2. Plato Plato’s way of philosophizing Plato’s way of philosophizing Ideas are the only reality Ideas are the only reality Human Nature Human Nature

3. Plato’s Cave

4. Outside the Cave: The Forms

5. Plato’s View of Human Nature Appetite – Our ability to desire Appetite – Our ability to desire Will – Our ability to choose Will – Our ability to choose Mind – Our ability to think Mind – Our ability to think

6. Sophie’s philosophical questions Who am I? Who am I?  I know this question is not about my name!  It is about “what is a human being” Where does the world come from? Where does the world come from?  Notice this question does not ask where “did” the world come from!  Is the world different from my experience of it?  What is the world?

7. The only requirement for a philosopher is... A sense of wonder! A sense of wonder!