To Which of the Following Does Plato Refer When Speaking

question 55

Multiple Choice

To which of the following does Plato refer when speaking of enlightened rulers who govern with reason?

• A) cave dwellers
• B) balanced souls
• C) philosopher kings
• D) enlightened oligarchs

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Definitions:

Heterotherms

Organisms that can switch between self-regulating their body temperature and allowing the external environment to influence it.

Ectotherms

Organisms that regulate their body temperature through external sources, rather than internal metabolic processes.

Endotherms

Animals that regulate their body temperature internally, producing their own heat.

Hypothalamus

Forebrain region that controls processes related to homeostasis; produces and controls release of some hormones.