Philosophy Y8 Flashcards
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Allegory
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
purpose
Reason or intent in writing
Symbolism
the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea
When liberated, what does the prisoner walk to?
The fire
What does the sun best represent?
Knowledge and truth
What does the cave represent?
Life without knowledge of the truth, material world
If the prisoner returned to the cave, how would they be received?
He would be ridiculed, and eventually there will be plots to kill him
Plato suggests that once a prisoner sees the light, he can never:
Go back to living in darkness
The premise of Descartes’ entire philosophy is
cogito, ergo sum
According to Descartes the main characteristic of material substance is
extension
According to Descartes freedom rests in the
Mind
The first thing that Descartes comes to know with certainty is that
he exists as a thinking thing
According to Descartes freedom rests in the
Mind
Cogito ergo sum means what
I think therefore I am
What are the two types of propositions?
A Priori and A Posteriori
Which reasoning does a priori use?
Deductive reasoning
Which reasoning does a posteriori use?
Inductive reasoning
What is the definition of a priori
Knowledge of propositions known to be true or false prior to experience.
Definition of a posteriori
Knowledge of propositions known to be true or false with reference to sense-experience.
Which type of truth is a priori?
A necessary truth
Which type of truth is a posteriori?
A contingent truth
What would happen if you deny a priori
It would be contradictory to deny
What would happen if you deny a posteriori
It would not be contradictory to deny
What is the certainty of a priori
Always true
