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WorksheetsPhilosophy and Pooh
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Pooh likes to use the technique of pretending to be ignorant, in order to make people clarify their own thoughts. Which other philosopher used this technique?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Heraclitus
When Pooh takes a jar of honey to put in the Trap for Heffalumps, he decides to check first that it is really honey, despite it having HUNNY written on it. He decides to taste the honey, just in case "somebody put cheese at the bottom just for a joke." Which philosophical tradition is Pooh illustrating here?
Empiricism
Rationalism
Existentialism
Stoicism
When Pooh tastes the hunny to check that it really is hunny and not cheese, which philosophical principle is he applying?
The Verification principle
The Falsification principle
The principle of utility
The principle of double effect
Pooh suggests that when someone is not listening, “it may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear”. Which bodhisattva perfection does this reflect?
Compassion
Vigour
Patience
Generosity
“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.” Which ethical theory is Pooh suggesting?
Utilitarianism
Kantian ethics
Natural Law
Situation ethics
What outlook does Pooh share with Ancient Greek Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle?
How to live a good life
The nature of the soul
The realm of the forms
The purpose in everything
Pooh suggests that “Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.” Which aspect of the Eightfold Path does this link to?
Right speech
Right effort
Right livelihood
Right mindfulness
"If there’s a buzzing-noise, somebody’s making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you’re a bee. And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey… And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it" Which of Aristotle's teachings does this reflect?
The Prime Mover
Virtue ethics
The Four Causes
The soul
"If there’s a buzzing-noise, somebody’s making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you’re a bee. And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey… And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it" Which is the final cause?
For the honey to be eaten
The buzzing itself
The bee
Pooh
Which of these phrases was NOT said by Pooh?
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
“I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.”
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day’
Which was said by Pooh?
"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
"All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself."
"I think therefore I am"
"The things that make me different are the things that make me."
In the world of Winnie the Pooh, what has been interpreted as representing philosophical truth?
Pooh's honey
Eeyore's tail
Tigger's bouncing
The hundred acre wood
Pooh sings "If everything is honey and I am what I eat, I must be made of honey and life is very sweet" Which Buddhist teaching could this be applied to?
Anicca
Buddha nature
Koans
Interbeing
Pooh places a huge emphasis on the value of friendship. Which TWO philosophers also emphasise friendship?
Descartes
Swinburne
Plato
Aristotle
Which is a genuine quote from Pooh reflecting his positive body image?
"I am short, fat, proud of that"
"My tumbly is a grumbly chub"
"Love yourself no matter what your shape or size"
"It's what's on the inside that counts"
Who is to Pooh as Plato was to Socrates?
Eeyore
Tigger
Piglet
Owl
If Pooh's honey represents philosophical truth what does Pooh's rumbly tumbly represent?
His appetite
His thirst for knowledge
His love for Piglet
His possession of philosophical truth
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.” Which philosophical position on the soul might this reflect?
Dualism
Monism
Materialism
Behaviourism
Pooh has nightmares about "heffalumps and woozles" stealing his honey and with the help of piglet he sets up various traps to catch them but never succeeds. Which Buddhist teachings could this represent?
Craving/desire for permanence
The Eightfold Path
Karma and rebirth
Constant cycle of suffering
What real-life place was the inspiration for A.A Milne's Hundred Acre Wood?
The New Forest, Hampshire
The Peak District
Ashdown Forest, East Sussex
The South Downs
