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B Category
C Category
D Category
E Category
100
Metaphysics are:
A. The view that at least some human acts are not completely determined.
B. Knowledge depended upon sensory experience
C. The study of the ultimate nature of reality.
C. The study of the ultimate nature of reality.
100
Soul is:
A. The use of reason or the rules and principles of logical thinking.
B. distinct non-physical thing or substance that traditionally constitutes the person and is what survives the death of the body and retains the identity of the self.
C. The view that the universe is permeated with purpose and is contrasted with Mechanism.
A. The use of reason or the rules and principles of logical thinking.
100
The study of knowledge,identifying and developing criteria and methodologies for what we know and why we know it.
A. Ethics
B. Logic
C. Epistemology
C. Epistemology
100
What is logic?
The branch of philosophy that seeks to establish the rules that seeks to establish the rules of correct reasoning. clear understanding, and valid arguments.
100
What is Aesthetics?
The study of beauty, art, and taste.
200
True or False ?
Some beliefs are false?
false
200
True or False?
Logical analysis is an attempt to substantiate beliefs and assess whether they have been substantiated effectively.
True
200
What is a Sound Argument?
An argument that has both true reasons and a valid structure.
200
What is Unsound Argument?
An argument that has either false reasons or an invalid structure.
200
What is a Valid Argument?
An argument in which the reasons support the conclusion so that the conclusion follows from the reasons offered.
300
One of the central questions metaphysics addresses is?
What is the nature of reality?
300
List four branches of Philosophy.
metaphysics
Values
Epistemology
Logic
300
For Socrates, an examined life is a tragedy because it results in grievous harm to _____.
a. the state
b. the justice system
c. the body
d. the soul
Soul
300
The systematic use of critical reasoning to try to find answers to fundamental questions about reality, morality, and knowledge is called _____.
a. the argumentative method
b. the philosophical method
c. propositional logic
d. syllogistic reasoning
B. The philosophical method
300
The famous statement “An unexamined life not worth living” is attributed to _____.
a. Aristotle
b. John Locke
c. Socrates
d. Plato
Socrates
400
Questions like “What is knowledge?” and “What is truth?” are mainstays in the branch of philosophy known as _____.
a. logic
b. metaphysics
c. epistemology
d. aesthetics
Epistemology
400
According to Socrates, a clear sign that a person has _____ is her exclusive pursuit of social status, wealth, power, and pleasure.
a. philosophical ambition
b. worldly wisdom
c. exceptional desires
d. an unhealthy soul
an unhealthy soul
400
Plato & Aristotle thought philosophy....
begins in wonder
400
Which of the following is a question that the philosophy of science seeks to explain?
A. How can we define science?How does science work?
B. How do we build scientific knowledge?All of the answers are correct.
B. How do we build scientific knowledge?All of the answers are correct.
400
Philosophy,” literally defined, means:
A. love and acquisition of knowledge.
B. love and pursuit of wisdom.
C. love and practice of rhetoric.
D. critical thinking.
E. none of the above
B. love and pursuit of wisdom.
500
True or False
Socrates believed that “the most important task in life is the care of the soul.”
True
500
Which philosopher is best known for his statement cogito ergo sum?
A. Socrates
B. Jean-Paul Sartre
C. Plato
D. René Descartes
D. Rene Descartes
500
According to Plato, what is knowledge?
A. Opinion
B. A justified true belief
C. That which can be proven
D. There is no such thing as true knowledge
B. A justified true believe
500
Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what?
A. Lover of philosophy
B. Love of wisdom
C. Lover of questions
D. Lover of soapboxes
B. love of wisdom
500
Which branch of philosophy is primarily concerned with the question of being?
A. Humanism
B. Existentialism
C. Marxism
D. Platonism
B. Existentialism