UTS_Philo Perspective

Which philosopher is known for the principle "Know Thyself"?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Descartes

• Locke

Plato believed the soul is composed of three parts. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• Reason

• Spirit

• Physical Appetite

• Memory

What did St. Augustine refer to when he described the body as a "cage" of the soul?

• The body restricts the soul's freedom.

• The body gives the soul freedom to act.

• The body and soul are not connected.

• The soul is more powerful than the body.

Which philosopher introduced the concept of "tabula rasa" or the mind as a blank slate?

• Socrates

• Rene Descartes

• John Locke

• David Hume

According to David Hume, what are the two distinct entities in the mind?

• Thoughts and Ideas

• Memory and Perception

• Impressions and Ideas

• Reality and Fiction

Rene Descartes is famous for which philosophical principle?

• "I doubt, therefore I question."

• "I feel, therefore I know."

• "I think, therefore I exist."

• "I see, therefore I believe."

Freud divided the self into which two main aspects?

• Conscious and Unconscious

• Id and Superego

• Ego and Superego

• Physical and Spiritual

What concept does Gilbert Ryle reject?

• The mind-body unity

• The soul as a mental entity

• The physical world

• The importance of memory

Which philosopher believed that the self is a product of brain activity?

• David Hume

• Paul Churchland

• Maurice Merleau-Ponty

• Immanuel Kant

In Kant's philosophy, what role does the self play in experience?

• It is a passive observer.

• It synthesizes and organizes experiences.

• It creates knowledge from nothing.

• It exists independently of reason.