Question 1 – Plato divided reality into two fundamental domains. They are: 

Question 2: Heraclitus viewed reality as continuously changing, a concept that resonates with the Buddhist idea of impermanence. Which of the following statements best captures Heraclitus’ view of reality as impermanent? 

Question 3: Kant described the idea of the noumenon, or ‘objective’ reality, as an universal, inter-subjective connection between phenomena. For Kant, reality in itself was independent of subjects.  

Question 4: Husserl used the two German words Real and Reell to capture his ideas about the nature of reality. What is the meaning of these two words? 

Question 5: According to the Yogācāra school of Buddhist philosophy, reality can be understood as purely conceptual superimpositions, where external objects exist independently of the perceiver. 

Question 6: According to the Mādhyamika tradition, one of the main schools in Mahayana Buddhism, all phenomena are empty of inherent existence and only exist in dependence on other causes, conditions and concepts. What are the ‘two truths’ described by Mādhyamika philosophers? 

Question 7: One of the modern interpretation of quantum mechanics, QBism, presents striking parallelisms with the Buddhist view of reality. Which of the following statements is true?