Early Philosophy

TextbookSoccio, D. J., Archetypes of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy, 7th or 8th Edition, Cengage Learning.Simply Answer 4 questions. This is not an essay… No format1. Political PhilosophyWhat developments in political philosophy (not political history) occurred during the time period and thinkers discussed in Chp 3 and my Instructor Notes? There is almost no development in political philosophy this week, so you probably should choose another area of philosophy this week.2. EthicsWhat ethical developments occurred during the time period and thinkers discussed in Chp 3 and my Instructor Notes? Discuss a few of these thinkers. Not many of them had something to say on ethics. Perhaps Protagoras and the Pythagoreans were the only ones.3. MetaphysicsWhat metaphysical developments occurred during the time period and thinkers discussed in Chp 3 and my Instructor Notes? Metaphysics has to do with the questions: What is real? What is most real and upon which other things are dependent? What is matter, idea, soul, divinity, form, substance, cause-effect, space, time, etc. You don’t have to discuss every thinker. Discuss at least 5 of the 12 thinkers listed below. Can you relate to any of these thoughts today? Does early philosophy remind you of your early childhood in any way? These thinkers include: Homer, Hesiod, Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pythagoras, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, and the Atomists.4. DeityWhat discussions and developments concerning the concept of “Deity” occurred during the time period and thinkers discussed in Chp 3 and my Instructor Notes? Deity (for our purposes this term) includes: the supernatural, the mysterious, the indefinite, the unknown, the infinite, gods, or God of any religion. Discuss at least 3 of the thinkers listed below. These thinkers include: Homer, Hesiod, Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Pythagoras, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, the Atomists, and Protagoras.