I was wondering, if anyone would be interested in doing a little philosophy survey? A very, very simple survey. This survey, should be served to friends, co-workers, family, etc.; not UM posters. Results (in whatever answer form--or even the data of persons successfully answering such questions) should be posted on this thread.
1. Name three philosophers.
2. Name three philosophical works.
3. Name a philosopher of the analytical school; the continental school
4. Roughly what period or time or century, did the following philosophers live in:
Descartes
Wittgenstein
Plotinus
Heraclitus
Aquinas
5. Referring back to question 4, please do your best to provide a short answer or synopsis of each philosopher and his central ideas.
Or, we can change some questions/philosophers as long as the philosophers are well-known. I'm interested how many people can answer such a basic survey, especially since I personally meet so many ignorant people everyday. Honestly, there's a number of other basic non-philosophical questions I'd like to survey as well. And the time periods question I listed, should be treated very broadly: any answer close or within a hundred years is fine. I do think it important to know how philosophy has evolved, and this is only done by an understanding of the basic historical framework of philosophy.
1. Name three philosophers.
2. Name three philosophical works.
3. Name a philosopher of the analytical school; the continental school
4. Roughly what period or time or century, did the following philosophers live in:
Descartes
Wittgenstein
Plotinus
Heraclitus
Aquinas
5. Referring back to question 4, please do your best to provide a short answer or synopsis of each philosopher and his central ideas.
Or, we can change some questions/philosophers as long as the philosophers are well-known. I'm interested how many people can answer such a basic survey, especially since I personally meet so many ignorant people everyday. Honestly, there's a number of other basic non-philosophical questions I'd like to survey as well. And the time periods question I listed, should be treated very broadly: any answer close or within a hundred years is fine. I do think it important to know how philosophy has evolved, and this is only done by an understanding of the basic historical framework of philosophy.