Philosophy and the Self Quiz

What is the Socratic Method?

• A form of inquiry and debate

• A method of writing

• A philosophical theory

• A type of government

What does Plato's Theory of Forms propose?

• There exists a higher realm of perfect Forms

• The physical world is the ultimate reality

• Forms are merely shadows

• Forms are subjective

What is the main idea of the Allegory of the Cave?

• Prisoners see only shadows and mistake them for reality

• Prisoners are free to explore the world

• The cave represents knowledge

• The shadows are the truth

What did Augustine argue about the Problem of Evil?

• Evil is a substance

• Evil is a privation of good

• Evil is necessary for good

• Evil does not exist

What is the concept of Original Sin according to Augustine?

• All humans inherit a sinful nature

• Sin is a social construct

• Sin is only a personal issue

• Sin does not affect human nature

What does Descartes' 'Cogito, ergo sum' mean?

• I think, therefore I am

• I feel, therefore I exist

• I doubt, therefore I know

• I learn, therefore I grow

What is the main idea of Locke's Tabula Rasa?

• The mind is a blank slate at birth

• Knowledge is innate

• Experience is irrelevant

• All knowledge is derived from reason

What does Hume's Problem of Induction challenge?

• The justification for inferring future events

• The existence of the self

• The nature of morality

• The concept of causality

What is Kant's Categorical Imperative?

• Act only according to that maxim

• Always seek happiness

• Follow the law

• Do not harm others

What does Freud's concept of the Unconscious Mind entail?

• A part of our mental life operates outside of awareness

• All thoughts are conscious

• The unconscious mind is irrelevant

• Dreams are purely random