Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Both Plato and Freud developed theories that divided the human soul into three aspects.
2. Plato is considered the founder of modern Freudian psychoanalysis.
3. Like Plato, Freud believed that we can access and control the part of the psyche that houses our desires and drives.
4. Most philosophers who are interested in metaphysics are also believers in reincarnation.
5. In philosophy, a person's view of reality is called metaphysics.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True

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