Question
Greek or English answers acceptable. In Book 7 of Republic, Socrates groups “opinion” and “imagination” into “belief,” which is concerned with one of these states, and groups “thought” and “knowledge” into “understanding,” which is concerned with the other. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these two states. Perceptible things in the visible world are in one of these two states, while mathematical objects and Forms in the intelligible world are in the other.
ANSWER: becoming AND being [accept genesis or coming-to-be or gignomenon for “becoming”; accept ousia for “being”; prompt on changing for “becoming”]
[10e] Although Socrates believed that perceptible things were always becoming, he critiqued this philosopher’s follower Cratylus for believing that the whole world was in flux. Cratylus built on this philosopher by claiming that you can’t step in the same river once.
ANSWER: Heraclitus of Ephesus
[10m] Socrates argued that Cratylus’ theory of flux derives from this statement, which he also claimed is equivalent to Theaetetus’ definition of knowledge. This statement was Protagoras’ catchphrase.
ANSWER: Man is the measure of all things [or panton khrematon anthropon metron einai; accept similar translations like of all things Man is the measure or of all things the measure is Man]
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| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |