Philosophy Jeopardy

Philosophers of the last 50-60 years

100

This prolific famous philosopher is perhaps the most famous for their "What is it like to be a bat?" argument

Thomas Nagel

200

The revered philosopher John Rawls was educated at this prestigious American institution.

Princeton University

300

The capability approach was developed by this distinguished philosopher.

Martha Nussbaum

400

This philosopher of logic and language is the current Wykeham professor of Logic at the University of Oxford

Timothy Williamson

500

David Chalmers, who famously popularised the "philosophical zombies" thought experiment is a professor at this university.

NYU

Stirling Faculty and Department Trivia

100

The philosophy department is combined with this other department at Stirling University.

Law

200

Stirling Philosophy is closely tied with this other Scottish university.

St Andrews

300

Michael Wheeler is an expert on this continental philosopher.

Heidegger

400

This philosophy faculty member is the current head of department at Stirling.

Rowan Cruft

500

Kent Hurtig is a PhD supervisor in this subject, besides philosophy.

Psychology

Famous Thought Experiments

100

This thought experiment details 2 rational agents, who can either collaborate for mutual benefit or betray eachother for an individual reward.

The Prisoner's Dilemma

200

This thought experiment urges us to not consider our own status when desiging society's principles to ensure fairness and impartiality.

Rawls' Veil of Ignorance

300

This thought experiment details a very well educated woman who experiences a colour (red) that she previously only knew about in black and white.

Mary's Room (made by Frank Jackson)

400

This thought experiment/paradox leads us to question when we decide an amount of sand becomes a pile or mound, or when it ceases being so.

Sorites Paradox

500

This philosopher made the thought experiment "Beetle in a Box." 

Wittgenstein

Who wrote this?

100

"A Treatise of Human Nature" was written by this philosopher.

David Hume

200

"Being and Time" was written by this philosopher.

Martin Heidegger

300

"Utilitarianism" was written by this philosopher.

John Stuart Mill

400

"Gender Trouble" was written by this philosopher.

Judith Butler

500

"Anarchy, State, and Utopia" was written by this philosopher.

Robert Nozick

Wild Card >:)

100

This philosopher's dense and complex book is often said to be the most unfinished book- often bought but rarely finished- according to a study involving e-readers.

Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason"

200

This philosopher famously wore a lamp during the day, claiming he was searching for an honest man.

Diogenes

300

This philosophy book was the best selling on Amazon in 2023

Meditations

400

This philosopher threw many parties, and even served ice cream at one of his lectures in the 18th century.

Voltaire

500

Name 5 German philosophers in 25 seconds.

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