Question 1

Explain what Plato means by reasoning and understanding.

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Question 2

Explain what Plato means by belief and imagination.

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Question 3

Describe in detail the world of the prisoners in Plato's Allegory of the Cave.

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Question 4

Describe in detail what will happen to the prisoner if he is released into the world outside the cave.

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Question 5

Why does Plato say that the released prisoner would have a difficult time convincing the prisoners who are still in the cave about the outside world?

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Question 6

What does Plato mean when he says that the point of the allegory is that the prisoner's journey from inside the cave to the world outside the cave can be interpreted as the ascent of the soul into the intellectual world?

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Question 7

Aristotle tells us that when we talk about "how the world is what it is" we are in the domain of ...

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Aristotle believed that understanding the natural world and how it operates is the domain of science, which he called "natural philosophy." Rhetoric refers to the art of persuasive communication, normative ethics is concerned with how people ought to behave, and anthropology focuses on the study of human cultures and societies.

Question 8

Aristotle tells us that when we talk about "why the world is as it is" we are in the domain of ...

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Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of reality and the fundamental principles underlying it. Asking about the reason for the way the world is, goes beyond empirical observation and scientific inquiry, and into the realm of metaphysics.

Question 9

For Aristotle, metaphysics investigates ...

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According to Aristotle, metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with first principles and causes, including the study of existence, causality, substance, and other abstract concepts. It explores the nature of reality beyond what is observable through the senses. Therefore, option B is the correct answer. Options A, C, and D are not accurate descriptions of Aristotle's view on metaphysics.

Question 10

For Aristotle, the end of practical knowledge is ...

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According to Aristotle, practical knowledge is aimed at guiding action, so the end of practical knowledge is action itself.

Question 11

Aristotle claims that we do not know a truth without its ...

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Aristotle believed that true knowledge requires an understanding of the cause of something. Without understanding the cause, we cannot truly know the truth of something.

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of Aristotle's "four causes"?

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Aristotle's four causes are formal cause, material cause, efficient cause, and final cause. The mind is not one of the four causes.

Question 13

Aristotle says, "A principle which everyone must have who understands anything that is, is not a hypothesis; and that which every one must know who knows anything. Such a principle is the most certain of all. It is this: That the same attribute cannot at the same time ______ and _________ to the same subject and in the same respect."

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Aristotle is referring to the law of non-contradiction, which states that something cannot both be and not be in the same respect at the same time. "Belonging" and "not belonging" are opposing states, making this the correct answer. The other options do not accurately reflect the concept of non-contradiction.

Question 14

Aristotle criticizes those people who demand that a reason shall be given for everything; in other words, "they seek a reason for things for which no reason can be given; for the starting-point of demonstration is ..."

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Aristotle argues that there must be some starting point that does not require further explanation, as to demand a reason for everything would lead to an infinite regress. This starting point, which cannot be demonstrated or proven through reason, is necessary in order to begin the process of demonstration. Therefore, choice C is correct. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect, as they do not accurately reflect Aristotle's argument.

Question 15

Aristotle claims that the "substance of each thing is that which is peculiar to it, which does not belong to anything else." However, that which is such as to belong to more than one thing (what several things have in common) is called the ...

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The term that Aristotle uses to refer to something that belongs to more than one thing is "universal". This is crucial in his theory of categories, where he tries to distinguish between the essential qualities that are unique to a particular substance and the accidental qualities that are not essential to it. The universal, by contrast, is a feature that can be found in many substances and can be used to identify them as belonging to a certain category or class.

Question 16

Aristotle tells us that when we talk about "how the world is what it is" we are in the domain of rhetoric.

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Aristotle actually believed that when we talk about "how the world is what it is" we are in the domain of philosophy, not rhetoric. Rhetoric, according to Aristotle, is concerned with the means of persuasion in the realm of human affairs.

Question 17

Aristotle tells us that when we talk about "why the world is as it is" we are in the domain of normative ethics.

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Aristotle's domain of inquiry that deals with why the world is as it is, is metaphysics, not normative ethics.

Question 18

For Aristotle, metaphysics investigates first principles and causes.

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This is a correct definition of Aristotle's view of metaphysics. He believed that it aims to understand the underlying principles and causes of reality, beyond the observable world.

Question 19

For Aristotle, the end of practical knowledge is action.

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Aristotle believed that practical knowledge is used to guide actions and make decisions, ultimately leading to a desired end or goal. Therefore, the end of practical knowledge is action.

Question 20

Aristotle claims that we do not know a truth without its cause.

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According to Aristotle, in order to truly know something, we must understand its causes and the principles behind it. He believed that knowledge is derived from the understanding of causes, and that knowledge without understanding of causes is mere belief or opinion.

Quiz 3: Plato the Divided Line and the Cave