Relativisme et Vérités Éternelles

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Analyse philosophique du relativisme d'Héraclite et Cratyle, du paradoxe de Zénon, contrebalancé par les arguments de Socrate et Platon sur les vérités absolues et les mathématiques comme fondement de la pensée.

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What example did Socrates and Platon use to show the falsity of relativism?

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They used the liar paradox: "I am a liar, everything I say is false." This statement is true, therefore it is false.

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What is Aristote's Principle of Identity?

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Aristotle's Principle of Identity states that a thing is what it is (A = A), meaning a cat must be called a cat.

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What does Platon's allegory of the cave illustrate?

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It illustrates that people are prisoners of ignorance, mistaking shadows for reality and true ideas for mere observations.

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How did Platon believe mathematics aids philosophy?

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Mathematics aids philosophy by teaching us to grasp abstract notions, not just sensory observations, like the concept of a triangle.

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According to Protagoras, why is everything relative?

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According to Protagoras, everything is relative because reality is in constant change.

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How did Cratylus believe speaking about things affected their truthfulness?

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For Cratylus, speaking about something made it false because it had already changed by the time it was spoken of.

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According to Aristote, what is the principle of non-contradiction?

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It states that one cannot affirm and deny the same thing simultaneously.

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What philosophical concept did Socrates and Platon argue against?

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Socrates and Plato argued against relativism, positing the existence of absolute truths and perfect ideas.

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What paradox did Zeno propose regarding the impossibility of science?

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Zeno's paradox states science is impossible because what we know, we don't seek; what we don't know, we cannot seek.

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What is Heraclitus's thesis of universal mobilism?

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Heraclitus's thesis of universal mobilism states that nothing remains the same, famously illustrated by the saying that one never steps into the same river twice.

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