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WorksheetsQuiz on Philosophical Perspectives (BSED MATH)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
The following philosophers are Greeks, EXCEPT for one:
SOCRATES
NIETZSCHE
ARISTOTLE
PLATO
Etymologically, Philosophy is defined to be the ____ __ ______.
(a)
He believed that "Life is absurd and one must revolt against that absurdity."
According to Plato, the highest form of knowledge is:
God
virtue
the idea of good
harmony
To Aristotle, ___ and ___ are essential to good life.
indulgence and satisfaction
happiness and sadness
cultivation of virtue and true friendship
none of the options
It lies at the mean between the excessive and the deficient.
(a)
Due to the scarcity in the world, life has always been a competition.
DAVID HUME
THOMAS HOBBES
FRANCIS BACON
ALBERT CAMUS
The following are the views of Francis Bacon, EXCEPT FOR ONE:
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge comes from experience.
Abilities are perfected by nature and nurtured by experience.
All options are his views.
Existence precedes essence, as Sartre wonderfully puts it. ESSENCE is:
what makes things easier
what makes a thing what it is
what makes things less absurd
what makes things complicated
The highest and the infinite good according to St. Augustine is:
(a)
Which among the parts of the human soul must rule, according to Plato?
Mind / Reason
Heart / Spirit
Body / Appetite
All of them.
Which among the following is the perspective of David Hume:
The human heart is insatiable.
All ideas are derived from impressions.
Knowing oneself is knowing God.
I think. Therefore, I am.
"The purpose of life is to realize oneself by becoming superhuman."
John Locke is the proponent of Empiricism which believes that:
Knowledge comes from reason.
Knowledge comes from experience.
Knowledge comes from impressions.
Knowledge comes from magic.
The term used by John Locke to mean "blank slate" or empty sheet.
rabula tasa
balura sata
tabula rasa
tabula sara
God reveals Himself through nature. This is according to:
To Plato, the reason must be the one to rule the spirit and the appetite. In this way, one can achieve _______ in the soul.
MEANING
HARMONY
ESSENCE
PURPOSE
"You must be here first, right here and right now
before you can start discovering what you are here for."
To Gilbert Ryle, the self is:
constant and stable
changing and dynamic
how you behave
unknowable
Philo literally means:
(a)
Sophia literally means:
(a)
Intellectual humility according to him is a requisite for wisdom.
(a)
Which one among the different philosophers do you AGREE MOST? Explain why.
Which one among the different philosophers do you DISAGREE MOST? Explain why.
After learning from the different perspectives,
describe and explain your OWN perspective on life, human nature and self.
