WorksheetsPlato's simile of the divided line
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
What is the highest level of knowledge?
Mathematical reasoning
Illusion
Intelligence
Belief
What are the two main worlds Plato describes as two sections of his divided line?
The world of geometry and the world of reflections
The visible world and the intelligible world
The visible world and the mathematical world
The art world and the intelligible world
What is the state when our mind gains knowledge by looking at shadows or reflections?
Belief
Intelligence (dialectic)
Mathematical reasoning
Illusion (eikasia)
Noesis is....
World of mathematics and calculations
The knowledge that is only available through dialectic
Reflections and copies of the sensible particulars
Beliefs based on sense experience
Why didn't Plato consider mathematical reasoning to be the highest form? (you can pick more than one)
Maths start with observations of the physical world, therefore is not fully pure
Maths are only things that are seen through shadows and reflections
Maths is merely only a belief
Geometry uses assumptions that are themselves not proven
What does Plato believe about the art of representation?
It contains the ultimate truth
It takes an enlightened mind to truly understand and explain its meaning
It is a long way removed from truth and understanding
It has a solid grasp on reality
True or False? For Plato, the intelligible world is more real than the visible world.
True
False
In terms of mental states, Illusion and Belief represent....
The Forms
Intelligible realm
Physical sensible world
Doxa
In terms of objects, the Forms and Mathematical reasoning represent...
Intelligible realm
Doxa
Physical sensible world
Knowledge
what does use of understanding + reason = ?
Doxa - opinions
True knowledge - illuminated by the form of the good
Pistis - beliefs
Dianoia - mathematical reasoning
