PHI-210 SHAW Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Philo + Sophia =
"Love of Wisdom"
Greeks
The pursuit of knowledge for the sake of flourishing.
Clarification
Dispelling confusion as far as possible.
Justification:
Submitting ideas to critical scrutiny. Tying claims to evidence.
Unification
The piecing together of an integrated world view.
The Apology themes?
Truth, intellectual Humility, and Excellence of Character
Truth
"From me you will hear the whole truth, though not expressed in embroidered and stylized
phrases, but things spoken and random and expressed in the first words that come to mind"
Intellectual Humility
"I am wiser than this man. It is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile, but he
thinks he knows something when he does not, whereas when I do not know, neither do I think
, I know; so I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent, that I do not think I know what
I do not know"
Excellence of Character
"Are you not ashamed of your eagerness to possess as much wealth, reputation, and honors as
possible, while you do not care for nor give thought to wisdom or truth, or the best possible
state of your soul?"
How does philosophy strengthen you?
Professionally, Personally, and as a Christian
Professional skills developed in Philosophy
• Problem Solver• Communicator• Reader • Analyst
Relativism
The truth of a given statement varies from person to person.
Correspondence Theory
Truth is a property of a statement.• A statement is a sentence that expresses a proposition. •
Propositions purport to represent/describe how things are in the world.A statement is true
when the proposition it expresses corresponds with how things are.
Absolutism
The truth of a given statement does not vary from person to person, but is rather fixed.
Subjectivism
Truth is a matter of whatever one happens to believe.
Pragmaticism
Answers
Philo + Sophia =
"Love of Wisdom"
Greeks
The pursuit of knowledge for the sake of flourishing.
Clarification
Dispelling confusion as far as possible.
Justification:
Submitting ideas to critical scrutiny. Tying claims to evidence.
Unification
The piecing together of an integrated world view.
The Apology themes?
Truth, intellectual Humility, and Excellence of Character
Truth
"From me you will hear the whole truth, though not expressed in embroidered and stylized
phrases, but things spoken and random and expressed in the first words that come to mind"
Intellectual Humility
"I am wiser than this man. It is likely that neither of us knows anything worthwhile, but he
thinks he knows something when he does not, whereas when I do not know, neither do I think
, I know; so I am likely to be wiser than he to this small extent, that I do not think I know what
I do not know"
Excellence of Character
"Are you not ashamed of your eagerness to possess as much wealth, reputation, and honors as
possible, while you do not care for nor give thought to wisdom or truth, or the best possible
state of your soul?"
How does philosophy strengthen you?
Professionally, Personally, and as a Christian
Professional skills developed in Philosophy
• Problem Solver• Communicator• Reader • Analyst
Relativism
The truth of a given statement varies from person to person.
Correspondence Theory
Truth is a property of a statement.• A statement is a sentence that expresses a proposition. •
Propositions purport to represent/describe how things are in the world.A statement is true
when the proposition it expresses corresponds with how things are.
Absolutism
The truth of a given statement does not vary from person to person, but is rather fixed.
Subjectivism
Truth is a matter of whatever one happens to believe.
Pragmaticism
