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Pre-Socratic philosophy, an Uncommon card
Pre-Socratic philosophy, also known as early Greek philosophy, is ancient Greek philosophy before Socrates.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 183
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 91,000
Power 183 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Pre-Socratic philosophy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pre-Socratic philosophy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Their work and ______ has been almost entirely lost.
Answer
writing. Their work and writing has been almost entirely lost. From the Pre-Socratic philosophy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Rafael Correa. Rafael Correa 94 · Text messaging 91 · Habitable zone 88 · Pre-Socratic philosophy 83 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Pre-Socratic philosophers were mostly interested in cosmology, the beginning and the substance of the universe, but the inquiries of these early philosophers spanned the workings of the natural world as well as human society, ethics, and religion.
- They sought explanations based on natural law rather than the actions of gods.
- Their work and writing has been almost entirely lost.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pre-Socratic philosophy article was read about 91,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Pre-Socratic philosophy
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pre-Socratic philosophy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : see filename or category, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

