Plato

Question 1

What philosophical stance does Plato have?

Answer 1

Rationalism

Question 2

How does Plato view the soul?

Answer 2

2 horses representing appetite and our spirit which is controlled by the charioteer (our reasoning)

Question 3

What are the five conditions for the forms?

Answer 3

1. Self predication
2. Independence
3. Perfection
   4.Permenancee
4. Simplicity

Question 4

The realm of the forms has

Answer 4

Perfect, eternal forms of every concept and entity

Question 5

How do we know what things are?

Answer 5

Our soul belongs to the realm of the forms and therefore knows about it , we have simply forgotten.

Question 6

Plato’s thoughts on education:

Answer 6

A teacher does not give you anything just helps you to remember.

Question 7

Plato’s thoughts on inventors:

Answer 7

Inventors does not create they remember before the rest of us do.

Question 8

What is our planet referred to as?

Answer 8

The realm of appearances

Question 9

What is said of entities in our world?

Answer 9

They are imitations of the forms

Question 10

What is the hierarchy of forms?

Answer 10

1. The form
2. The concept
3. Individual entities
4. Imitations of these entities

Question 11

Which form is the most important

Answer 11

The form of the good - all forms are dependant on this form

Question 12

Name 3 of Plato’s analogies

Answer 12

1. The sun
2. The divided line
3. The allegory of the cave

Question 13

What is the role of a philosopher?

Answer 13

To act as a catalyst of true knowledge