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WorksheetsPhilosophy Final Study Guide
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 44mins
The ancient philosophers knew there were 4 elements. Name these elements:
(a)
What did Pythagoras believe could be used to express the totality of reality?
(a)
Which country was home to the activities of the earliest known philosophers?
egypt
mesopotamia
greece
persia
What is the definition of the word 'Philosophy’?
"____ of ____"
(a)
Monists believed that the world is composed of:
one thing
two things
one hundred things
many things
infinite things
Parmenides believed that all motion is an illusion.
true
false
Anaximander believed in a hidden, abstract element called
(a)
Thales believed that which element was the fundamental element for all reality?
(a)
Heraclitus believed that which element was the fundamental element for all reality?
(a)
Anaximenes believed that which element was the fundamental element for all reality?
(a)
Aristotle’s Golden Mean would identify the virtuous condition between cowardice and foolhardiness. Which of these would be that condition:
ignorance
courage
retreat
beauty
philosophy
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How are Socrates, Plato and Aristotle related to one another?
brothers
no relation
teachers and disciples
cousins
father and sons
Complete this dictum by Socrates:
“The unexamined life is not worth (a) .”
Put to trial for “teaching false doctrine, impiety and corrupting the youth”, Socrates was eventually:
exiled
found not guilty
pardoned
convicted and executed
released during a riot
Aristotle believed, like Plato’s Theory of the Forms, that everything is striving unconsciously towards the Good. However, Aristotle believed that some definite form of perfection must actually be attainable. What did Aristotle call this entity?
the prime mover
the force
the quantum entanglement
the syllogism eradicus
the butterfly effect
According to Aristotle, the highest goal (telos) of humans is (a) .
In order for an individual to be balanced and a city to be just, what do each of the three attributes/societal roles need?
reason/ruler - _____________
spirit/soldier - _____________
appetite/worker - _____________
(a)
Both Plato and Aristotle held art in high regard.
true
false
Epistemology is the theory or study of (a) .
Was Rene Descartes an empiricist, rationalist or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Was Baruch Spinoza an empiricist, rationalist, or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Was Immanuel Kant an empiricist, rationalist, or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Was George Berkley an empiricist, rationalist, or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Was Gottfried Liebniz an empiricist, rationalist, or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Was David Hume an empiricist, rationalist, or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Was Thomas Hobbes an empiricist, rationalist, or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Was John Locke an empiricist, rationalist, or neither?
empiricist
rationalist
neither
Knowledge based on reason/logic is called "A (a) ."
Knowledge based on observation/experience is called "A (a) ."
An analytic statement may or may not be true depending on the meaning of the words in the statement.
true
false
René Descartes utilized a method called radical (a) when seeking certainty upon which to base all knowledge.
Spinoza seeks to correct the radical dualism that Descartes’ philosophy leaves behind by accepting what concept?
copernican revolution
pantheism
limited dualism
monarchy
cartesian metaphysics
Between Hobbes and Locke, which had a more optimistic view of the state of nature? Explain.
Hobbes; Locke's view of nature was that life was very poor and short, whereas Hobbes view was that it was given by God, so life had happiness and liberty.
Locke; Hobbes view of nature was that life was very poor and short, whereas Locke's view was that it was given by God, so life had happiness and liberty.
Hume attempted to prove Causality, but ran into a problem. What do we call this problem?
interaction
inception
inclusion
introduction
induction
Kant believed you could provide proof that God exists.
true
false
Briefly explain Kant’s categorical imperative (specifically, the universal law):
His categorial imperative revolved around his deontological approach, which was deciding whether or not something was moral or ethical. To determine this, he would ask, "would our world be special if everyone did the same thing?"
His subjective idea revolved around his empirical approach, which was deciding whether or not something was special or wrong. To determine this, he would ask, "what can make everyone unique?"
The viewpoint that actions are right or wrong based solely on the action itself, and NOT based on the outcome is called what?
telescoping
deontology
teleology
dermatology
syncopation
plato's theory was ________
the prime mover
the divided line
air is the primary element
"the unexamined life is not worth living"
pythagoras' theory was ________
"the simplest explanation is usually the right one"
fire is the basic element
"numbers are the fundamental building block of reality"
"pleasure is the absence of pain"
protagoras' theory was that _______
"man is the measure of all things"
"one must want exactly what the universe wants to be happy"
water is the most basic element
boundless is not a real element
the sophists' theory was that _________
"rhetoric is more important than sound philosophy"
earth is the greatest element
"pleasure is the absence of pain"
"god is not in linear time"
Epicurus' theory was that __________
offered a cosmological argument for the existence of god
the prime mover
"pleasure is the absence of pain"
numbers are the fundamental building block of reality
stoicism's theory was that _________
"man is the measure of all things"
"the simplest explanation is usually the right one"
air is the primary element
"one must want exactly what the universe wants to be happy"
augustine's theory was that _____
"rhetoric is more important than sound philosophy"
posited that "god is not in linear time"
the divided line
"one must want exactly what the universe wants to be happy"
Offered an ontological argument for the existence of God
socrates
heraclitus
anselm
aquinas
famous Islamic philosopher
anaxamines
maimones
thales
averroës
famous jewish philosopher
aristotle
maimonides
hobbes
anselm
The simplest explanation is usually the right one
locke
aquinas
ockham
averroës
offered a cosomlogical argument for the existence of God
aquinas
augustine
sophists
maimonides
Below is an example of a syllogism:
All As are Bs.
C is an A.
Therefore C is a B.
true
false
what 2 people are under utilitarianism?
Karl marx and nietzsche
hegel and kierkegaard
jeremy bentham and john stuart mill
schopenhauer
"reality is mind/spirit"
(a)
"if this is the only thing that exists, it’s god"
(a)
"god attempted to think god’s self, but due to this being impossible, god thought nothingness"
(a)
"god experiences self alienation"
(a)
