EDUC 703 EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
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Agnosticism - ANS (philosophical term) the view that the existence of God, of the divine or
the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is the view that
"human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief
that God exists or the belief that God does not exist."
deism - ANS (philosophical term) belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a
creator who does not intervene in the universe. The term is used chiefly of an intellectual
movement of the 17th and 18th centuries that accepted the existence of a creator on the basis
of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacts with humankind.
dialectic - ANS (philosophical term) the art of investigating or discussing the truth of
opinions.
dichotomy - ANS (philosophical term) a division or contrast between two things that are or
are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
eclecticism - ANS (philosophical term) the theories or methods of the ancient Eclectic
philosophers, who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected
doctrines from various schools of thought.
epistemology - ANS (philosophical term) the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to
its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified
belief from opinion. Questions relating to the nature of truth and how it is acquired.
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, faith - ANS (philosophical term) complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather
than proof.
logocentrism - ANS (philosophical term) a term coined by the German philosopher Ludwig
Klages in the early 1900s. It refers to the tradition of Western science and philosophy that
regards words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality. Knowledge
deriving from written or spoken words rather than from images
materialism - ANS (philosophical term) the doctrine that nothing exists except matter and its
movements and modifications. a tendency to consider material possessions and physical
comfort as more important than spiritual values.
ontology - ANS (philosophical term) the branch of philosophy that studies concepts such as
existence, being, becoming, and reality. It includes the questions of how entities are grouped
into basic categories and which of these entities exist on the most fundamental level.
pantheism - ANS (philosophical term) Pantheism is the belief that reality is identical with
divinity, or that all-things compose an all-encompassing, immanent god.
reason - ANS (philosophical term) in philosophy, the faculty or process of drawing logical
inferences. ... Reason is in opposition to sensation, perception, feeling, desire, as the faculty
(the existence of which is denied by empiricists) by which fundamental truths are intuitively
apprehended.
teleology - ANS (philosophical term) the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose
they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise. Teleology or finality is a reason or
explanation for something as a function of its end, purpose, or goal, as opposed to as a function
of, say, its cause. A purpose that is imposed by a human use, such as that of a fork, is called
extrinsic.
behaviorism - ANS (more of a method than a theory; leans toward transmission). B.F.
Skinner's behavior modification. We usually pair this as a tool to use with "essentialism"
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
Agnosticism - ANS (philosophical term) the view that the existence of God, of the divine or
the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Another definition provided is the view that
"human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief
that God exists or the belief that God does not exist."
deism - ANS (philosophical term) belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a
creator who does not intervene in the universe. The term is used chiefly of an intellectual
movement of the 17th and 18th centuries that accepted the existence of a creator on the basis
of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacts with humankind.
dialectic - ANS (philosophical term) the art of investigating or discussing the truth of
opinions.
dichotomy - ANS (philosophical term) a division or contrast between two things that are or
are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
eclecticism - ANS (philosophical term) the theories or methods of the ancient Eclectic
philosophers, who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected
doctrines from various schools of thought.
epistemology - ANS (philosophical term) the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to
its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified
belief from opinion. Questions relating to the nature of truth and how it is acquired.
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, faith - ANS (philosophical term) complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather
than proof.
logocentrism - ANS (philosophical term) a term coined by the German philosopher Ludwig
Klages in the early 1900s. It refers to the tradition of Western science and philosophy that
regards words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality. Knowledge
deriving from written or spoken words rather than from images
materialism - ANS (philosophical term) the doctrine that nothing exists except matter and its
movements and modifications. a tendency to consider material possessions and physical
comfort as more important than spiritual values.
ontology - ANS (philosophical term) the branch of philosophy that studies concepts such as
existence, being, becoming, and reality. It includes the questions of how entities are grouped
into basic categories and which of these entities exist on the most fundamental level.
pantheism - ANS (philosophical term) Pantheism is the belief that reality is identical with
divinity, or that all-things compose an all-encompassing, immanent god.
reason - ANS (philosophical term) in philosophy, the faculty or process of drawing logical
inferences. ... Reason is in opposition to sensation, perception, feeling, desire, as the faculty
(the existence of which is denied by empiricists) by which fundamental truths are intuitively
apprehended.
teleology - ANS (philosophical term) the explanation of phenomena in terms of the purpose
they serve rather than of the cause by which they arise. Teleology or finality is a reason or
explanation for something as a function of its end, purpose, or goal, as opposed to as a function
of, say, its cause. A purpose that is imposed by a human use, such as that of a fork, is called
extrinsic.
behaviorism - ANS (more of a method than a theory; leans toward transmission). B.F.
Skinner's behavior modification. We usually pair this as a tool to use with "essentialism"
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