Philosophy

Which of the following is not an example of a philosophical question?

• Are minds distinct from bodies?

• Do numbers exist independently of our thought about them?

• Does every event have a cause?

• How many planets are there in the Milky Way Galaxy?

Nothing exists without a sufficient reason for its being and existence.

• Principle of Identity

• Principle of Non-Contradiction

• Principle of Sufficient Reason

• Science

Whatever is is, and whatever is not is not, everything is what it is.

• Principle of Identity

• Principle of Non-Contradiction

• Principle of Sufficient Reason

• Science

An argument, as philosophers use this term, is ___________.

• a contentious debate, leading to physical violence.

• a group of statements, leading to conclusion.

• an irrational contest, leading to a victor.

• a polite dispute, leading to tea and crumpets.

A thing is either is or is not, everything must be either be or not be, between being and not being, there is no middle ground possible.

• Principle of Excluded Middle

• Principle of Non-Contradiction

• Principle of Sufficient Reason

• Science

This proves that Filipino believes in gulong ng palad (wheel of fortune) and hence, looks at life as series of ups and downs (Timbreza 1992).

• Bahala na

• Eastern Version

• Filipino Philosophy of Time

• Western Version

It is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time, and at the same respect.

• Principle of Identity

• Principle of Non-Contradiction

• Principle of Sufficient Reason

• Science

He is the first existentialist.

• Edmund Husserl

• Plato

• Socrates

• Soren Kierkegaard

Define as the science that by natural light of reason studies of the first causes or highest principles of all things.

• Humanities

• Philosophy

• Religion

• Science

Puts one in touch with his fellow beings.

• Bahala Na

• Eastern Version

• Loob

• Western Version