Intro to Philosophy Reviewer 1

The Greek term for philosophy, philosophia means love of ______.

• wisdom

• power

• my life

• music

It is the study or discipline that uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons, and principles which govern all things.

• Philosophy

• Science

• Metaphysics

• Psychology

The goodness or badness of an act.

• Morality

• Honesty

• Integrity

• Philosophy

The tendency to see past events as predictable, or to ascribe a pattern to historical events.

• Hindsight

• Framing

• Fortune-Telling

• Premonition

It is a perspective that focuses on specific aspects of a situation.

• Holistic Thinking

• Partial Thinking

• No Thinking

• Whole Thinking

It is an activity that requires a person to examine his or her thoughts, feelings, and actions and learn from experience.

• Reflection

• Framework

• Knowledge

• Morality

These are questions that examine personal ideas regarding correctness and values.

• Key Questions

• Core Questions

• Internal Questions

• External Questions

It refers to a way of thinking about the world and is made up of a person’s views and beliefs.

 

• Framework

• Knowledge

• Reflection

• Opinion

It is the clear awareness and understanding of something.

• Fact

• Truth

• Belief

• Knowledge

"Do to others as you would want done to you."

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

• Confucius