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1. Allegory of the cave (Plato's cave) Answer: To be liberated from the cave we must
precede into the light, dismissing appearances as mere illusion and seek true knowledge. This is
when we reach our goal ('telos')
2. Normative Answer: how we should be/what we should do
3. The Tri-partite soul (Plato) Answer: Reason (control), Spirit (emotions like pride and
courage), Appetite (bodily and wordly desires)
4. The Materialist view (Hobbes) Answer: Every can be explained in terms of the
motions and interactions of material bodies. We are essentially robots.
5. Psychological egoism (Hobbes) Answer: Primary motivation for humans is self-
interest
6. State of War (Hobbes) Answer: Humanity is forced into competition. We pursue power
and glory to make ourselves more secure.
7. Leap of faith (Kiekegaard) Answer: How people acted in love or believing in God
8. Subjectivity (Kiekegaard) Answer: Things attect people in ditterent ways (truth is subjectivity,
subjectivity is truth)
9. Freedom (Kiekegaard) Answer: "if man can give any reasons for his choice, then the choice
is determined by the reasons and is not truly free"
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ib philosophy -
core
Comprehensive
Questions
(Frequently
Tested)with
Verified Answers
Graded A+
1/
13
, Contact for further consultation
1. Allegory of the cave (Plato's cave) Answer: To be liberated from the cave we must
precede into the light, dismissing appearances as mere illusion and seek true knowledge. This is
when we reach our goal ('telos')
2. Normative Answer: how we should be/what we should do
3. The Tri-partite soul (Plato) Answer: Reason (control), Spirit (emotions like pride and
courage), Appetite (bodily and wordly desires)
4. The Materialist view (Hobbes) Answer: Every can be explained in terms of the
motions and interactions of material bodies. We are essentially robots.
5. Psychological egoism (Hobbes) Answer: Primary motivation for humans is self-
interest
6. State of War (Hobbes) Answer: Humanity is forced into competition. We pursue power
and glory to make ourselves more secure.
7. Leap of faith (Kiekegaard) Answer: How people acted in love or believing in God
8. Subjectivity (Kiekegaard) Answer: Things attect people in ditterent ways (truth is subjectivity,
subjectivity is truth)
9. Freedom (Kiekegaard) Answer: "if man can give any reasons for his choice, then the choice
is determined by the reasons and is not truly free"
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13
