2. Philosophical Vocabulary Quiz

What is epistemology?

• The branch of philosophy concerned with moral questions

• The branch of philosophy which asks what it is for something to be, to exist

• The branch of philosophy concerned with what we can claim to know

• The branch of philosophy concerned with the meaning and justification of goodness

What is metaphysics?

• The branch of philosophy concerned with moral questions

• The branch of philosophy which asks what it is for something to be, to exist

• The branch of philosophy concerned with what we can claim to know

• The branch of philosophy concerned with the meaning and justification of goodness

What is ethics?

• The branch of philosophy concerned with moral questions

• The branch of philosophy which asks what it is for something to be, to exist

• The branch of philosophy concerned with what we can claim to know

• The branch of philosophy concerned with the meaning and justification of goodness

What does validity refer to?

• An argument which is soundly constructed

• An argument that is true

• An argument that is both valid and true

• An argument that is neither valid nor true

What is a syllogism?

• A sentence which is all or nothing, with no exceptions

• A sentence containing an individual piece of information

• The basic structure of an argument as set out by Aristotle

• The description of a concept

What is a major premise in a syllogism?

• A sentence which is all or nothing, with no exceptions

• A sentence containing an individual piece of information

• The basic structure of an argument as set out by Aristotle

• The description of a concept

What is a minor premise in a syllogism?

• A sentence which is all or nothing, with no exceptions

• A sentence containing an individual piece of information

• The basic structure of an argument as set out by Aristotle

• The description of a concept

What does a priori knowledge refer to?

• Knowledge which is not dependent on sense experience

• Any knowledge which is dependent on sense experience

• Anything learned through one or more of our five senses

• A formula that is always true on any interpretation of its terms

What does a posteriori knowledge refer to?

• Knowledge which is not dependent on sense experience

• Any knowledge which is dependent on sense experience

• Anything learned through one or more of our five senses

• A formula that is always true on any interpretation of its terms

What is sense experience?

• Knowledge which is not dependent on sense experience

• Any knowledge which is dependent on sense experience

• Anything learned through one or more of our five senses

• A formula that is always true on any interpretation of its terms