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WorksheetsQUARTER EXAM IN PHILOSOPHY
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
Branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of reality and study of existence.
e.g. what is out there?
Metaphysics
Ethics
Epistemology
Logic
Aesthetics
Branch of philosophy that is concerned with beauty and art.
e.g. what makes something beautiful? can i live without beauty?
Metaphysics
Ethics
Epistemology
Logic
Aesthetics
The study of the scope of knowledge.
e.g. what can i know and how? what guarantee do i have on judgments that are based on memory?
Metaphysics
Ethics
Epistemology
Logic
Aesthetics
Branch of philosophy that is primarily concerned with the questions pertaining to the good life.
e.g. what should i do ?
Metaphysics
Ethics
Epistemology
Logic
Aesthetics
Branch of philosophy that is concerned with demonstrable principles, and the structure of arguments and statements ( study of reason ).
e.g. why is the argument valid?
Metaphysics
Ethics
Epistemology
Logic
Aesthetics
Everything is its own being, and not being is not being.
Principle of Identity
Principle of Non-Contradiction
Principle of Excluded Middle
Principle of Sufficient Reason
It is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time.
Principle of Identity
Principle of Non-Contradiction
Principle of Excluded Middle
Principle of Sufficient Reason
A thing is either is or is not; between being and not-being, there is no middle ground possible.
Principle of Identity
Principle of Non-Contradiction
Principle of Excluded Middle
Principle of Sufficient Reason
Nothing exists without sufficient reason for its being and existence.
Principle of Identity
Principle of Non-Contradiction
Principle of Excluded Middle
Principle of Sufficient Reason
Plato believed that true reality is not found through the senses.
True
False
To be happy is to live a virtuous life. Virtuous means_________.
libertine
iniquitous
unscrupulous
righteous
Virtue is an awakening of the seeds of good deeds that lay dormant in the mind and heart of a person which can be achieved through self-knowledge. Dormant means __________.
aware
asleep
conscious
active
Which is NOT true about Aesthetics
It vitalizes our knowledge.
It helps us to live more deeply and richly.
It explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human actions.
It brings us in touch with our culture.
Epistemology explains: (Select all that apply)
how we know what we claim to know
how we can find out what we wish to know
how we can differentiate truth from falsehood
A meta physician's task is to explain that part of our experience which we call unreal in terms of what we call real.
True
False
Knowledge = Wisdom = Virtue
True
False
Drawing a conclusion based on a small sample size, rather than looking at statistics that are much more in line with the typical or average situation.
Hasty Generalization
Equivocation
False Cause
Division
What fallacy is a personal attack?
Ad misericordiam
Ad hominem
Ad ignorantiam
Ad baculum
Ad populum
When force, coercion, or even a threat of force is used in place of a reason in an attempt to justify a conclusion.
Ad misericordiam
Ad hominem
Ad ignorantiam
Ad baculum
Ad populum
Using an ambiguous term in more than one sense, thus making an argument misleading.
Hasty Generalization
Equivocation
False Cause
Division
According to Plato, our soul is split into three parts (tripartite). These parts are... (Select all that apply)
Reason
Appetite
Emotion
Spirit
Plato believed that the body was superior to the mind.
True
False
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a “body”?
Material
Mutable
Immaterial
Destructible
Which of the following is not based on Plato’s take on Human as an Embodied Spirit?
Body’s existence is dependent to the soul.
The body existed prior to the soul.
Soul’s existence is independent to the body.
The human person is just a soul using a body.
According to Aristotle, the human person is just an animal that _____.
Talks
Thinks
Feels
Argues
What is the Greek word for soul?
Psyche
Psycho
Physics
Psychic
According to the principle of life, anything that has _____ has a soul.
Brain
Feeling
Body
Life
According to Plato, Desire+Spirit+Reason=Soul. What is the function of the word “Reason”?
Motivates
Guides
Animates
Instructs
"Human Person" primarily refers to any individual person.
True
False
The saying that, "no man is an island" by John Donne reflects the fact that:
Man is an embodied spirit;
Man is a relational being;
Man is a conscious being;
Man is a unique being.
When do we say that an object has intrinsic value?
If it has value in and of itself
When it is valuable only when it is useful
When do we say that an object has instrumental value?
If it has value in and of itself
When it is valuable only when it is useful
This view believes that humans are the center of moral consideration and the only beings with intrinsic value.
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
Panthocentrism
Ecocentrism
This view extends moral consideration not only to intelligent animals and humans, but to plants as well.
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
Panthocentrism
Ecocentrism
This view regards the whole ecosystem as the center of moral consideration.
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
Panthocentrism
Ecocentrism
Aristotle described human nature as .... (Select all that apply)
having rational and irrational psyches
having natural drive for creating society
having natural drive for gaining knowledge
having higher sense of mind
They are called ‘human beings’ because of the higher sense of mind.
Plato
Aristotle
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Humans were created perfectly good.
Plato
Aristotle
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Refers to maintaining the state of the environment.
environmental integrity
economic efficiency
equity
Refers to prudence in decision-making regarding the use of resources to ensure that there is minimum to zero waste.
environmental integrity
economic efficiency
equity
"Will" refers to our mental ability to make choice and do actions to carry these choices.
True
False
Actions that are determined/ done not to carry out free choices
Voluntary
Involuntary
It is rooted in the human person's self-determination and the exercise of intellect and free will
love
hope
mind
freedom
Freedom should not be squandered but taken as a wonderful gift that must be nurtured and protected, not impinging the rights or freedom of others. This means that:
Actions are freedom.
We can do anything we want.
We should give our freedom to others.
A person has freedom but is responsible for the consequences of his/her choices.
It refers to the absence of physical restraint. The person has the freedom of mobility to go where he wants to go.
Physical Freedom
Psychological Freedom
Moral Freedom
The person is free to perform actions that he or she considers right and wise. It is also called freedom of choice.
Physical Freedom
Psychological Freedom
Moral Freedom
It refers to using freedom in a manner that upholds human dignity and goodness.
Physical Freedom
Psychological Freedom
Moral Freedom
It is a type of right that is innate to a person.
Natural rights
Common rights
Legal rights
Personal rights
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