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WorksheetsCheck-in, week 1: Philosophy of the Human Person
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
The word philosophy roughly translates to which phrase?
Love of thirst
Thirst for knowledge
Love of wisdom
Lack of insight
This refers to the belief that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
(a)
Philosophers are said to have an abstractive way of thinking, which means...
They are focused on the ordinary, everyday things
They can see things from a birds' eye view
They interpret reality through numbers
They always use images to describe reality
"Insight" is limited to what is physically seen.
True
False
Which of the following accurately describe/s the term, "insight"? You can select more than one answer.
Seeing with the mind
Looking beyond what is right in front of you
Speaking from the heart
Focusing on the ordinary
Understanding how something is related to everything else
Which of the following is considered the Father of Western Philosophy?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Jesus
Select all the characteristics that a question must have in order to be called philosophical.
General
Answered by a single method
Trivial
Practical
Answerable by more than one method
Which of the following is considered a philosophical question?
What is the cost of freedom?
What is the cost of a funeral?
Which of the following is NOT considered a philosophical question?
What is a human?
What does it mean to be human?
Which branch of philosophy would ask the following: What is the nature of reality?
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Value theory, aesthetics
Value theory, ethics
Which branch of philosophy would ask the following: What does it mean to be good?
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Value theory, aesthetics
Value theory, ethics
Which branch of philosophy would ask the following: How do I know if what I know is right?
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Value theory, aesthetics
Value theory, ethics
Which branch of philosophy would ask the following: What makes something ugly?
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Value theory, aesthetics
Value theory, ethics
Which branch of philosophy would ask the following: What is a soul?
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Value theory, aesthetics
Value theory, ethics
Which branch of philosophy would ask the following: What is truth?
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Value theory, aesthetics
Value theory, ethics
What is the term used for the method Socrates used to question other people, which involved rigorous questioning of what a person thinks they know, with the ultimate
goal of realizing that they might not really know what they are talking about?
(a)
