INTRO PHILOSOPHY

Intro to Philosophy, Spring-14

ESSAYASSIGNED-Feb 11th , 2014

DUE BACK-Feb25th , 2014

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PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE

How do you distinguish between Knowledge and opinion ? Explain with reference to the Allegory of the Cave and Analogy of the Divided Line .

Please remember-

· Mention the name of the book and the author, where these allegories are found.

· Start with analogy of the Divided Line-describe the DIVIDED LINE

· Talk about the objects of knowledge in the VISIBLE WORLD

· Now describe the Allegory of the Cave

· Talk of the shadows on the cave wall

· Show how the visible world corresponds to the perception of men living in the cave

· Now talk of the INTELLIGIBLE WORLD and the OBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE INTELLIGIBLE WORLD

· Show what the man walking out of the cave sees in the clear light of the sun.

· Compare them to the Intelligible world.

· Now compare the intelligible world to knowledge, and opinion to visible world.

· Add your own examples from your own experiences to explain.

OR

What are the major schools of thought that formed the background of Christianity? Write a brief summation of the leaders, their beliefs and their philosophical ideas.

Rubric-(FOR BOTH TOPICS)

Information-40

Critical thinking-25

Grammar-10

Length (required 3 pages)-10

Bibliography-15 ( separate page)

Required-1 Library resources (Books and articles, not the textbook and t

1 Internet resources ( No Wikepedia) -PREFERRED – STANFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY OR Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy..