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The philosophical Knowledge 1

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

From which two words does the term philosophy come?

(a)  

2.

Important philosophers of classical antiquity are

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

All are correct

3.

Which of these questions belong to the great questions of philosophy, according to Kant?

a)

What can we expect?

b)

How does the human being function?

c)

What should we know?

d)

All are correct

4.

Which of these objectives is not part of practical philosophy?

a)

Improvement of social relations

b)

Reflection on society and political institutions.

political institutions

c)

Reflection on moral values

d)

Obtaining a coherent and unified knowledge of our existence.

5.

Who said the phrase: "A life without reflection is not worth living."?

a)

Socrates

b)

Thales of Miletus

c)

Kant

d)

Aristotle

6.

When did the transition from myth to logos take place?

a)

In the 3rd century BC

b)

In the 8th century BC

c)

In the 6th century BC

d)

In the 4th century BC

7.

Which of these objectives is not part of practical philosophy?

a)

Improvement of social relations

b)

Reflection on society and political institutions.

political institutions.

c)

Reflection on moral values

d)

Obtaining a coherent and unified knowledge of our existence.

unified knowledge of our existence

8.

Who said the phrase: "A life without reflection is not worth living."

a)

Socrates

b)

Thales of Miletus

c)

Kant

d)

Aristotle

9.

Logos means

a)

Rational thought

b)

Reason

c)

All are correct

d)

Word

10.

In mythical thought, natural phenomena were considered to be dependent on the will of the gods, so that everything happened in a...

a)

casual

b)

chaotic

c)

All are correct

d)

Unpredictable

11.

Medieval philosophy established a dialogue between _____________ and ___________________ .

(a)  

12.

Some important author of the medieval times is:

(a)  

13.

The philosophy of Modernity culminates with:

a)

All are correct

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Russian Revolution

14.

An important author of 19th century philosophy because of his critique of capitalist society is (a)  

15.

In the pre-Socratic philosophers the following use of reason was predominant

a)

Practical

b)

Theorical

c)

None of them

d)

All of them

16.

For the Greek philosophers of antiquity

a)

Philosophy and science were antagonistic

antagonistic

b)

Philosophy and science were one and the same knowledge

c)

Philosophy and science were different but related

but related

d)

None is correc

17.

The practical use of philosophy is the transformation of reality and the (a)  

of one's own life.

18.

Socrates stated that

a)

A life without reflection is not worthy of being lived.

lived

b)

The duty of the human being is to know himself

lived

c)

The practical purpose of philosophy is very important

important

d)

All are correct

19.

Aristotle asserted that what drives human beings to philosophise is the (a)  

20.

Philosophy can emerge from the realisation of the limitations of the (a)   on which the security and habits of our personal existence are based.

21.

Particular sciences are based on defining and delimiting a partial aspect of reality

a)

True

b)

False

22.

One of the tasks of philosophy is to revise the presuppositions on which the particular sciences are based.

sciences

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The object of philosophy is not to believe, but to know rationally and critically.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Western religions have sometimes made use of philosophy to try to make their revelations understandable to the human mind.

their revelations comprehensible to the human mind.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The method and ideal of philosophy is rational debate and argumentation shared by all human beings, regardless of

all human beings independently of any revelation.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Some characteristics of myths are:

a)

They have their origin in emotional and imaginative

and imaginative activity

B

b)

They are based on supernatural elements

c)

They use symbolic representations,

such as anthropomorphic Gods

d)

All are correct

27.

From mythical thinking it is not possible to know the regularities that rule nature.

a)

True

b)

False