World riddle

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/world-riddle

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the philosophical domain?Metaphysics, epistemology, existentialism, philosophy of science
2. What is the german term origin?Welträtsel, popularized by Ernst Haeckel in the late 19th century
3. Why do people want to solve the World Riddle?People want to solve it because they are curious about the universe and want to find meaning and order in what can seem chaotic.
4. Who helped make the World Riddle popular?A scientist named Ernst Haeckel wrote books that spread the idea to many people in the late 1800s.

Metaphysics: The branch of philosophy that deals with the fundamental nature of reality and existence.
Monism: The philosophical view that reality is composed of a single fundamental substance or principle.
Existentialism: A philosophical movement emphasizing individual existence, freedom, and choice in a meaningless universe.
Cosmology: The scientific study of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe.