Lesson 2: Methods of Philosophizing

Lesson 2: Methods of Philosophizing

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He was Socrates' student and considered one of the greatest Western philosophers of all time (and the philosopher we will start this lesson with!).

Plato

• Socrates' student

• Aristotle's teacher/mentor

• Founded the Academy

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Plato used this story to illustrate and explain his metaphysical system.

Multiple Select

According to Plato, real knowledge must be... (Select all that apply)

• Eternal

• Flexible

• Ageless

• Limited

• Constant

Open Ended

But look around you and ponder how the world works. Is everything constant, eternal, and ageless? Give an example to support your answer. Write proper sentences.

Multiple Choice

According to Plato, true knowledge can be found in...

• World of Forms

• World of Appearances

Multiple Choice

In the _____, we can find the ideal or perfect forms of things, while in the _____, we can only find imperfect copies, or shadows, of the ideal things.

• World of perfection; world of shadows

• World of God; world of Satan

• World of appearances; world of forms

• World of forms; world of appearances

Multiple Choice

In the Allegory of the Cave, the shadows cast on the walls symbolized what was real and ideal.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to Plato, _____ is what we know based on experience, and _____ is what we know about the world of forms using our intellect.

• Knowledge; opinion

• Ideas; knowledge

• Opinion; knowledge

• Propaganda; ideas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the lowest type of knowledge?

• Illusion

• Dianoia

• Belief

• Noesis

Multiple Select

True knowledge is divided into the following.

• Illusion

• Dianoia

• Belief

• Noesis

Multiple Choice

This knowledge is a more grounded look at our world. Included in this type of knowledge is common sense and practical knowledge.

• Illusion

• Dianoia

• Belief

• Noesis

Multiple Choice

This involves understanding using mathematical, scientific, and abstract thinking, and is developed by looking at the physical world and trying to understand it using the World of forms.

• Illusion

• Dianoia

• Belief

• Noesis

Multiple Choice

This refers to knowledge gained by reflection and contemplation.

• Illusion

• Dianoia

• Belief

• Noesis

Multiple Choice

Plato believed that mathematical truths resided in the World of Forms.

• True

• False

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Before gaining true knowledge, one must recognize his/her own ignorance, or, as the Greek philosophers called it...

Open Ended

The theory on the World of Forms vs the World of Appearance is categorized under the branch of metaphysics, because Plato really believed these dimensions exists in reality; hence the term "Plato's Metaphysical System," but under what other branch of philosophy can we classify this theory under?

Open Ended

According to the video and your own analysis, how is the divide between the World of Appearances and World of Forms seen in our contemporary society?

Multiple Choice

A truth value is the truth or falsehood of a statement in an argument.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Plato believed that mathematical truths resided in the World of Forms.

• True

• False