Philosophy and Ethics: Says Who?

According to Webster's 1828 dictionary definition of philosophy, true religion and true philosophy must ultimately arrive at the same principle.

• True

• False

It is not possible for Christians to be deceived or "taken captive" by empty philosophies of the world.

• True

• False

Ethics refers to the standard, the line, that which ought to be

• True

• False

Which term refers to something that is present in, involved in the created universe (e.g., God is at work, actively involved with His creation, but separate from it)?

• Particulars

• Transcendent

• Universals

• Immanent

Which term refers to something that is existing outside, above and independent, of the material universe (e.g., a truth about God)?

• Particulars

• Transcendent

• Universals

• Immanent

Which of the following terms was Plato most concerned with?

• Particulars

• Transcendent

• Universals

• Immanent

Which of the following terms was Aristotle most concerned with?

• Particulars

• Transcendent

• Universals

• Immanent

Which term refers to the powerful and deceptive use of words in which a seemingly simple statement is made, hoping the hearer will buy the simple statement without recognizing the huge assumptions that come with it?

• Assumptive Language

• Pragmatism

• Naturalism

• Decepticonism

The Truth Project uses the term the "cosmic cube." What is meant by this term?

• The universe we place in a box as a gift to God

• Philosophy that has captured our culture which says the material world is all that is, was, or ever will be; nothing exists outside of the box

• Truth and reality and derived from nature and natural causes

• The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, existence, and the relationship between mind and matter, time and space, fact and value

What does term "Philosophy" mean?

• The standard, the line, that which ought to be

• Impulsive, unpredictable, characterized or subject to whim

• The love of wisdom. The systematic examination of basic concepts such as truth, existence, reality, freedom, etc

• City of brotherly love