Introduction to Philosophy_Q1-Summative Test 1

What is Philosophy?

• Rational investigation concerning existence, knowledge, and ethics

• Academic disciplines dedicated to examining human behavior

• The study of the principles of human knowledge

This is a branch of philosophy that deals on the study of everything that is existing (material and immaterial).

• Metaphysics

• Logic

• Aesthetics

It is a branch of philosophy that deals on the morality of euthanasia.

• Metaphysics

• Aesthetics

• Ethics

It is a branch of philosophy that will rationally attempt to answer, "What is the real concept of beauty?"

• Metaphysics

• Ethics

• Aesthetics

This is a branch of philosophy that deals with the question, "What is the origin of the world?"

• Metaphysics

• Epistemology

• Logic

• Ethics

The allegory of the cave argues that:

• There is value in ignorance.

• Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge.

• Our perceptions may not be accurate.

Who is the teacher of Plato?

• Aristotle

• Socrates

• Thomas Aquinas

Which philosopher is best known for his statement cogito ergo sum?

• Rene Discartes

• Plato

• Socrates

• Jean- Paul Sarte

One of the capabilities of the human person as conscious being is:

• The capability to commit impulsive and irrational action;

• The capability to determine the future with absolute certainty;

• The capability to determine the moral quality of his or her action;

• The capability to rely on others for the personal and serious decisions to be made in view of his or her life.

According to this philosopher, the human person is an embodied spirit. Who is he?

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Immanuel Kant

• St. Thomas