Last Thursday, the group talked about Zen.
Zen isn't something new to our class. We discussed enlightenment and how interesting the questions or "koans" were.
The factual question we came up with was:
There is a Zen notion that with Great Doubt there is:
A) Great Awakening
B) Little Awakening
C) No Awakening
Answer: A) Great Awakening
Our discussion question came from our talk about koans:
Is there merit in asking questions that you know there is no answer to?
I believe that asking questions to which there are no answers is worthwhile. This is especially true for philosophy, just of the top of my head I can think of two questions that have troubled philosophers since its founding. Does god exist and what is the meaning of life? Yes the second question is clichéd but still it’s a question that is well worth asking considering that what you think the meaning of life is will most likely have a large effect on your life.
ReplyDeleteOur topic for October 19 is Averroes
Factual question:
In Averrism the soul is divided into how many parts?
A)infinite
B)8
C)2
D)12
Answer: C)2
Discussion Question:
Do you think that Averroes belief that the one truth can be obtained through multiple paths such as philosophy and religion to be contradictory?
I also believe that there is merit to asking questions in which there is no answer to. I think it helps keep the imagination and curiosity going.
ReplyDeleteFactual question for Averroes:
Which philosopher did Averroes provide a significant commentary for?
A) Plato
B) Aristotle
C) No one
Answer: B) Aristotle
Discussion question:
What do you think Averroes meant by "it being best if those of middling intelligence did not know anything about philosophy"?