WorksheetsPhilosophy
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Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the etymological definition of philosophy?
The Latin concept for logical reasoning
The ancient art of investigating different systems of inquiry
The interest in Pythagorean theorem
The love of wisdom
What is metaphysics?
It is the study of human behavior.
It is an analysis of social behavior.
The study of standards and criteria based upon which knowledge is defined.
It is the study of existence, nature of reality, and theories of reality.
What branch of philosophy does Luciano Floridi’s concept of “Infosphere” belong/relate to?
Logic
Metaphysics
Axiology
Epistemology
What was the fundamental substance according to Thales of Miletus?
Water
Fire
Earth
Air
What did monad (one) represent according to Pythagoras and his followers? Choose THREE options.
Finite world
The origin of everything
Unity; oneness Interconnectedness
Indivisibility
What is the central concept behind Parmenides philosophy?
Plurality
Change
Nothingness
Being/true reality
What does Zeno's Dichotomy Paradox suggest?
Light and motion
Speed of sound
Infinite indivisibility of time and space
Relativity
What is the primary source of Parmenides' philosophy?
Critique of Reason
The Symposium
Republic
On Nature/Nature
What are the forms/ideals according to Plato?
The forms are identical copies of the world of forms.
The forms/ideals represent the actual and ultimate reality.
The forms are appearances.
The forms are used as metaphors to refer to one reality.
Which of the sentences correctly describes ‘teleology’?
Teleology is the study of numbers and mathematics in philosophy.
Teleology is the study of the physical properties of objects.
Teleology studies goals in natural phenomena; anything can be explained based on its function and eventual goal.
Teleology is the study of ancient technologies.
How does Plato's virtue of temperance inform IT ethics?
It pertains to censorship in the IT field.
Plato's virtue of temperance is only relevant to IT professionals who work with sensitive data, and not to those who work with less sensitive data.
Plato's virtue of temperance is not relevant to IT ethics as it only applies to personal behavior and not professional conduct.
IT professionals should always exercise moderation in their implementation and use of technology by respecting privacy boundaries, avoiding excessive data collection, etc.
Francis Bacon's work is known as…
As the foundation of the modern inductive method and systematization of scientific procedure
As a piece of literature that advocates the deductive method
As the foundation of mathematical methods in science
As the work that further developed the Theory of Forms
What is an inductive approach?
It is an approach that focuses on metaphysical and abstract objects.
It is a method of reasoning that draws broad generalizations based on specific observations.
It is an approach that draws generalizations based on biases.
It is a method that draws generalizations based on axioms.
What book is the source of the detailed description of Locke’s epistemology?
Symposium
Leviathan
Critique of Pure Reason
Essay on the Human Understanding
What book is the source of Berkeley’s empiricism?
The Allegory of the Cave
Discourse on the Method
The Principles of Human Knowledge
What is the primary source of David Hume’s philosophy of empiricism?
Le Monde
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
Treatise of Human Understanding
Treatise of Human Nature
Which concepts below are included in the list of Hume’s philosophical relations?
Discourse analysis and deliberation among many
Complex ideas and reasoning among many
The conventional knowledge about the material world and quantum mechanics among many
Resemblance and causation among many
What is the mechanical worldview in the philosophy of Descartes?
It is an argument for the existence of God which implies that any form of complexity requires a creator. In this case, the universe is complex and mechanistic.
It is an approach to understanding the mental substance by viewing it as a byproduct of mechanistic universe that obeys the laws of physics.
It is the skeptical view of the mind’s (mental substance) existence because everything is material and mechanistic. All the material staff obey the laws of physics.
The view is that the universe is a deterministic mechanism (machine) governed by mathematical laws.
According to Descartes, what is the role of the pineal gland in the interaction between mind and body?
According to Descartes, the pineal gland is where sensory perceptions are processed.
Descartes thought that the pineal gland is the point in the brain where complex ideas are created.
According to Descartes, the pineal gland serves as a point of interaction between the mind and body.
Descartes believed that the pineal gland is responsible for the body’s movements.
Which book primarily addresses Spinoza's views on the nature of reality?
Ethics
God's/Nature's Decree
The Illusive Nature of Volition
Attributes of God
Where is Leibniz's popular philosophy about the nature of reality found?
In the Fabric of Reality
In the Impact of Theory of Forms on Ontology and Ethics
In the Critique of Pure Reason
In the Monadology and the Principles of Nature and of Grace
Which of the following statements accurately defines analytic knowledge?
Analytic knowledge extends beyond the limits of human cognition.
Analytic knowledge is gained through a process of synthesis.
Analytic knowledge is based on the information gathered through sensory experience.
Analytic knowledge involves truths that are true by definition based on the meaning of the concepts alone.
Which book by Kant describes the nature of human knowledge and the relationship between the mind and the external world?
Perpetual Peace
Religion within the bounds of bare reason
The Critique of Empiricism
The Critique of Pure Reason
Which of the following describes the distinction between hypothetical and categorical imperatives?
Hypothetical imperatives are based on empirical evidence, while categorical imperatives are innate in the human mind and purely rational.
Hypothetical imperatives are unconditional, while categorical imperatives are conditioned on Kant's metaphysical categories about the human mind.
Hypothetical imperatives are conditional and dependent on personal desires, while categorical imperatives are unconditional and universally binding.
Hypothetical imperatives focus on ethical duties, while categorical imperatives are concerned with moral virtues.
What are maxims, according to Kant?
Maxims are contingent on the consequences of an action.
Maxims are subjective preferences guiding individual actions.
Maxims are irrelevant to Kantian ethics.
Maxims are universalizable principles that determine the moral permissibility of an action.
What is the central concept in Jeremy Bentham's ethical philosophy?
Duty
Deontology
Virtue
Consequentialism
What does the principle of utility suggest in Bentham's ethical decision-making?
It suggests respect for individual freedom.
It means the greatest happiness for the most significant number of people.
It suggests the pursuit of personal interests.
It means adherence to universalizable maxims.
What does Mill's notion of "rules" refer to in his utilitarian ethics?
Mill's rules refer to deontological principles in his theory of utilitarianism.
Mill's utilitarianism suggests that general rules must be applied in decision-making to achieve the greatest happiness. Mill's rules allow flexibility in ethical decision-making.
Mill's rules refer to adherence to divine commandments.
Mill's rules refer to rigid criteria based on ethical decisions.
In Mill's utilitarianism, when does the Principle of Harm justify intervention in individual freedom?
When harm to others is evident
Only in cases of physical harm
Intervention in individual freedom is never justified
When personal freedom allows free speech, that is not comforting for many people
What is the central idea of McLuhan's technological determinism?
Technological advancements suggest contingency, which means technological progress and social changes are entirely random.
Humans hold direct control over technological advancements and societal transformations.
Technology acts as a force that drives societal development independently of human control, even though humans invent it.
Advancements in technology and refinements in manufacturing predetermine the future of the earth.
What did McLuhan mean by global village?
Global village refers to an interconnected and shared global experience that is created through mediums such as TV and the Internet.
Global Village refers to a community of people who believe that everything in the world will be predetermined by technology.
Global Village is an irrelevant concept in McLuhan's theory of technological determinism.
Global Village is an imaginary AI system that would integrate the entire world.
What is the goal/purpose of McLuhan’s tetrad framework?
It serves as a framework for analyzing the effects of different mediums (chiefly media) on society.
It serves as a framework for analyzing the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by factories and different machines (mediums).
It serves as a framework for analyzing only the impact of information on society.
It serves as a framework for analyzing the societal transformations in the age of AI development.
According to Daniel Dennett’s views on mind and consciousness, what is problematic about Cartesian Dualism?
Daniel Dennett criticizes the idea of mind-dualism because it does not consider the philosophy of David Hume.
Daniel Dennett is a dualist philosopher; hence, he saw nothing problematic about Cartesian Dualism.
Daniel Dennett questions the idea of a non-material mind substance separate from the body.
Daniel Dennett questions Cartesian Dualism because more than two substances might constitute the mind.
Which one of the following sentences correctly explains consciousness based on Dennett’s multiple drafts model?
The continuous stream of consciousness is an emergent property of the multiple drafts interacting and influencing each other.
The continuous stream of consciousness exists independently, with no relation to the multiple drafts model.
The continuous stream of consciousness is predetermined by many substances, as defined by Leibniz.
The continuous stream of consciousness is a fixed and unchanging product of multiple drafts.
