Author Question: A straight stick looks bent when put halfway under water. Plato uses this example to illustrate the: ... (Read 44 times)

Tirant22 · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

A straight stick looks bent when put halfway under water. Plato uses this example to illustrate the:

A. principle of light refraction.

B. distinction between appearance and reality.
C. artistic structure of his dialogues.

D. superiority of reason to observation.
E. None of the above

Question 2

According to Plato, a person who has true opinions, but does not know what makes them true:

A. does not appear to be wise.

B. is wise, but cannot lead others to wisdom.
C. appears to be wise, but in fact is not.

D. has achieved true wisdom by avoiding the conceit of knowledge.
E. None of the above