Pick One of the Sixteen Questions from Chapter One,and Construct

question 38

Essay

Pick one of the sixteen questions from Chapter One,and construct a fictional dialogue in which two or more people engage in a discussion about what the question means,and why.
Have fun with the dialogue,but try to make the conversation a genuine,probing discussion.Have the respondents (one of whom can be you-or Socrates!)ask one another questions like "What do you mean by that?"
"Why do you believe that?"and "Why is that important?"
As you write the dialogue,try to feel the issue out and see what viewpoint seems the strongest and why.
The dialogue can end with mutual agreement between the participants,or with the participants agreeing to disagree.

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Definitions:

Hippocampus

A region of the brain associated with learning and memory, particularly transferring short-term memory to long-term memory.

Anterograde Amnesia

The inability to form new memories following a traumatic event, though memory for events before the event is usually intact.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an incident that caused the amnesia.

Global Amnesia

A rare condition involving a sudden and severe loss of memory, usually temporary, affecting the ability to recall recent and remote events.