PHIL 1301 Test 2 || with 100% Verified Solutions.
Agora correct answers Ancient Athens marketplace where people would interact, exchanging
ideas, studies, etc.
Plato correct answers Philosopher who developed the idea of a "World of Ideal Forms," a realm
of perfection from which everything in our universe is copied. This idea is based on the premise
that though human beings can't truly know perfection in the real world, still they have an innate
idea of perfection.
World of Being correct answers The world one thinks about.
World of Becoming correct answers Platonic term for the physical world we live in. Where
mortals live in impermanence, suffering, time.
Platonism correct answers Area of thought developed by Plato that tries to reconcile the worlds
of being and becoming.
The Republic correct answers Book by Plato concerned with the definition of justice, the just
man, and the just city-state.
World of Ideal Forms correct answers Platonic idea that there is an alternate dimension from
ours in which everything is perfect, there is no change, everything is eternal, and is overseen by
The Good. All perfect forms are in this world. A person from our reality must use reason in order
to remember this perfect state.
The Good correct answers Platonic notion of a superform that is irreducible and from which all
light, good, life, etc. comes from. The True. The Beautiful.
Demi Urge correct answers Platonic example that illustrates a creator of the world who has taken
imperfect and limited substances to make a copy of the world of ideal forms, creating the world
we live in.
Wholism correct answers Principle that certain things can not be reduced, because the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts.
Hierarchy of Being correct answers Principle that some things are more real than other things.
Analogy of the Divided Line correct answers Dialogue within the Republic written by Plato. It
describes the divisions of the human psyche, each level increasing in truth and reality. The lower
levels are what is visible (belief, conjecture, objects, images.) The upper levels deal with what is
intelligible (reason, the forms, understanding, and scientific concepts.)
Beauty correct answers Plato believed it is objective and not subjective. He disliked artistic
imitations of nature because it was a copy of a copy and so did not hold this true characteristic.
, Appetitive correct answers Part of human soul driven by desire for physical life. Dominant part
in most people.
Spirited correct answers Part of human soul with emotions and values. Concerned with social
justice and value.
Rational correct answers Part of human soul with wisdom to control the appetitive and spirited
parts of the soul.
Worker correct answers Class of appetitive inclined people that make up the economic base in
Plato's hypothetical government found in The Republic. Made up of conventional families, they
would be allowed private property, free market system, allow gender equality, but should have
no vote in governmental matters. They should be primarily concerned with living their lives and
practicing the virtue of moderation.
Guardian correct answers Class of spirited inclined people that make up the military of Plato's
hypothetical government found in The Republic. Made up of super warriors, they would train in
military discipline and education alongside women, not having their own property and
abandoning modesty, living in pure communal habitat with each other. They are a patriotic class
dedicated to defending the state and focus on the virtue of courage. Reproduction is controlled so
that future generations can be as strong as possible, the children going into war with their parents
to learn the trade early on.
Ruler correct answers Class of rational inclined people that make up the philosopher kings of
Plato's hypothetical government found in The Republic. They are chosen from the guardian class
when found to have wisdom and have a bent toward truth to navigate society. Virtue sought is
wisdom.
Allegory of the Cave correct answers Dialogue within Plato's book, the Republic. Story that
describes the process of attaining enlightenment, a process that involves strenuous thinking about
the world of appearances through coercion and force.
Modernism correct answers Principle that is optimistic about understanding reality, ethics, etc.
and solving problems through reason.
Post Modernism correct answers Principle after modernism that has given up on the belief that
we can understand the world completely.
Stoicism correct answers Principle of ethics that reasonable people will do the right thing,
because doing the moral thing is what is reasonable.
Enlightenment correct answers The occurrence of sudden realization of truth. Also an era of
increased scientific study and interest in discovering the truth about reality. Can be a rational
journey, a detachment from worldly cares, or a state of divine blessedness.
Agora correct answers Ancient Athens marketplace where people would interact, exchanging
ideas, studies, etc.
Plato correct answers Philosopher who developed the idea of a "World of Ideal Forms," a realm
of perfection from which everything in our universe is copied. This idea is based on the premise
that though human beings can't truly know perfection in the real world, still they have an innate
idea of perfection.
World of Being correct answers The world one thinks about.
World of Becoming correct answers Platonic term for the physical world we live in. Where
mortals live in impermanence, suffering, time.
Platonism correct answers Area of thought developed by Plato that tries to reconcile the worlds
of being and becoming.
The Republic correct answers Book by Plato concerned with the definition of justice, the just
man, and the just city-state.
World of Ideal Forms correct answers Platonic idea that there is an alternate dimension from
ours in which everything is perfect, there is no change, everything is eternal, and is overseen by
The Good. All perfect forms are in this world. A person from our reality must use reason in order
to remember this perfect state.
The Good correct answers Platonic notion of a superform that is irreducible and from which all
light, good, life, etc. comes from. The True. The Beautiful.
Demi Urge correct answers Platonic example that illustrates a creator of the world who has taken
imperfect and limited substances to make a copy of the world of ideal forms, creating the world
we live in.
Wholism correct answers Principle that certain things can not be reduced, because the whole is
greater than the sum of its parts.
Hierarchy of Being correct answers Principle that some things are more real than other things.
Analogy of the Divided Line correct answers Dialogue within the Republic written by Plato. It
describes the divisions of the human psyche, each level increasing in truth and reality. The lower
levels are what is visible (belief, conjecture, objects, images.) The upper levels deal with what is
intelligible (reason, the forms, understanding, and scientific concepts.)
Beauty correct answers Plato believed it is objective and not subjective. He disliked artistic
imitations of nature because it was a copy of a copy and so did not hold this true characteristic.
, Appetitive correct answers Part of human soul driven by desire for physical life. Dominant part
in most people.
Spirited correct answers Part of human soul with emotions and values. Concerned with social
justice and value.
Rational correct answers Part of human soul with wisdom to control the appetitive and spirited
parts of the soul.
Worker correct answers Class of appetitive inclined people that make up the economic base in
Plato's hypothetical government found in The Republic. Made up of conventional families, they
would be allowed private property, free market system, allow gender equality, but should have
no vote in governmental matters. They should be primarily concerned with living their lives and
practicing the virtue of moderation.
Guardian correct answers Class of spirited inclined people that make up the military of Plato's
hypothetical government found in The Republic. Made up of super warriors, they would train in
military discipline and education alongside women, not having their own property and
abandoning modesty, living in pure communal habitat with each other. They are a patriotic class
dedicated to defending the state and focus on the virtue of courage. Reproduction is controlled so
that future generations can be as strong as possible, the children going into war with their parents
to learn the trade early on.
Ruler correct answers Class of rational inclined people that make up the philosopher kings of
Plato's hypothetical government found in The Republic. They are chosen from the guardian class
when found to have wisdom and have a bent toward truth to navigate society. Virtue sought is
wisdom.
Allegory of the Cave correct answers Dialogue within Plato's book, the Republic. Story that
describes the process of attaining enlightenment, a process that involves strenuous thinking about
the world of appearances through coercion and force.
Modernism correct answers Principle that is optimistic about understanding reality, ethics, etc.
and solving problems through reason.
Post Modernism correct answers Principle after modernism that has given up on the belief that
we can understand the world completely.
Stoicism correct answers Principle of ethics that reasonable people will do the right thing,
because doing the moral thing is what is reasonable.
Enlightenment correct answers The occurrence of sudden realization of truth. Also an era of
increased scientific study and interest in discovering the truth about reality. Can be a rational
journey, a detachment from worldly cares, or a state of divine blessedness.
