{"id":1935,"date":"2016-09-27T13:22:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/nwcenter\/wordpress\/?post_type=questionslibrary&#038;p=1935"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:26:03","slug":"sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble","status":"publish","type":"questionslibrary","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/questionslibrary\/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble\/","title":{"rendered":"Sylvester and the Magic Pebble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WHAT IS MAGIC?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is magic real?<\/li>\n<li>What kinds of things are magic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>IMAGINATION AND EXISTENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can anything you imagine really exist?<\/li>\n<li>If you had a magic pebble like the one Sylvester found what would you do with it? What would you wish for? What other ways could you get your wish?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think the magic pebble could be dangerous in any way? What are the dangers of having a power like this? Would you be tempted to commit evil acts?<\/li>\n<li>Could you change into a different thing by wishing?<\/li>\n<li>If you could change into anything else, what would it be? Why?<\/li>\n<li>What would be a good reason to change into something else?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MAKING THINGS HAPPEN (CAUSE AND EFFECT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can you make these things happen?\n<ul>\n<li>The sun come out.<\/li>\n<li>Rain fall.<\/li>\n<li>A plant grow.<\/li>\n<li>Someone laugh.<\/li>\n<li>Someone cry.<\/li>\n<li>Someone read you a story.<\/li>\n<li>The stars shine.<\/li>\n<li>A rock move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>THINKING<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When Sylvester is a rock, is he thinking?<\/li>\n<li>Can rocks think?<\/li>\n<li>Does the fact that Sylvester is thinking show that he is still really a donkey? 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