2 Philosophy of human Nature Plato

T or F 1.Human knowledge is a matter of passive observation of things and events in the world around us.

T or F 2. Knowledge involves understanding- as we apply concepts to classify and mentally organize what we perceive- using our natural powers.

T or F 3. The FORMS are principles of classification.

T or F 4. Nominalism is the view that individuals literally have nothing in common.

T or F 5. Platonic realism is the view that particulars count a F’s (e. g."dogs") because they resemble the FORM F (‘Dog").

T or F 6. The FORMs are more real than material things.

T or F 7. The FORMs are less real than material things.

T or F 8. The FORMs change.

T or F 9. The FORMs do not change.

T or F 10. The FORMs are in space and time.

T or F 11. The FORMs are not in space and time.

T or F 12. The FORMs are beyond the world of changeable and destructible things.

T or F 13. Human minds can attain knowledge of ultimate reality.

T or F 14. Mathematical knowledge is an ideal towards which all human knowledge should aspire.

T or F 15. There are absolute standards of value set for us by the ethical FORMs.

T or F 16. We can - if reason is use properly - know what is good.

THEORY OF HUMAN NATURE

17. Plato holds a dualistic worldview. What does this mean?

18. What are the three parts of the human soul?

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T or F 19. Humans are social by nature.

T or F 20. Humans are individualistic by nature.

T or F 21. Plato’s theory of the relation of the three parts of the soul defines Plato’s ideal for individual well being.

T or F 22. Plato’s theory of the relation of the three parts of the soul defines Plato’s ideal for social well being.

T or F 23. Problems for human individual’s are intimately related to defects in human societies.

24. What are the five types of human societies that Plato discusses?

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T or F 25. Justice is the same in both individuals and society.

T or F 26. Justice is not the same in both individuals and society.

T or F 27. Harmony between the three parts of the soul makes each individual happy.

T or F 28. Harmony between the three parts of the soul makes each individual just.

29. What are the three classes of Plato’s ideal society?

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30. Draw a diagram depicting how the three parts of the human soul correspond to the three classes of the ideal society.

T or F 31. Education is the key to constructing a better society.

T or F 32. If there is truth about how we ought to live then those who have this knowledge should govern our society.