Which of the Following Statements Is True About Empedocles

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about Empedocles?

• A) He simply assumed some very basic principles and attempted to deduce from these what he thought must be the true nature of being.
• B) He thought that true reality is permanent and unchangeable, yet he also thought it absurd to dismiss the change one experiences as mere illusion.
• C) He wished to call attention to what he thought was the essential feature of reality; namely, that it is ceaselessly changing.
• D) He taught that each thing contains its opposite, just as, for example, people are simultaneously young and old and coming into and going out of existence.

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Definitions:

Phenanthrene

A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon made up of three fused benzene rings, found in coal tar and crude oil.

Carbon Tetrachloride

A colorless liquid with the formula CCl4, historically used as a cleaning agent, fire extinguisher, and refrigerant, now recognized as a carcinogen.

Pyridine

A basic heterocyclic organic compound with the formula C5H5N, featuring a ring structure similar to benzene but with one methine group (\(CH\)) replaced by a nitrogen atom.

Aromatic

Compounds that contain a planar ring of atoms that are stabilized by a delocalization of pi electrons according to Huckel's rule.