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90 Min
Exam duration for PAU History of Philosophy in Canary Islands
COPAU / Gobierno de Canarias
4.0 / 10
Minimum mark required in Access Phase to blend with Bachillerato GPA
BOE / Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
EUR 76.12
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Gobierno de Canarias Regulations
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Canary Islands PAU History of Philosophy (COPAU 2026) is a mandatory 90-minute university entrance test assessing text commentary, conceptual clarity, author comparison, and historical-philosophical reasoning.
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1In Plato's Theory of Forms (Ideas), what is the relationship between physical objects in the sensible world and the intelligible Forms?
A.Sensible objects create Forms through human mental abstraction.
B.Sensible objects participate in or imitate eternal, immutable Forms.
C.Sensible objects and Forms are identical in substance and properties.
D.Forms are physical components contained inside sensible material bodies.
Explanation: Plato asserts that the sensible world consists of temporal, changing objects that participate in (methexis) or imitate (mimesis) the eternal, perfect, and non-material Forms (Ideas) residing in the intelligible realm. The intelligible realm is the true reality, whereas the physical world is merely an imperfect shadow.
2In the Allegory of the Cave from Plato's Republic, what does the sun outside the cave represent?
A.The human soul's rational part exercising imagination
B.The physical fire that tricks the prisoners
C.The sensory realm of changing material phenomena
D.The Form of the Good, the supreme cause of truth and knowledge
Explanation: In the Allegory of the Cave, the sun outside the cave represents the Form of the Good (Agathon). Just as the physical sun illumines physical objects and enables vision, the Form of the Good illuminates intelligible reality and grants truth and intelligibility to all other Forms.
3How does Plato explain learning in the Meno through the doctrine of Anamnesis (reminiscence)?
A.Learning is the passive reception of sensory empirical impressions.
B.Learning is the recollection of knowledge the immortal soul possessed before incarnation.
C.Learning is an artificial invention of linguistic conventions.
D.Learning occurs purely through divine intervention and revelation.
Explanation: Plato's doctrine of Anamnesis (reminiscence) posits that the human soul is immortal and contemplated the Forms prior to being embodied. Inquiry and learning are not acquiring brand-new information, but rather recalling (reminiscing) innate knowledge already possessed by the soul.
4What are the three parts of the human soul according to Plato's Republic, and which virtue corresponds to the rational part?
A.Vegetative (nutrition), sensitive (perception), and intellective (courage).
B.Sensory (temperance), imaginative (wisdom), and moral (justice).
C.Rational (wisdom), irascible (courage), and appetitive (temperance).
D.Theoretical (prudence), practical (justice), and poetic (fortitude).
Explanation: Plato divides the soul into three parts: the rational part (logistikon), which seeks truth and is governed by wisdom (sophia); the irascible part (thymoeides), which seeks honor and is governed by courage (andreia); and the appetitive part (epithymetikon), which seeks physical desires and is governed by temperance (sophrosyne).
5According to Plato's ideal political state in the Republic, who should rule the polis and why?
A.The wealthy merchants, because they ensure economic prosperity.
B.Philosopher-kings, because their rational soul has achieved knowledge of the Form of the Good.
C.The general populace through direct democracy, because all citizens are equal.
D.Military commanders, because physical strength ensures state security.
Explanation: Plato argues in the Republic that justice in the state requires that philosophers become kings or kings practice philosophy. Because philosopher-kings are guided by reason and possess knowledge of the Form of the Good, they govern selflessly for the common good of the entire polis.
6On Plato's Divided Line (Politeia VI), what represents the lowest level of cognitive awareness (eikasia)?
A.Mathematical reasoning based on hypotheses (dianoia)
B.Illusion, shadow-perception, and images (eikasia)
C.Empirical belief in physical objects (pistis)
D.Direct dialectical intuition of first principles (noesis)
Explanation: Plato's Divided Line maps degrees of reality and cognition. Eikasia (conjecture or illusion) is the lowest level of cognition within the visible realm (doxa), dealing with shadows, reflections, and superficial images.
7How does Aristotle critique Plato's separate world of transcendent Forms?
A.Aristotle asserts that essences (forms) are immanent and exist only within individual substances (hylomorphism).
B.Aristotle argues that Forms exist in a separate divine realm beyond the heavens.
C.Aristotle denies that objects have any essence or formal cause whatsoever.
D.Aristotle claims that forms are subjective human linguistic conventions.
Explanation: Aristotle rejects Platonic transcendentalism. Through his hylomorphic theory, he contends that matter (hyle) and form (morphe) are inseparable components of individual concrete substances (ousia). Essences do not exist in a separate realm but are immanent within physical things.
8In Aristotle's doctrine of the Four Causes, what does the final cause (telos) refer to?
A.The raw material out of which a thing is made
B.The agent or force that initiates movement or change
C.The essence, shape, or definition of a thing
D.The end, purpose, or ultimate goal for which a thing exists
Explanation: Aristotle identifies four causes explaining change and existence: material cause (matter), formal cause (structure/essence), efficient cause (agent/initiator), and final cause (telos, the goal, end, or purpose for which a thing exists).
9How does Aristotle resolve Parmenides' denial of change in his Metaphysics?
A.By claiming that matter disappears completely during transformation
B.By agreeing that non-being can spontaneously produce being
C.By introducing the distinction between potentiality (dynamis) and actuality (entelecheia/energeia)
D.By asserting that change is an absolute sensory illusion with no reality
Explanation: Parmenides claimed change was impossible because being cannot arise from non-being. Aristotle resolves this by distinguishing between potentiality (dynamis) and actuality (energeia/entelecheia). Change is not something coming from absolute non-being, but the transition from potential being to actual being.
10What is Eudaimonia in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics?
A.Fleeting physical pleasure derived from immediate sensory satisfaction
B.Passive resignation and emotional detachment from worldly affairs
C.Human flourishing or happiness achieved through a life of virtuous rational activity
D.Accumulation of material wealth and political power
Explanation: For Aristotle, Eudaimonia (often translated as happiness or flourishing) is the ultimate end (summum bonum) of human life. It is not a temporary emotion or pleasure, but an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue (arete) over a complete life.
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