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Packet F: Bonus 16

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
<McGill C, Philosophy> | Packet F - Chicago C, McGill C, WashU A, Chicago B

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Columbia AGeorgetown1010020EM
Columbia CJohn Jay1010020EM
Maryland BJohns Hopkins A1010020EM
NYU ARutgers B0101020MH
NYU BMaryland C1010020EM
NYU CColumbia B010010M
SwarthmoreRutgers A100010E

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