Philosophy Midterm Review

The philosophical belief that all knowledge must be derived only from sense experience is called:

• Determinism

• Compatibilism

• Rationalism

• Empiricism

• Existentialism

What is a “predicate”?

• An intrinsic property or quality

• An innate idea

• A paradox

• A logical fallacy

• A philosophical argument defending natural evil

Who was Plato’s famous teacher?

• Aristotle

• Descartes

• Nietzsche

• Anselm

• Socrates

What claim does Anselm make in the 4^th statement of his Ontological Argument?

• “God intentionally made the world an imperfect place”

• “It is greater to exist in reality than in the understanding alone”

• “There are things that are caused to exist”

• “Moral evil is worse than natural evil”

• “Whatever is caused to exist is caused by something else that precedes it in time”

The Sentience Criterion states:

• Personhood is defined by a personal sense of identity

• Personhood is defined by one’s own self-awareness

• Personhood is defined when a person can verify consciousness

• Personhood is defined when a person is recognized by society as a person

• Personhood is defined by the capacity to think and feel pain

Which philosophical movement is associated with Rene Descartes?

• Realism

• Rationalism

• Empiricism

• Existentialism

• Cartesianism

“I think; therefore, I am” is the famous phrase known to mean:

• One must rely on the senses to know anything

• Our ability to think is the only thing that proves our existence

• God is the first spark in the causal chain of existence

• A perfect island cannot exist

What is the “Tabula Rasa”?

• Locke’s ‘blank slate’

• Berkeley’s ‘idealism’

• Descartes’ axiom

• Nietzsche’s ubermensch

• Plato's allegory

What do the Empiricists believe about innate ideas?

• They’re embedded by God!

• They don’t exist!

• Existence isn’t a predicate!

• They must be processed through the senses!

• The primary qualities prove innate ideas to be true!

Which of the following is NOT a Primary Quality?

• Texture

• Size

• Number

• Sound

• Shape