Aesthetics quiz one

Question 1

philosophy

Answer 1

the love of wisdom

Question 2

ethics

Answer 2

the study of right vs. wrong

Question 3

logic

Answer 3

the study of arguments, truth, falsehood, validity

Question 4

metaphisics

Answer 4

the study of reality vs. appearance

Question 5

epistemology

Answer 5

the study of knowledge vs. opinion

Question 6

what do philosophers do

Answer 6

think critically, are civically engaged, produce philosophical literature, and are lifelong learners

Question 7

where does philosophy fit in, in a university

Answer 7

universities are a forum for the pursuit of knowledge and intellectual life

Question 8

plato book 2

Answer 8

discusses the qualifications and training of guardians of a civilization or city

Question 9

what opinion does plato book 2 hold about the exposure of stories to children

Answer 9

children should only hear productive stories that are fine or beautiful, not those that scare them

Question 10

what does plato book 2 state about artifacts

Answer 10

good and well made artifacts are least altered by time or anything else that happens to them

Question 11

plato book 3

Answer 11

asks what kind of storytelling should be acceptable for guardians and children in a society

Question 12

plato book 10

Answer 12

what is truly real? what exists but is less real? what is an imitation?

Question 13

what does the term form mean

Answer 13

form of x is synonymous with x itself , is synonymous with what it means to be x. there can only be one form of x

Question 14

what did socrates compare painters to

Answer 14

imitators lacking both knowledge and truth, and right opinions about appearances

Question 15

what is a imitator

Answer 15

the least real or lowest degree of reality

Question 16

what are examples of the three degrees of reality

Answer 16

the form of bed, the bed made by a carpenter, the bed made by a painter

Question 17

symposuim

Answer 17

a gathering associated with festive drinking

Question 18

platos symposium

Answer 18

a collection of speeches by plato, socrates and friends about love

Question 19

phaedrus’ speech about love

Answer 19

love in and of itself makes a society brave and strong

Question 20

pausanias’ speech

Answer 20

distinguishes between heavenly and common love ( love of the body vs. love of the soul)

Question 21

eryximachus’s speech

Answer 21

distinguishes between healthy and diseased love ( everything in moderation)

Question 22

aristophanes’ speech

Answer 22

romantic and individualistic view of love (each person has a matching half)

Question 23

socrates’ speech on love

Answer 23

done correctly, love is of the eternal unchanging forms rather than of things or individual people

Question 24

The ideals which have lighted me on my way and time after time given me new courage to
face life cheerfully, have been Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

Answer 24

albert einstien

Question 25

By their nature wings have the power to lift up heavy things and raise them aloft where the
gods all dwell, and so, more than anything that pertains to the body, they are akin to the
divine, which has beauty, wisdom, goodness, and everything of that sort. These nourish the
soul’s wings, which grow in their presence.”

Answer 25

plato

Question 26

“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”

Answer 26

Confucious,

Question 27

“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”

Answer 27

Epictetus,

Question 28

“i know that i know nothing”

Answer 28

socrates

Question 29

examining the immortal soul through philosophy

Answer 29

socrates

Question 30

questioned out perception of reality vs the perfection of math and science (forms)

Answer 30

plato