Philosophers

Question 1

Who is known as the father of Western philosophy?

Answer 1

SOCRATES

Question 2

Who wrote ‘The Republic’ and is known for his theory of forms?

Answer 2

PLATO

Question 3

Who is known for his contributions to logic and ethics and tutored Alexander the Great?

Answer 3

ARISTOTLE

Question 4

Who proposed the concept of the boundless as the source of all things?

Answer 4

ANAXIMANDER

Question 5

Who is considered the first philosopher and is known for his belief that water is the fundamental substance?

Answer 5

THALES

Question 6

Who is the ancient Greek poet traditionally said to be the author of the ‘Iliad’ and the ‘Odyssey’?

Answer 6

HOMER

Question 7

Who is known for his atomic theory and believed that everything is made up of indivisible particles?

Answer 7

DEMOCRITUS

Question 8

Who argued that reality is unchanging and that change is an illusion?

Answer 8

PARMENIDES

Question 9

Who is known for his theorem in mathematics and believed that numbers are the essence of all things?

Answer 9

PYTHAGORAS

Question 10

Who proposed that air is the primary substance of the universe?

Answer 10

ANAXIMENES