Introduction to Philosophy

In philosophy, what is an argument?

• A shouting match

• Giving reasons for a belief

• Any verbal attempt to persuade

• Any verbal attempt to persuade

Which of the following branches of philosophy does involve questions related to theory of knowledge?

• Axiology

• Ontology

• Aesthetics

• Epistemology

Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions?

• They are purely semantic questions.

• They are strictly empirical questions.

• They aren’t relevant to ordinary, everyday situations.

• They involve fundamental concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person.

Which of the following branches of philosophy does not involve questions related to values?

• Moral

• Social

• Political

• Metaphysics

Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the world?

• A clever and tricky arguer

• Someone who studies the stars and planets

• A person primarily interested in the truth about moral matters

• A lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter

Axiology is the branch of practical philosophy which studies

• Values

• Knowledge

• Reality

• Freedom

Which one of these is not among the major questions of philosophy of science?

• What justifies science?

• What is the purpose of science?

• What are the valid methods of making science?

• How does spirituality help advance the science?