Philosophy and Pooh

Pooh likes to use the technique of pretending to be ignorant, in order to make people clarify their own thoughts. Which other philosopher used this technique?

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Heraclitus

When Pooh takes a jar of honey to put in the Trap for Heffalumps, he decides to check first that it is really honey, despite it having HUNNY written on it. He decides to taste the honey, just in case "somebody put cheese at the bottom just for a joke." Which philosophical tradition is Pooh illustrating here?

• Empiricism

• Rationalism

• Existentialism

• Stoicism

When Pooh tastes the hunny to check that it really is hunny and not cheese, which philosophical principle is he applying?

• The Verification principle

• The Falsification principle

• The principle of utility

• The principle of double effect

Pooh suggests that when someone is not listening, “it may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear”. Which bodhisattva perfection does this reflect?

• Compassion

• Vigour

• Patience

• Generosity

“Some people care too much. I think it’s called love.” Which ethical theory is Pooh suggesting?

• Utilitarianism

• Kantian ethics

• Natural Law

• Situation ethics

What outlook does Pooh share with Ancient Greek Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle?

• How to live a good life

• The nature of the soul

• The realm of the forms

• The purpose in everything

Pooh suggests that “Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.” Which aspect of the Eightfold Path does this link to?

• Right speech

• Right effort

• Right livelihood

• Right mindfulness

"If there’s a buzzing-noise, somebody’s making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you’re a bee. And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey… And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it" Which of Aristotle's teachings does this reflect?

• The Prime Mover

• Virtue ethics

• The Four Causes

• The soul

"If there’s a buzzing-noise, somebody’s making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you’re a bee. And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey… And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it" Which is the final cause?

• For the honey to be eaten

• The buzzing itself

• The bee

• Pooh

Which of these phrases was NOT said by Pooh?

• "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"

• “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”

• “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.”

• People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day’