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Assignment: Reflection

I. What sorts of things influence people to begin to think about their own minds and thoughts? Why did so many ancient civilizations not question much about their own minds and thoughts?

II. At what point in written history and in what civilizations did people begin to think about "the mind" as we think about it today? What do you think might have led to this discovery?

III. Why was the discovery of the mind so profound in ancient Greece? What made the Greek civilization fertile ground for this sort of thinking?

IV. What were some of the questions ancient Greeks were asking that are similar to current psychological questions? Choose a couple of these questions and describe where you have heard similar questions asked in your psychology classes? What is current thought about those questions (possible answers or theories)?

V. Briefly describe Plato's Allegory of the Cave. What was Plato trying to explain about human thought and understanding? What was Plato advising people needed to do to truly understand the world around them?

VI. Describe some ways that Plato's ideas appeared in your psychology classes. Do you think Plato was correct or not? Why or why not?

VII. Describe Aristotle's thoughts on memories and dreams? In what way did Aristotle's thinking about the mind differ from Plato's?

VIII. Describe some of the new discoveries made during the time of the Roman Empire. How did the end of the Roman Empire affect life, especially scholarly life, in Europe? Get the instant assignment help.

IX. What were two ways to deal with the Fall of the Roman Empire as exhibited by Augustine and Marcianus Capella? How did these two ways of thinking affect scholarly discovery in the Early Middle Ages?

X. Are there blocks or hurdles to scholarly progression in the modern era? What are they?