Philosophy Lesson 4

What is one of the most important hallmarks of philosophical thought according to the text?

• Never take things at face value

• Accept everything as it is

• Always take things at face value

• Never question the obvious

Who is mentioned as a helpful guide when exploring the nature of reality?

• Plato

• Leonardo DiCaprio

• Socrates

• Aristotle

What movie is discussed in relation to questioning reality?

• Interstellar

• The Matrix

• Inception

• Shutter Island

What famous book did Plato write that is mentioned in the text?

• The Republic

• Politics

• Ethics

• Metaphysics

What analogy does Plato use to describe the nature of reality?

• Prisoners in a cave

• A city on a hill

• A tree in a forest

• A ship in a storm

What do the prisoners in Plato's story mistake for reality?

• Shadows on a wall

• The sound of echoes

• The chains that bind them

• The fire behind them

What realization does the escaped prisoner have outside the cave?

• The outside world is far more real than the shadow images

• The sun is the source of all knowledge

• The shadows were more real than the outside world

• He misses the comfort of the cave

What is the reaction of the prisoners when the escaped prisoner returns?

• They celebrate his return

• They immediately follow him out

• They think he's crazy

• They free themselves

What does Plato want us to see with his story?

• That we should escape physical confines

• That the sun is harmful

• That we are prisoners in a cave of our own

• That shadows are the ultimate reality

What does the philosophical puzzle about cats and tails demonstrate?

• No cat exists

• All cats have two tails

• Language can trick us into misunderstanding reality

• Cats can have three tails