WorksheetsPhilosophy Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins
The word “ (a) ” means “love of wisdom” (philos [love] + sophia [wisdom]).
Why Philosophy is the natural knowledge of all things through their ultimate causes.
It is natural because it is unaided by Divine Revelation. It’s what any person has the ordinary capacity to know
Its object is all things in general, not specific divisions of reality
It is knowledge because it conceives things as they truly are. It is not a matter of opinion, which is less certain.
It studies the ultimate causes of things. A cause is ultimate when it is the most fundamental, or basic source for something.
All are correct
A (a) is just a way of doing something to achieve a certain goal.
It is personal belief and worship in relation to God. It includes creed, cult, and code.
(a)
A (a) is a set of beliefs concerning a Supreme Being.
A (a) is a set of devotional practices directed toward a Supreme Being. Mark only one oval.
A (a) is a set of moral laws a religion requires of its adherents. Mark only one oval.
(a) is an inflated confidence in the power of the empirical sciences. It holds that knowledge is found in the physical sciences alone and that its methods should be applied to all other disciplines.
(a) considers how some people disagree over what is true, and on this basis concludes that no claim to truth holds any privileged status over any other.
The best way to approach philosophy of religion is with an open, but critical mind. Philosophy can give us real knowledge. However, its method (analytic-synthetic) and its objects (the ultimate causes of reality) are going to be different from those of the physical sciences.
True
False
Scientism is self-refuting. The claim that knowledge is found in the physical sciences alone is not a scientific claim. Its truth cannot be established using the scientific method.
True
False
Philosophy is the natural knowledge of all things through their ultimate causes.
True
False
(a) is the science and art of correct reasoning. It’s one of the most important tools that a philosopher can use to acquire knowledge.
A (a) is the result of a good argument.
(a) obtains when the contents of my statements (and my intellect), corresponds to objective reality.
What are the three reasoning processes? Mark only one oval.
apprehend, judge and reason
apprehend, critique and reason
argue, judge and reason
apprehend, judge and talk
It is the principle that states that a thing is what it is. Reality consists of distinct, unified individuals. Mark only one oval.
principle of identity
principle of excluded middle
principle of sufficient reason
principle of contradiction
The principle states that a thing either is or it is not. There is no middle ground. Mark only one oval.
principle of excluded middle
principle of contradiction
principle of identity
principle of sufficient reason
The principle states that it is impossible for a thing to be and not be in the same way. Mark only one oval.
principle of identity
principle of excluded middle
principle of contradiction
principle of sufficient reason
The principle states that whatever comes into being must have an explanation for its existence. Mark only one oval.
principle of excluded middle
principle of identity
principle of contradiction
principle of sufficient reason
In a (a) argument, you reason from a general premise to a particular conclusion by means of logical rules. When the rules are followed, the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises.
In an (a) argument, you reason from a particular observation to a general conclusion. As such, the conclusion of an inductive argument is only probable; not necessary.
(a) occur when an argument fails to follow the logical rules. Three common, formal fallacies include denying the antecedent, affirming the consequent, and undistributed middle.
You ________ when you say that because something is not the case, something else cannot follow.
deny the antecedent
Undistributed Middle
Affirming the Consequent
You ________ when you say that since something follows something else that the connection between the two is necessary.
affirm the consequent
fail to distribute the middle term
deny the antecedent
You ________ when you change the meaning of a word between premises, or between a premise and the conclusion.
equivocate
question-begging
ad hominem
straw man
You commit an _________ fallacy when you attack your opponent rather than his or her argument. Mark only one oval.
ad hominem
straw man
Question-Begging
bifurcation
You construct _________ when you caricature a person’s argument so it’s easier to refute. Instead, you should interpret an opponent’s argument in the strongest way possible. Mark only one oval.
bifurcate
a straw man
beg the question
ad hominem
It is a conclusion that is supported by premises. Mark only one oval.
argument
fallacies
bifurcate
analogy
A __________ is an indirect argument that takes an opposing view and shows how it violates one of the first principles of logic. Mark only one oval.
Formal fallacies
informal fallacies
reasoning process
reductio ad absurdum
