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What is Philosophy

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Check all that apply: Philosophy is________________

a)

an investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality

b)

the critical analysis of fundamental assumptions or beliefs.

c)

a love and pursuit of wisdom

d)

A system of thought based on or involving such inquiry

e)

the disciplines presented in university curriculums of science and the liberal arts, except medicine, law, and theology

2.

True or False: Dogmatism is the refusal to change one's belief despite evidence of the contrary.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is skepticism?

a)

Refusal of Philosophy as a subject

b)

Refusal to believe anything is true

c)

Refusal of education

d)

Acceptance of all premises and truths

4.

Socrates was....

a)

The first pre-Socratic philosopher, believed everything was made out of water

b)

Was known as the weeping philosopher, who believed world was made of fire

c)

The first moral philosopher, known for his style of questioning called Elenchus

d)

Was known as the laughing philosopher, who believed everything is made of atoms

5.

What are the 4 branches of Philosophy

a)

Logic

b)

Metaphysics

c)

Metachemistry

d)

Epistemology

e)

Axiology

6.

The study of reasoning, thought, and successful arguments are known as

a)

Chemistry

b)

Physics

c)

Logic

d)

Sociology

e)

Axiology

7.

True or False: Deductive Arguments base truths on experiences, knowing that they may be fallible

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: In Mr. K's class he gives the questions for our blog posts that are due every Friday, on Google Sites.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Name the informal fallacy: "If you don't get an A in Mr. K's class you will fail high school, never graduate, and end up fighting people for nickels under freeway as a career"

a)

Ad Hominem

b)

Appeal to Pity

c)

Red Herring

d)

Slippery Slope

10.

Axiology

a)

Is the study of knowledge

b)

Is the study of ethics and beauty

c)

Is the study of the nature of reality

d)

Is the study of a sound and logical argument

11.

Valid or Invalid: All trees have leaves, Sam has leaves, Sam is a tree

a)

Valid Argument

b)

Invalid Argument