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Plato wanted the theory of the Forms to provide an explanation of how knowledge is possible.

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Plato believed that knowledge and opinion were the same.

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Plato believed that the Sophists could discover truth.

Who held that the greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves ?

Plato offered a dualistic solution to the problem of knowledge.

How many categories of needs does a just state meet?

What did Plato compare the soul to in the Phaedrus ?

According to Plato, the levels of reality correspond to how many types of people?

What is discussed in the first book of the Republic ?

The presidency of the United States has only four requirements.

Who developed the example of the Divided Line?

Do you believe hat ignorance is bliss ? Why, or why not? Would Plato agree? Do you think that knowledge is always valuable? Argue for your answer, and illustrate it through examples.

Do you agree with Plato s assessment of the epistemological value of imagination. or not? What implications, if any, does your response have for the contemporary debate over whether or not the arts should be (at least in part) publicly funded?

You must be a certain age to be the President of the United States.

The Greek word eidos is sometimes translated as idea .

The lowest level of truth for Plato is

What is not part of the intelligible world, but part of the visible world?

The Forms do not include logical relations.

For Plato, a democratic state is one of constant

Outline Plato s view of reality. Do you agree with his reasoning for this, or not? Explain your answer.