretical-plysis finally caught-with- ancient-philosophy answer the following questions. a. What does the thinking of the pre-Socratics and today's theoretical physicists have in common? b. What can the approach to knowledge of those two groups teach us about the drawbacks of relying entirely on empirical sensory data for knowledge? Label the numbers of the questions in your answers. To nocess the forum, click on the underlined words above. You must REPLY to another student by the deadline for the work not to be considered late, Write in standard English: use complete sentences free of spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors, and use a writing style that is conducive to clear communication
