Philosophy Questions
Explore questions in the Philosophy category that you can ask Spark.E!
What is the goal of philosophy, according to the Allegory of the Cave?a. Freedomb. Independence c. Rejecting everything your ancestors believed ind. A and Be. A and C
10. Plato's Allegory of the Cave suggests which of the following?a. we are all philosophersb. universal enlightenment is an achievable goalc. universal enlightenment is not an achievable goald. Mankind is generally favorable to philosophye. self-criticism is a relatively painless procedure
8. According to Plato's Allegory of the Cave, philosophya. is hard workb. examines our most basic assumptionsc. seeks to liberate us from "groupthink"d. is just another shadow on the cave walle. A, B, and C
8. What is wrong with Euthyphro's second definition of the pious? a. It leads to a contradictionb. It ignores that Zeus is the most just of the godsc. There is nothing wrong with Euthyphro's second definition of the piousd. None of the above
4. Which of the following views does Euthyphro adhere to?A)The gods love a pious act because it is pious.B)Piety is in the eye of the beholder.C)A pious act is pious because the gods love it.D)The gods love a pious act because it's rational.
In the Allegory of the Cave, Socrates describes a. a group of people existing in ignorance at the bottom of a caveb. a group of curiosity seekers getting lost in the cave of ignorancec. a group of persecuted scholars hiding out in a caved. an individual finding the secrets of the universe in the bottom of a cave
9. In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the Sun is to the shadows of the cave a. as opinion is to knowledgeb. as the gods are to the demi-godsc. as dogma is to opiniond. as fantasy is to realitye. as reality is to illusion
For Plato, the process whereby an individual leaves his or her state of ignorance will occur by a. being dragged out reluctantly and forced into the light of truthb. individually breaking loose of the chains of ignorance and bravely pursuing the truth on one's ownc. conforming closely to what one has been raised to believed. taking a leap of faith and embracing religion
In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, what does the liberated prisoner do?a. He climbs out of the cave and never returnsb. He climbs out of the cave and then returns to the other prisoners who eagerly accept his reports about c. He climbs out of the cave and then returns to the other prisoners who ridicule him and say he has ruined his eyesightd. He tries to climb out of the cave but gives up because it is too difficult.
13. Each of the following would be an example of a prisoner in the Cave EXCEPT:a. the blindly religious fanatic b. the North Korean subject who is an atheist because atheism is the only position he has ever known.c. Anyone who is incapable of critically examining, articulating, and defending his or her way of lifed. None of the above
According to the Allegory of the Cave, the process of getting out of the cave is:a. disorienting, painful, frightening, gradualb. clear, pleasant, fun, quickc. something each individual must do completely alone, in isolationd. an act that curious humans do quite naturally
le courant du béhaviorisme se base sur l'étude des processus mentaux
l'attention est sollicitée seulement une fois qu'un stimulus est perçu afin de permettre sa mémorisation
les béhavioristes ne s'intéressent qu'a ce qui est observable et ne tentent pas de créer des modèles expliquant les processus mentaux invisibles
plus les ressources attentionnelles sont importantes, meilleure sera la performance
la perception correspond a la représentation consciente de la réalité
les dispositions corporelles et les facultés des individus sont acquises
la perception est un mode réceptif qui depend des caractéristiques du stimulus
les illusions visuelles sont en lien avec le raisonnement
l'attention va etre sollicitée seulement une fois qu'un stimulus est perçu afin de permettre sa mémorisation