MIDTERM EXAM SOC.SCI.4

Reason and logic considered the basis of knowledge and belief.

• Empiricism

• Pragmatism

• Rationalism

• Scholasticism

These refer to assumptions which are taken for granted in a philosophical discussion.

• Systematic doubt

• Axioms

• Dialectic

• Formal logic

Individual actions contribute to either a good or bad effect karma in a person's life.

• Confucianism

• Islam

• Sikhism

• Hinduism

Belief in one God Allah

• Islam

• Shinto

• Sikhism

• Judaism

It is a systematic analysis of the validity of arguments and statements.

• Occam's razor

• Axioms

• Formal logic

• Thought experiment and allegory

The following are behavior which are applied to our daily life that discussion on ethics seeks to formulate a set of standards and norms except:

• Correct

• Wrong

• Good

• Acceptable

Use of Philosophy to understand society.

• Confucianism

• Phenomenology

• Humanism

• Existentialism

It is a problem-solving device used in analyzing possible explanations regarding a phenomenon.

• Thought experiment and allegory

• Occam's razor

• Argument

• Formal logic

Self-transformation can lead to the betterment of the family and society.

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Sikhism

• Confucianism

These are imagined scenarios used to illustrate a certain problem or describe a theory.

• Systematic doubt

• Thought experiment and allegory

• Formal logic

• Occam's razor