Exam 5: The Philosopher-King: Plato

You must be a U.S. citizen to be the President of the United States.

How many categories of needs does a just state meet?

Plato was a skeptic.

The moral position that right and wrong can be understood in terms of their effect on something's purpose is

The presidency of the United States has only four requirements.

What type of morality does Plato argue for?

Plato offered a dualistic solution to the problem of knowledge.

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.

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

Socrates was executed.

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

The lowest level of truth for Plato is

Plato believed that knowledge and opinion were the same.

H.L. Mencken asked how any man could be a democrat who was sincerely a democrat.

Sparta surrendered to Athens in 404 B.C.E.

An example of a higher metaphysical Form is

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

How many metaphysical levels of reality were there for Plato?

The Forms do not include logical relations.

For Plato, a democratic state is one of constant