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Philo Reviewer

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Philosophy comes from the two Greek terms “Philo” and “Sophia” meaning to

a)

ask and answer

b)

love and wisdom

c)

inquire and learn

d)

love and knowledge

2.

it is true that philosophy is called science because the investigation is systematic. It follows certain steps or it employs certain procedure.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

whatever it is, it is, and whatever is not is not, Everything its own being

and not being is not being

a)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

b)

Principle of Excluded Middle

c)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

d)

Principle of Identity

4.

it is impossible for a thing to be and not to be at the same time

and at the same respect

a)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

b)

Principle of Excluded Middle

c)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

d)

Principle of Identity

5.

a thing is either or is not, everything must be either be or not be,

between being and not being, there is no middle possible ground.

a)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

b)

Principle of Excluded Middle

c)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

d)

Principle of Identity

6.

nothing exist without sufficient reason for its being and

existence.

a)

Principle of Sufficient Reason

b)

Principle of Excluded Middle

c)

Principle of Non-Contradiction

d)

Principle of Identity

7.

means “after physics”. The only extension of the fundamental and necessary drive in every human being to know what is real.

a)

metaphysics

b)

ethics

c)

epistemology

d)

logic

e)

aesthetics

8.

derived from the Greek term ethos, meaning “moral philosophy”. Branch of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human actions. Study of the nature of moral judgement

a)

aesthetics

b)

logic

c)

epistemology

d)

ethics

e)

metaphysics

9.

It deals with nature,

sources, limitations and validity of knowledge. It explains: How we know what we claim to know; how can we find out what we wish to know; and How we can differentiate truth from falsehood.

a)

aesthetics

b)

logic

c)

epistemology

d)

ethics

e)

metaphysics

10.

Etymologically, it means a treatise on matters pertaining to the human thought.

a)

aesthetics

b)

logic

c)

epistemology

d)

ethics

e)

metaphysics

11.

It is the science of the

beautiful in its various manifestations including the sublime, comic, tragic, pathetic and ugly. It’s

a)

aesthetics

b)

logic

c)

epistemology

d)

ethics

e)

metaphysics

12.

known as the first Greek philosopher and The father of philosophy. Engage in the inquiry of searching of the natural world and various phenomena without relying on supernatural explanation and

divine components.

a)

HERACLITUS

b)

ANAXIMENES

c)

ANAXIMANDER

d)

THALES

13.

wondered about the beginning of the universe and where it came from. He claimed that the universe was formed from boundless.

a)

THALES

b)

HERACLITUS

c)

ANAXIMENES

d)

ANAXIMANDER

14.

argued that air was the fundamental element through the process of refraction or compression, the air surrounds earth in a more or less compressed state.

a)

HERACLITUS

b)

ANAXIMENES

c)

ANAXIMANDER

d)

THALES

15.

claimed the Unity of Opposites in characterizing the cosmos. ‘No man cannot step on the same river twice’

a)

HERACLITUS

b)

ANAXIMENES

c)

ANAXIMANDER

d)

THALES

16.

claimed that there is a single God. He did not subscribe to the idea of an anthropomorphic God.

a)

PYTHAGORAS

b)

XENOPHANES

c)

HERACLITUS

d)

ANAXIMENES

17.

believes that the cosmos is a structured system ordered by numbers. Believe that nature can be quantified.

a)

PYTHAGORAS

b)

XENOPHANES

c)

HERACLITUS

d)

ANAXIMANDER

18.

Who are the Greek triumvirate?

a)

Thales, Pythagoras, Epicurus

b)

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle

c)

Thales, Socrates, Archimedes

d)

Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Democritus

19.

What does a holistic point of view mean?

a)

unlimited perception

b)

understanding the whole and the parts

c)

only focuses on one factor

d)

limited perception

20.

His teaching and writings are considered the foundation of Western philosophy. And one of his

famous works is The Republic. He is also a student of Socrates

a)

thales

b)

aristotle

c)

plato

d)

socrates

21.

His studies in logic led to the formulation of a formal process of analyzing reasoning which gave rise

to deductive reasoning.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Thales

c)

Socrates

d)

Plato

22.

What is the tool in doing Philosophy?

a)

Giving an opinion or suggestions

b)

Studying the book

c)

Making smart decision

d)

Philosophical Reflection

23.

fragmented and

compartmentalizes thinking; instrumental thinking; means-end of thinking or selfish way of thinking

a)

Primary Reflection

b)

Secondary Reflection

24.

integrates the fragmented and compartmentalizes experience

into coherent whole

a)

Primary Reflection

b)

Secondary Reflection

25.

the process of doing philosophy in a systematic way.

(a)  

26.

is the view that truth is correspondence to, or with, a fact. Embracing the idea

that truth consists in a relation to reality.

a)

Pragmatic Theory

b)

Coherence Theory

c)

Correspondence Theory

d)

Dalton's Theory

27.

bases the truth of a belief on the degree to which it coheres or “hang together” with all other beliefs. Typically, one person’s beliefs, but it could be any body of knowledge.

a)

Correspondence Theory

b)

Pragmatic Theory

c)

Coherence Theory

d)

Dalton's Theory

28.

the truth of a statement can be

define in tems of the utility of accepting it. There are things that are false that it may be useful to accept, and conversely, there are things that are true that it may be damaging to accept.

a)

Pragmatic Theory

b)

Coherence Theory

c)

Correspondence Theory

d)

Dalton's Theory

29.

attacking an opponent’s character or motives rather than answering the argument or claim. Appealing to one’s prejudices, emotions or special interests rather than to one’s intellect or

reason.

a)

Ignorantiam

b)

Misericordiam

c)

Populum

d)

Petitio

e)

Hominem

30.

logical fallacy in which a premise is assumed to be true without a warrant or in which what is to be proved is implicitly taken for granted.

a)

Ignorantiam

b)

Misericordiam

c)

Populum

d)

Petitio

e)

Hominem

31.

concludes that proposition must be true because many or most people believe it, often concisely encapsulate

a)

Ignorantiam

b)

Misericordiam

c)

Populum

d)

Petitio

e)

Hominem

32.

based on strong appeal to the emotion.

a)

Ignorantiam

b)

Misericordiam

c)

Populum

d)

Petitio

e)

Hominem

33.

use of unanswerable challenge to disprove rather than by serious attempt to prove.

a)

Ignorantiam

b)

Misericordiam

c)

Populum

d)

Hominem

34.

a specific kind of appeal to emotion in which

someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his or her opponent’s feelings of pity or guilt.

a)

Composition

b)

Equivocation

c)

Appeal to ignorance

d)

Appeal to pity

35.

is a logical chain of reasoning of a term or a word several times, but giving the particular

word a different meaning each time.

a)

Composition

b)

Equivocation

c)

Appeal to ignorance

d)

Appeal to pity

36.

an argument that appeals or exploits people’s

vanities, desire for esteem and anchoring on popularity.

a)

Appeal to the people

b)

Appeal to force

c)

Against the person

d)

Division

37.

attempts to link the validity of a premise to a

characteristic or belief of the person advocating the premise. However, in some instances, questions

of personal conduct, character, motives are legitimate if relevant to the issue.

a)

Appeal to the people

b)

Appeal to force

c)

Against the person

d)

Division

38.

one commits errors if one reaches an inductive generalization based on

insufficient evidence. The fallacy is commonly based on a broad conclusion upon the statistics of a

survey of a small group that fails to sufficiently represent the whole population.

a)

Division

b)

Composition

c)

Hasty generalization

d)

Appeal to force

39.

FACTICITY- refers to the things in our life that are already given.

Refers to all details that surround us in the present our environment, our language our past decisions,

our past and present relationships and even our future deaths.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

TRANSCENDENCE- Is the ability to change, be dynamic, and continually redefining oneself which works with our facticity to create change. Transcendence comes from the Latin prefix trans-, meaning "beyond," and the word scandare, meaning "to climb. Used to describe a spiritual or religious state, or a condition of moving beyond physical needs and

realities.

a)

true

b)

false

41.

Founder of Buddhism

a)

Lao-tzu

b)

Allah

c)

Siddharta Gautama

d)

Confucius

42.

The other term for enlightenment

a)

Karma

b)

Buddha

c)

Moksha

d)

Nirvana

43.

A word which means rebirth

a)

Karma

b)

Moksha

c)

Nirvana

d)

Reincarnation

44.

It is a term about the cycle of cause and effect

a)

Karma

b)

Nirvana

c)

Reincarnation

d)

Samsara

45.

give at least 1 of the 4 noble truths

(a)  

46.

state at least 3 examples of the eightfold path

(a)  

47.

The mother of all Religion

a)

Islam

b)

Shintoism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Daoism

48.

Refers to a human-centered, or “anthropocentric,” point of view.

a)

HUMANISM

b)

ANTHROPOCENTRISM

c)

HOLISM

d)

ECOCENTRISM

49.

Progressive philosophy of life that, without theism or other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and

responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to greater good.

a)

ECOCENTRISM

b)

BIOCENTRISM

c)

HUMANISM

d)

HOLISM

50.

A philosophical position regarding the difference or similarities in the reaction to pain in humans and

animals. Ethical discussion of a major consideration in the study and implementation of bioethics and the use of

living beings in experimentation.

a)

BIOCENTRISM

b)

ECOCENTRISM

c)

HOLISM

d)

PATHOCENTRISM

51.

A philosophical viewpoint that all living organisms, not just humans, are deserving of equal and moral and

ethical consideration. The belief that the rights and needs of humans are not more important than those of other living things.

a)

BIOCENTRISM

b)

ECOCENTRISM

c)

ANTHROPOCENTRISM

d)

HOLISM

52.

This concept believes that ecology is the central and most significant part of the earth and thus promotes a

nature-based system of values.

a)

BIOCENTRISM

b)

HOLISM

c)

PATHOCENTRISM

d)

ECOCENTRISM

53.

Concisely summarized by Aristotle in Metaphysics, “the whole is more than the sum of its parts”.

a)

HOLISM

b)

ECOCENTRISM

c)

BIOCENTRISM

d)

HUMANISM

54.

The controlling

attitude of humankind is extended to nature, when in fact, humanity is part of nature.

a)

deep ecology

b)

social ecology

c)

ecofeminism

55.

authoritarian social structures are the result of ecological crisis

a)

deep ecology

b)

social ecology

c)

ecofeminism

56.

has the view of superiority and inferiority roles of humans and environment

a)

deep ecology

b)

social ecology

c)

ecofeminism