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Philosophy of Soul and Material World

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What is the famous quote attributed to Socrates in the text?

"Respect is the greatest virtue"
"Knowledge is power"
"An unexamined life is not worth living" (correct)
"The world is your oyster"

What method aims to help individuals remember the knowledge they have forgotten, including their former omniscient self?

Aristotle's Empirical Method
Descartes' Cartesian Doubt
Socratic Method (correct)
Plato's Theory of Forms

What does the text suggest was the initial existence of man before coming to the material world?

World of senses
Physical form
Soul without knowledge
Realm of ideas (correct)

Why is it important for individuals to 'know thyself' according to the text?

To live a life of purpose (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest happens to man's knowledge once he enters the material world?

It gets stored in his mind (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to Plato, what is the dichotomy of worlds he proposed?

World of Forms and the Material World (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did Augustine believe regarding the world of materials?

It is a temporary home where we are just passing through. (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to Plato, which part of the soul is responsible for how we think, decide, analyze, and process information?

Rational (C) Signup and view all the answers

What key concept did Rene Descartes introduce with his phrase 'Cogito ergo sum'?

Dualism of Mind and Body (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does Plato believe is the true self, unchanging and permanent?

Soul (C) Signup and view all the answers

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