Starter quiz
- The word 'philosophy' comes from Ancient Greek and means love of ...
- 'wisdom' ✓
- What is an argument in philosophy?
- A statement expressing a personal opinion.
- A debate where philosophers try to win a disagreement.
- A summary of a philosophical idea.
- A clear explanation of reasons to support a conclusion. ✓
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- Which two of the following statements are premises in the following argument: "All birds have wings, a sparrow is a bird, therefore a sparrow has wings."?
- all birds have wings ✓
- a sparrow has wings
- some birds can fly
- a sparrow is a bird ✓
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- Socrates was known for asking ______ to encourage deep thinking.
- 'questions' ✓
- What do we mean by facts, opinions and beliefs?
- fact⇔A statement that can be proven true or false. ✓
- opinion⇔A viewpoint that can vary from person to person. ✓
- belief⇔An acceptance that something is true without having proof. ✓
- Which of the following statements expresses a belief?
- The earth orbits the sun.
- Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.
- People should be vegetarian. ✓
- Chocolate is the best flavour ice cream.
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Exit quiz
- In Plato's allegory, the prisoners are trapped in a ...
- 'cave' ✓
- What are most prisoners content to accept?
- the truth of their existence
- the shadows on the wall as reality ✓
- the idea of freedom
- the possibility of escape
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- The escaped prisoner who goes searching for the truth represents a ...
- 'philosopher' ✓
- What does Plato believe about where knowledge comes from?
- He thought that knowledge comes from experience.
- He believed we are born with knowledge. ✓
- He said knowledge comes from books.
- He believed knowledge is learned by doing.
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- According to Plato, what is the order of the steps we go through when we are learning?
- 1⇔we experience the world
- 2⇔we ask questions
- 3⇔we think deeply
- 4⇔we remember knowledge
- Plato founded his ______ to create a space for learning and philosophical debate.
- 'Academy' ✓
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Key learning points
- Plato was an Ancient Greek philosopher and was Socrates' pupil and Aristotle's teacher.
- Plato believed that true knowledge of reality is built in.
- The theory of the forms explains true knowledge as understanding perfect, abstract concepts.
- Plato's theory influenced the worldview that knowledge is discovered through reason.
Common misconception
Students might think Plato believed we are born knowing everything.
Plato believed learning was a form of remembering knowledge hidden in us.
Keywords
Allegory - a story where characters or events represent deeper ideas or messages
Forms - ideal concepts that reflect the true nature of things
Plato - an Ancient Greek philosopher known for his theory of the forms
Real / reality - something that actually exists and is not imagined
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