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  Bacon: 1. Define the word idols in the sense that Bacon seems to use it. Is the word idol a good term to use for the idea that lies behind it? Bacon uses the world "idol" with a different meaning behind it. He thinks that idol is an error made because of  society. We get the errors from ourselves, culture, false teachings, etc. I do not think the term "idol" fits this well. When I think of "idol," I think of something positive. An idol is something you look up to or someone you want to be. 2. Compare the importance of one idol with that of another. Is it possible to determine which is more likely to prevent the acquisition of true knowledge? Bacon uses the word “idol” meaning that these are the false images in which a person has an error; they idols are errors in man.  We have the tribal idol that symbolizes our natural human errors as a group. I believe that the least severe idol is the idol of the tribe; we constantly come up with new information so as...

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  PLATO QUESTIONS: 1. Consider the issue of what it is we know when we rely on our senses. Is sensory knowledge as unreliable as Plato thinks it is? Everyones perception is based on a number of aspects and factors. T o an extent that what Plato states is true, and he has very good logic behind his statements.  Which sometimes what he says is very true that if you rely on your senses you can easily misjudge what is going on.  But in other situation’s sensory knowledge can be very reliable and true. 2. Are we materialistic when we praise sense perception? What are the alternatives to any such materialism arising from overvaluing (or solely valuing) sense experience? Most people are very materialistic when they praise sense perception. People are constantly concerned about how they look. People care about their hair, makeup, clothes, shoes, and really anything on their body appears. In this generation people can cover themselves with materialistic items and create and cove...

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  Virginia Woolf: 1. It is useful to point out that this essay was originally delivered to women students at two Oxford colleges. Ask your students to identify what evidence there is to suggest Woolf was aware of the nature of her audience. Virginia Woolf knew that her targeted audience was women and the difficult things they went through. She talks a lot about how different women and men were and how women now should be grateful for what they are able to do versus how hard they had to work for little things back then. 2. What do the chapter headings from Trevelyan’s History of England (para. 6) reveal about historians’ concerns? The chapter headings from Trevelyan's History of England reveals that people were concerned about how he never said how he was guilty for saying that famine was an effective way for reducing population.  3. What would Woolf propose as the most important changes in society that would alter the situation most talented women find themselves in? Why does ...