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Question

Answer the following about Presocratic philosophers who questioned what the world was made of, for 10 points each.

[10e] This thinker from Miletus claimed “All is water,” which Aristotle took to mean that “everything is composed of water.” In the Greek tradition, this thinker is considered the “First Philosopher.”

ANSWER: Thales

[10m] Heraclitus argued that the order of nature was “fire everliving,” which influenced this school’s belief in a “great conflagration.” Later philosophers of this school include Musonius Rufus and Epictetus.

ANSWER: Stoicism [or the Stoics]

[10h] Original language term required. Anaximander gave this name to a recyclable, eternal substance, which he posited made up all of creation. This substance’s name translates to “boundless” or “unlimited.”

ANSWER: apeiron

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California (South)	Main Site	Y	4	15.00	75%	75%	0%
Canada	Main Site	Y	9	18.89	89%	78%	22%
Florida	Main Site	Y	2	10.00	50%	50%	0%
Great Lakes	Main Site	Y	5	20.00	80%	80%	40%
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Western C	McGill B	10	10	0	20
Brock	McMaster B	10	0	0	10
Ottawa	Waterloo A	10	10	0	20
Queen's	Simon Fraser	10	10	10	30
Toronto C	Toronto D	10	10	10	30
McMaster A	Toronto F	10	10	0	20
UBC A	Western A	10	10	0	20
Toronto B	Carleton University	10	0	0	10