Philosophical Methods and Knowledge

What are the two fundamental philosophical methods explored in this lesson?

What does Plato's philosophy posit about knowledge and virtue?

How does Plato distinguish between the sensible world and the intelligible world?

What is the ultimate goal of Plato's philosophy according to the hierarchy of ideas?

What does the Allegory of the Cave illustrate about the soul's ascent?

What are the two levels of knowledge according to Plato?

What is the Socratic method and how does it function?

How did Socrates differ from the Sophists in his approach to teaching?

What is Descartes' method of systematic doubt?

What method does Descartes use to arrive at indubitable premises?

• Systematic doubt

• Empirical observation

• Intuition

• Analytic reasoning