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WorksheetsIntroduction to Philosophy_Q1-Summative Test 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is Philosophy?
Rational investigation concerning existence, knowledge, and ethics
Academic disciplines dedicated to examining human behavior
The study of the principles of human knowledge
This is a branch of philosophy that deals on the study of everything that is existing (material and immaterial).
Metaphysics
Logic
Aesthetics
It is a branch of philosophy that deals on the morality of euthanasia.
Metaphysics
Aesthetics
Ethics
It is a branch of philosophy that will rationally attempt to answer, "What is the real concept of beauty?"
Metaphysics
Ethics
Aesthetics
This is a branch of philosophy that deals with the question, "What is the origin of the world?"
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
The allegory of the cave argues that:
There is value in ignorance.
Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge.
Our perceptions may not be accurate.
Who is the teacher of Plato?
Aristotle
Socrates
Thomas Aquinas
Which philosopher is best known for his statement cogito ergo sum?
Rene Discartes
Plato
Socrates
Jean- Paul Sarte
One of the capabilities of the human person as conscious being is:
The capability to commit impulsive and irrational action;
The capability to determine the future with absolute certainty;
The capability to determine the moral quality of his or her action;
The capability to rely on others for the personal and serious decisions to be made in view of his or her life.
According to this philosopher, the human person is an embodied spirit. Who is he?
Socrates
Aristotle
Immanuel Kant
St. Thomas
This view believes that the body and spirit cannot exist independently of one another.
Embodied Spirit View
Unspirited Body View
Dualism
Disembodied Spirit View
If safety needs are not met, one cannot move to ___________________
Steve Buscemi lost his job during the recession and then lost his home. Now he has to hope that he can find a shelter to stay at each night until he gets back on his feet. Which level of needs is he lacking?
I am a human being having body and soul.
Which philosophical approach is used by the statement above?
existential approach
metaphysical approach
Anthony said, "No doubt, I feel my body."
Considering his idea of a human person, would Rene Descartes totally agree to Anthony? Choose the best answer.
Yes, because he believes that Anthony is a unity of body and soul.
Yes, because he believes that man is just his body.
No, because he believes that we can doubt everything except the mind.
No, because what Anthony feels is just a chemical reaction from his brain.
For Aquinas, which quality of the soul is immortal?
vegetative
sentient
rational
Who is the considered to be the founding father of philosophy?
Plato
Confucius
Socrates
Aristotle
This is a branch of philosophy that deals with the characteristics of God.
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Logic
Ethics
