Memory & Dreams
What type of substance did Plato compare our memory to?
Tablet of wax
Aristotle is quoted with saying that knowledge is “awareness and understanding of a particular aspect of ______________”
A. Truth
B. Belief
C. Justification
D. Reality
D. Reality
Who is the creator of the written story of the “Allegory of the Cave” found in the book, "The Republic?
A. Rene Descartes
B. Aristotle
C. Plato
D. Socrates
C. Plato
Theory of Recollection is that humans possess all knowledge of the Universe until they are ____________; where we ___________ everything and spend the rest of our lives discovering that lost knowledge
Birthed; forgot
The Greek word “Episteme” is most closely associated with which of the following English words...
A. Truth
B. Language
C. Belief
D. Knowledge
D. Knowledge
What Philosopher is responsible for “Memory Theory”
A. Socrates
B. Plato
C. John Locke
D. Rene Descartes
C. John Locke
What is the difference between subjective truth & objective truth?
Subjective- True based on your perspective, thoughts, beliefs, etc.
Objective- True regardless of your perspective, thoughts, etc.
What did the prisoners perceive to be real while in the cave?
Shadows on the cave wall
In the Theory of Forms; Plato introduces the idea that there are two worlds; what does he call these two worlds?
Physical/Material World; Spiritual World
The concept you develop about yourself that evolves over the course of your life is also known as....
Personal Identity
Memory is our ability to __________, ____________ and _____________ information by our brains creating new neural pathways
store, encode, recall
5 is a prime number is an example of...
A. A Priori knowledge
B. A Posteriori knowledge
A. A Priori knowledge
What happened to the escaped prisoner as he exited the cave for the first time?
He was blinded by the Sun
What word does Plato use to describe these timeless, absolute and unchangeable ideas.
Forms
Why did Socrates believe he could not be the wisest man in Athens?
Because he knew that he knew nothing.
How did John Locke know he was the same person today that he was yesterday?
He remembered who he was yesterday; yesterday he remembered who is was the day before, so on and so on.
It is sunny outside is an example of what kind of knowledge...
A. A Priori knowledge
B. A Posteriori knowledge
B. A Posteriori knowledge
Why did the escaped prisoner decide to return to the cave?
Because he want want to free them from bondage; wanted to share the truth
In Plato’s “Theory of Recollection”, Socrates is arguing for the existence of the soul and that it must be _____________ and ______________.
Immortal & Eternal
Fill in the blank from the Rene Descartes quote in which he attempts to prove his own existence.
(I _________, therefore) I ____________, therefore, I ____________.
doubt
think
am
How do Plato & Aristotle differ on their theory of dreams?
Plato- believed dreams were a way that the Divine communicated with mankind
Aristotle- dreams had no purpose; just called by sensory impressions
Plato declared that there are 3 conditions that must be met to gain knowledge. These 3 conditions are....
Truth, belief & justification
What would happen to the escaped prisoner as he tried to tell the prisoners that they were living in a false reality?
Possible answers:
Think he is crazy
Oppose him
Kill him
Plato in his Theory of Forms believed the forms are arranged in the following hierarchy (high to low)
A. Form, Concept, Entities, Imitation of Entities
B. Concept, Form, Entities, Imitation of Entities
C. Entities, Form, Imitation of Entities, Concept
D. Imitation of Entities, Concept, Form, Entities
A. Form, Concept, Entities, Imitation of Entities
Why was Socrates sentenced to death by the Athenian government?
Possible answers:
Impiety & corrupting the youth.
He had angered and embarrassed the powerful of Athens.
Athenian government wanted him to stop questioning their authority by questioning their wisdom.