PHILOSOPHY FOR NAT

1.The word Philos is a Greek word meaning

• a. Love

• b. Wisdom

• c. Philosopher

• d. Philosophy

Answer explanation

"Philo-" stems from the Greek word philein, meaning 'to love' .A combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “loving” (philology); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (philoprogenitive)

2. Sophia is a Greek word for _____________.

• a. Love

• b. Wisdom

• c. Philosopher

• d. Philosophy

Answer explanation

 "Philo-" stems from the Greek word philein, meaning 'to love'. Philosophy, then, can be thought of as "the love of wisdom".

3. The people who engages in Philosophy is called ___________.

• a. Love

• b. Wisdom

• c. Philosophy

• d. Philosopher

Answer explanation

A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term philosopher comes from the Ancient Greek: romanized: philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'.

4. He was considered the foremost philosophers of ancient times. He was credited with formulating the Socratic method _____________.

• a. Plato

• b. Aristotle

• c. Socrates

• d. Democritus

Answer explanation

 Socrates (470/469–399 B.C.E.) is remembered for his teaching methods and for asking thought-provoking questions Socrates believed that philosophy should produce practical outcomes that benefit society as a whole. He tried to create an ethical framework based on human reason rather than religious teaching. Human choice, according to Socrates, is motivated by a desire for happiness.

5. A student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s teaching and incorporated some of his own ideas into them including his Theory of Forms ___________.

• a. Plato

• b. Aristotle

• c. Socrates

• d. Democritus

Answer explanation

- Plato (427—347 B.C.E.) Plato is one of the world's best known and most widely read and studied philosophers. He was the student of Socrates and the teacher of Aristotle, and he wrote in the middle of the fourth century B.C.E. in ancient Greece. The theory of Forms or theory of Ideas is a philosophical theory, concept, or world-view, attributed to Plato, that the physical world is not as real or true as timeless, absolute, unchangeable ideas. According to this theory, ideas in this sense, often capitalized and translated as "Ideas" or "Forms", are the non-physical essences of all things, of which objects and matter in the physical world are merely imitations. 

6. It refers to a perspective that considers large-scale patterns in a system.

• a. Doubt

• b. Academy

• c. Holistic Thinking

• d. Partial Thinking

Answer explanation

 Refers to a perspective that considers large-scale patterns in a system. HOLISTIC THINKING. this is often described as looking at the big picture when describing and analysing a situation or problem

7. It focuses on specific aspects of a situation, as an individual focus on certain areas or aspects of a problem in order to understand it.

• a. Doubt

• b. Academy

• c. Holistic Thinking

• d. Partial Thinking

8. It is the process by which specific statements are analyzed to reach a conclusion or generalization.

• a. Academy

• b. Deductive reasoning

• c. Holistic Thinking

• d. Partial Thinking

Answer explanation

 Deductive reasoning is the process by which specific statement are analyzed to reach a conclusions or generalizations. Deductive reasoning moves from the general rule to the specific application: In deductive reasoning, if the original assertions are true, then the conclusion must also be true. For example, math is deductive:

If x = 4 And if y = 1 Then 2x + y = 9

In this example, it is a logical necessity that 2x + y equals 9; 2x + y must equal 9.

9. It requires a person to be willing to examine one’s thought, feelings, action, and to learn more about one’s life and experiences.

• a. Reflection

• b. Observation

• c. Knowledge

• d. Doubts

10. The Greek term for Philosophy, Philosophia, means _

• a. Holistic Thinking

• b. Partial Thinking

• c. Love of Wisdom

• d. Knowledge