When the Boy Asserts That a Line of Four Feet

question 42

Multiple Choice

When the boy asserts that a line of four feet will produce a figure of eight square feet, Socrates points out that the boy ...

• A) has made the correct calculation.
• B) only guesses that because the square is double, the line is double.
• C) has not learned enough mathematics to get the correct answer.
• D) sees the correct answer in a dream-like state.

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Definitions:

Innately Evil

A philosophical view that humans are born with a natural inclination towards wrongdoing or malevolence.

Biological Drives

Basic instinctual needs that drive behavior, such as hunger, thirst, sex, and the need for sleep.

Superego

Within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, it is the component of the personality that serves as the ethical core, mandating adherence to moral behavior and the norms of society.

Id

A component of the human psyche, based on Freudian psychology, that is responsible for unconscious desires and impulses.