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Philosophy

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is not an example of a philosophical question?

a)

Are minds distinct from bodies?

b)

Do numbers exist independently of our thought about them?

c)

Does every event have a cause?

d)

How many planets are there in the Milky Way Galaxy?

2.

Nothing exists without a sufficient reason for its being and existence.

a)

Principle of Identity

b)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

c)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

d)

Science

3.

Whatever is is, and whatever is not is not, everything is what it is.

a)

Principle of Identity

b)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

c)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

d)

Science

4.

An argument, as philosophers use this term, is ___________.

a)

a contentious debate, leading to physical violence.

b)

a group of statements, leading to conclusion.

c)

an irrational contest, leading to a victor.

d)

a polite dispute, leading to tea and crumpets.

5.

A thing is either is or is not, everything must be either be or not be, between being and not being, there is no middle ground possible.

a)

Principle of Excluded Middle

b)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

c)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

d)

Science

6.

This proves that Filipino believes in gulong ng palad (wheel of fortune) and hence, looks at life as series of ups and downs (Timbreza 1992).

a)

Bahala na

b)

Eastern Version

c)

Filipino Philosophy of Time

d)

Western Version

7.

It is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time, and at the same respect.

a)

Principle of Identity

b)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

c)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

d)

Science

8.

He is the first existentialist.

a)

Edmund Husserl

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Soren Kierkegaard

9.

Define as the science that by natural light of reason studies of the first causes or highest principles of all things.

a)

Humanities

b)

Philosophy

c)

Religion

d)

Science

10.

Puts one in touch with his fellow beings.

a)

Bahala Na

b)

Eastern Version

c)

Loob

d)

Western Version

11.

The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.

(a)  

12.

A branch of philosophy evaluates human actions

(a)  

13.

A branch of philosophy that deals about human critical thinking and problem solving

(a)  

14.

1. Emphasizes the importance of free individual choice, regardless of the power of other people to influence and coerce our desires, beliefs, and decisions.

(a)  

15.

Comes from the Latin term, “abundare”

(a)  

16.

The conviction that to some significant degree, philosophical problems, puzzles, and errors are rooted in language and can be solved by a sound understanding of language and careful attention to its working.

(a)  

17.

A defect in an argument other than its having false premises

(a)  

18.

Has come into vogue as the name for a rather diffuse family of ideas and trends that in significant respect rejects, challenges, or aims to supersede modernity.

(a)  

19.

Believe that life must be the extension of thought, its fruit, and its application.

(a)  

20.

A branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being , knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space.

(a)  

21.

Construct your own deductive reasoning (2)

(Major premise)

(Minor premise)

(Conclusion)

4 lines
22.

1. How do you define “happiness”? Do you support the view of Socrates?

To become happy, one person must live a virtuous life

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