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In Module 2 we considered Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.”  In the video we viewed we saw that prisoners who had been chained in a cave from an early age had no understanding of the reality of the outside world and could not understand it even when a former prisoner who had been freed returned to the cave to tell them about it.  Which branch of philosophy is represented by the prisoners’ limited understanding and would be concerned with the limits of knowledge?

Which of the medieval thinkers developed a two sided system of ethics with REASON leading to internal peace and happiness here and FAITH leading to salvation and eternal happiness? 

In module 2 you looked at a short video clip of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.”  In this short clip, we see that Plato concludes that just because one has not experienced the true reality, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist.  The question address is “What is reality?”  Which of the branches of philosophy would ask this question.

15. As Keiko walked through a dark alley late at night, she heard a bottle break, a weird wheezing noise, and something rustling behind a dumpster. Her heart beat faster, she started to sweat, and she began to breathe more deeply. These physiological reactions were produced by Keiko’s __________ nervous system.  

In a study in which college students are given herbal memory supplements to see if this will improve their scores in their psychology course, what is the independent variable?

 Which of the following statements DOES NOT accurately describe the classical era of ethics?

Which philosopher from the classical era proposed the following?   The pursuit of life has two aims: pursuit of truth through reflection and understanding and pursuit of virtue through intelligent conduct.

I like to make homemade blackberry jelly so let’s look at this as an example of one of Aquinas’ Proofs of God’s existence.  My blackberry jelly comes from blackberries that some farmer planted and is combined with sugar made from sugar cane, also planted and harvested by a farmer and then processed to make the white sugar I buy. I MAKE my jelly; it doesn’t make itself.  Which of the proofs claims that ALL that IS has been made?

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE in regards to understanding the context for Darwin’s philosophy?

Which of the following muscles is composed of two bellies?