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IB Philosophy - Core Theme SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Allegory of the cave (Plato's cave) - ANSWER To be liberated from the cave we must precede into the light, dismissing appearances as mere illusion and seek true knowledge. This is when we reach our goal ('telos') Normative - ANSWER how we should be/what we should do The Tri-partite soul (Plato) - ANSWER Reason (control), Spirit (emotions like pride and courage), Appetite (bodily and wordly desires) The Materialist view (H...

SIX THEMES OR PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Human nature 2. Personhood 3. Mind and body distinction 4. The self and the other 5. Freedom 6. Identity Rational theory of human nature features versus irrational theory features (And key philosophers) - CORRECT ANSWER Rationalism claims that human nature is objective, autonomous, self-evident, able to be known, and based on self-control. It's major philosophers are Plato and Descartes. Chariot analogy. Irrationalism or per...

IB Philosophy Exam Review questions and 100% correct answers

Absolutism - correct answer the view that there are some types of activities that are strictly prohibited by morality, no matter what the specific facts are in a particular case. Killing a person is morally impermissible in "War and Massacre" (Thomas Nagel) Absurdism - correct answer the belief that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. a fortiori - correct answer with greater reason, for a still stronger more certain reason agent causality - correct answer ...

In Meditation 1, Descartes reasons that if a belief is false, then anything that rests on it is. a) implausible b) false c) improbable d) doubtful - correct answer d) doubtful In the last stage of Descartes' methodical skepticism he _______ that there is an evil demon intent on deceiving him. a) supposes b) doubts c) argues d) believes - correct answer a) supposes In Meditation 3, a key premise in Descartes' proof of God's existence is: a) If something can be doubted, then ...

- IB philosophy core theme essay on freedom and determinism - Band 7 essay (24/25) - Essay is structured with subtitles and bullet points

IB philosophy core themes SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Plato (human nature) - ANSWER Rationalist Descartes (human nature) - ANSWER Rationalist Locke (human nature) - ANSWER empiricist - blank slate Hobbes (human nature) - ANSWER State of nature - bad Rousseau (human nature) - ANSWER State of nature - good Darwin (human nature) - ANSWER irrational - evolution Descartes (mind/body) - ANSWER Substance dualist - mind does not depend on body Searle (mind/body) - ANSWER mind depends on...

IB philosophy core themes SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Plato (human nature) - ANSWER Rationalist Descartes (human nature) - ANSWER Rationalist Locke (human nature) - ANSWER empiricist - blank slate Hobbes (human nature) - ANSWER State of nature - bad Rousseau (human nature) - ANSWER State of nature - good Darwin (human nature) - ANSWER irrational - evolution Descartes (mind/body) - ANSWER Substance dualist - mind does not depend on body Searle (mind/body) - ANSWER mind depends on...

Allegory of the cave (Plato's cave) - CORRECT ANSWER To be liberated from the cave we must precede into the light, dismissing appearances as mere illusion and seek true knowledge. This is when we reach our goal ('telos') Normative - CORRECT ANSWER how we should be/what we should do The Tri-partite soul (Plato) - CORRECT ANSWER Reason (control), Spirit (emotions like pride and courage), Appetite (bodily and wordly desires) The Materialist view (Hobbes) - CORRECT ANSWER E...