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| the universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole |
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| the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe |
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| greek "mystery religion" that believes in the soul and reencarnation |
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| parts of a whole working smoothly together |
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| a numerical relationship between things |
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| a part in relation to the whole |
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| 1.1618...; one of the many mathematical proportions found in nature and used in art and architecture |
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| change; the logos of reality |
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| the underlying principle of the universe; that which stays constant while everything else is changing |
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| an idea that goes against common sense but may be true |
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| a belief that reason is the primary tool for gaining knowledge |
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| the belief that physical matter is most real |
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| "uncuttables;" the particals that make up the physical universe |
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| the view that truth is relative to the individual |
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| the art of persuasive speech |
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| a concern primarily for human beings and their welfare |
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| existing independantly of our perceptions, judgements, or feelings |
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| that which is derived from the individual's mind and has no external reality |
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| happiness; fulfilling one's potential |
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| virtue; able to preform our duty well; moral excellence |
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| the Socratic dialect; Socrates' conversational technique for obtaining wisdom |
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| person questioned in a Socratic dialect |
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| holiness; one of the ethical ideals that Socrates pursued for living a good life |
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| recollection, remembrance; Plato's theory for education |
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| the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality |
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| developes a theory of knowledge |
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| to determine the good and right thing to do |
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| the imperfect copies that make up the physical world |
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| the perfect and unchanging reality that the particulars pattern themselves after |
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| the view that reality consists of two realms |
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| the branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate purpose and design or the universe |
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| the ethical middle position between two extremes |
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| the categorical and hierarchal structure of reality |
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