Who Said This? Part One Trivia Quiz

Answer: Albert Camus

Albert Camus was born in 1913 and was a journalist, editor, playwright, novelist, political activist, and a philosopher. Camus had no training for these occupations, nor was his aim to be a philosopher. However, through his essays, speeches, articles, and plays, he made important contributions to a wide range of issues in moral philosophy. He died in 1960 in a car crash.

Answer: Aristotle

This ancient Greek philosopher was born around 384 BC in Stagira, Greece. He founded his own school, the Lyceum, in Athens. There he spent most of his life studying, teaching, and writing. Aristotle died in 322 BC after he left Athens and fled to Chalcis. Aristotle fled Athens twice.

The first time was becuase of Plato's (another famous Greek philosopher) death. The cause of the second time was that Alexander the Great died. The death of Alexander the Great caused the loss of Macedonian control of Athens, forcing Aristotle to leave.

Answer: Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon was one of the leading figures in natural philosophy and scientific methodology. He was a lawyer, member of Parliament, and Queen's Counsel. He usually wrote on questions of law, politics, and religion. Bacon also published texts, and pondered ethics, even in his work on natural philosophy. Francis Bacon died in 1626.

Answer: Alexander Bain

Alexander Bain was initially an inventor. He worked on things like digital clocks and chemical telegraph receivers. He established the first telegraph lines alongside the railway between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Answer: F. H. Bradley

F. H. Bradley was a British idealist philosopher born in Clapham, Surrey (now part of London) on January 30, 1846. Bradley was the most famous, influential, and original of the British idealists. He was electedto a fellowship at Merton College, Oxford, in 1870. Later, he was awarded the Order of Merit and died on September 18, 1924.

Answer: Confucius

Confucius, also known as Kong Qui, was born in 551 BC in Lu in China. His focus was to create models of family and public interactions, and setting educational standards. He died in 479 BC.

Answer: Democritus

Democritus was also known as the "laughing philosopher." This is because of his "cheerfulness." He was born in 460 BC.

Answer: Epictetus

Epictetus was a Greek philosopher of the 1st and early 2nd centuries CE. He was born in 55 CE in Hierapolis, a Greek city of Asia Minor. He spent a portion of his life as a slave for Epaphroditus, an important administrator in the court of Nero. Most of his studies are unknown except for when he studied for a small amount of time under Musonius Rufus, a Roman senator and philosopher who taught at Rome.

Answer: Jean-Francois Lyotard

Jean-Francois Lyotard was born in 1924 in Versailles. He was a key figure in French post-structuralist philosophy. Lyotard is best known for his postmodernism in "The Postmodern Condition." Despite its popularity, this was one of his minor works. His writings cover a variety of topics in philosophy, politics, and aesthetics. He died in 1998.

Answer: Josiah Royce

Josiah Royce was an American philosopher born on November 20, 1855. Royce was the leading American proponent of absolute idealism. He also made contributions in ethics, philosophy of community, philosophy of religion, and logic.Royce's major works include "The Religious Aspects of Philosophy" (1885), "The World and the Individual" (1899), "The Philosophy of Loyalty" (1908), and "The Problem of Christianity" (1913).