Introduction To Philosophy Final Exam
Study Guide With Correct Solutions 2024
The .four .main .division .of .philosophy .are .metaphysic, .logic, .axiology, .and__________.
A) .Reason
B) .Epistemology
C) .Philosophy .of .religion
D) .Deduction .- .correct .answer.Epistemology
Which .Greek .philosopher .never .wrote .anything?
A) .Socrates
B) .Aristotle
C) .Plato
D) .Pythagoras .- .correct .answer.Socrates
A .question .and .answer .dialogue .in .which .propositions .are .methodically .scrutinized .to
.uncover .the .truth .is .known .as__________.
A) .An .assertion
B) .The .Socratic .Method
C) .The .Socratic .Jest
D) .A .debate .- .correct .answer.Socratic .Method
One .of .the .benefits .of .philosophy .is .that .it____________.
A) .Helps .you .sort .through .your .basic .convictions
B) .Gets .you .on .the .path .to .pursuing .truth .for .its .own .sake
C) .Liberates .your .mind .from .the .enslavement .of .the .opinions .of .others
D) .All .of .the .above .- .correct .answer.All .of .the .above
They .systematic .use .of .critical .reasoning .to .try .to .find .answers .to .fundamental .questions
.is .called_____________.
A) .The .argumentative .method
B) .The .philosophical .method
C) .Propositional .logic
D) .Syllogistic .reasoning .- .correct .answer.The .philosophical .method
The .famous .statement ."An .unexamined .life .is .not .worth .living" .is .attributed .to______.
A) .Aristotle
,B) .Socrates
C) .John .Locke
D) .Plato .- .correct .answer.Socrates
The .study .how .we .know .ultimate .reality .is .known .as__________.
A) .Ethics
B) .Epistemology
C) .Quantum .physics
D) .Metaphysics .- .correct .answer.Metaphysics
Questions .concerning .the .beautiful .and .the .ugly .follow .under .the .domain
.of___________.
A) .Logic
B) .Metaphysics
C) .Epistemology
D) .Aesthetics .- .correct .answer.Aesthetics
According .to .Socrates, .a .clear .sign .that .a .person .has_________ .is .his .or .her .exclusive
.pursuit .of .social .status, .wealth, .power, .and .pleasure.
A) .Philosophical .ambition
B) .Wisdom
C) .Exceptional .desires
D) .An .unhealthy .soul .- .correct .answer.An .unhealthy .soul
A .group .of .statements .in .which .one .of .them .is .meant .to .be .supported .by .the .others
.is______.
A) .a .statement
B) .an .arguement
C) .a .conclusion
D) .a .reductio .- .correct .answer.an .argument
In .an .argument, .the .statement .being .supported .is .the .conclusion, .and .the .statements
.supporting .the .conclusion .are .the_______.
A) .Middle .statement
B) .Persuaders
C) .Premises
D) .Substatements .- .correct .answer.Premises
Word .such .(consequently, .therefore) .and .(as .a .result) .are______.
A) .premise .indicator .words
B) .conclusion .indicator .words
C) .statements
D) .persuaders .- .correct .answer.conclusion .indicator .words
Arguments .intended .to .give .logically .conclusive .support .to .their .conclusions .so .that .if .the
.premises .are .true, .the .conclusion .(must) .be .true .are______.
, A) .deductive
B) .inductive
C) .explanatory
D) .cogent .- .correct .answer.deductive
Arguments .that .are .supposed .to .give .(probable) .support .to .their .conclusions .are
A) .valid
B) .sound
C) .inductive
D) .deductive .- .correct .answer.inductive
When .we .arrive .at .a .conclusion .based .on .similarities .between .two .things, .we .are
.engaged .in
A) .analogical .induction
B) .sound .deduction
C) .valid .inference
D) .enumerative .induction .- .correct .answer.analogical .induction
The .fact .that .inductive .arguments .are .inherently .open .to .exceptions .or .refutation .is .known
.as______.
A) .reduction .and .absurdum
B) .cross-examination
C) .the .principle .of .falsifiability
D) .enumerative .induction .- .correct .answer.the .principle .of .falsifiablity
If .you .assume .that .a .set .of .statements .is .true, .and .yet .you .can .deduce .a .false .or .absurd
.statement .from .it, .then .the .original .set .of .statements .as .whole .must .be .false. .This .kind .of
.argument .is .known .as______.
A) .modus .tollens
B) .modus .ponens
C) .hypothetical .syllogism
D) .reductio .ad .absurdum .- .correct .answer.reductio .ad .absurdum
When .we .arrive .at .a .generalization .on .a .number .of .samples .we .are .offering
A) .analogical .induction
B) .sounds .deduction
C) .valid .inference
D) .enumerative .induction .- .correct .answer.enumerative .induction
The .fallacy .of .arguing .that .a .claim .must .be .true .because .most .people .agree .with .it .is
.called
A) .appeal .to .popularity
B) .the .fallacy .of .equivocation
C) .the .genetic .fallacy
D) .begging .the .question .- .correct .answer.appeal .to .popularity
Study Guide With Correct Solutions 2024
The .four .main .division .of .philosophy .are .metaphysic, .logic, .axiology, .and__________.
A) .Reason
B) .Epistemology
C) .Philosophy .of .religion
D) .Deduction .- .correct .answer.Epistemology
Which .Greek .philosopher .never .wrote .anything?
A) .Socrates
B) .Aristotle
C) .Plato
D) .Pythagoras .- .correct .answer.Socrates
A .question .and .answer .dialogue .in .which .propositions .are .methodically .scrutinized .to
.uncover .the .truth .is .known .as__________.
A) .An .assertion
B) .The .Socratic .Method
C) .The .Socratic .Jest
D) .A .debate .- .correct .answer.Socratic .Method
One .of .the .benefits .of .philosophy .is .that .it____________.
A) .Helps .you .sort .through .your .basic .convictions
B) .Gets .you .on .the .path .to .pursuing .truth .for .its .own .sake
C) .Liberates .your .mind .from .the .enslavement .of .the .opinions .of .others
D) .All .of .the .above .- .correct .answer.All .of .the .above
They .systematic .use .of .critical .reasoning .to .try .to .find .answers .to .fundamental .questions
.is .called_____________.
A) .The .argumentative .method
B) .The .philosophical .method
C) .Propositional .logic
D) .Syllogistic .reasoning .- .correct .answer.The .philosophical .method
The .famous .statement ."An .unexamined .life .is .not .worth .living" .is .attributed .to______.
A) .Aristotle
,B) .Socrates
C) .John .Locke
D) .Plato .- .correct .answer.Socrates
The .study .how .we .know .ultimate .reality .is .known .as__________.
A) .Ethics
B) .Epistemology
C) .Quantum .physics
D) .Metaphysics .- .correct .answer.Metaphysics
Questions .concerning .the .beautiful .and .the .ugly .follow .under .the .domain
.of___________.
A) .Logic
B) .Metaphysics
C) .Epistemology
D) .Aesthetics .- .correct .answer.Aesthetics
According .to .Socrates, .a .clear .sign .that .a .person .has_________ .is .his .or .her .exclusive
.pursuit .of .social .status, .wealth, .power, .and .pleasure.
A) .Philosophical .ambition
B) .Wisdom
C) .Exceptional .desires
D) .An .unhealthy .soul .- .correct .answer.An .unhealthy .soul
A .group .of .statements .in .which .one .of .them .is .meant .to .be .supported .by .the .others
.is______.
A) .a .statement
B) .an .arguement
C) .a .conclusion
D) .a .reductio .- .correct .answer.an .argument
In .an .argument, .the .statement .being .supported .is .the .conclusion, .and .the .statements
.supporting .the .conclusion .are .the_______.
A) .Middle .statement
B) .Persuaders
C) .Premises
D) .Substatements .- .correct .answer.Premises
Word .such .(consequently, .therefore) .and .(as .a .result) .are______.
A) .premise .indicator .words
B) .conclusion .indicator .words
C) .statements
D) .persuaders .- .correct .answer.conclusion .indicator .words
Arguments .intended .to .give .logically .conclusive .support .to .their .conclusions .so .that .if .the
.premises .are .true, .the .conclusion .(must) .be .true .are______.
, A) .deductive
B) .inductive
C) .explanatory
D) .cogent .- .correct .answer.deductive
Arguments .that .are .supposed .to .give .(probable) .support .to .their .conclusions .are
A) .valid
B) .sound
C) .inductive
D) .deductive .- .correct .answer.inductive
When .we .arrive .at .a .conclusion .based .on .similarities .between .two .things, .we .are
.engaged .in
A) .analogical .induction
B) .sound .deduction
C) .valid .inference
D) .enumerative .induction .- .correct .answer.analogical .induction
The .fact .that .inductive .arguments .are .inherently .open .to .exceptions .or .refutation .is .known
.as______.
A) .reduction .and .absurdum
B) .cross-examination
C) .the .principle .of .falsifiability
D) .enumerative .induction .- .correct .answer.the .principle .of .falsifiablity
If .you .assume .that .a .set .of .statements .is .true, .and .yet .you .can .deduce .a .false .or .absurd
.statement .from .it, .then .the .original .set .of .statements .as .whole .must .be .false. .This .kind .of
.argument .is .known .as______.
A) .modus .tollens
B) .modus .ponens
C) .hypothetical .syllogism
D) .reductio .ad .absurdum .- .correct .answer.reductio .ad .absurdum
When .we .arrive .at .a .generalization .on .a .number .of .samples .we .are .offering
A) .analogical .induction
B) .sounds .deduction
C) .valid .inference
D) .enumerative .induction .- .correct .answer.enumerative .induction
The .fallacy .of .arguing .that .a .claim .must .be .true .because .most .people .agree .with .it .is
.called
A) .appeal .to .popularity
B) .the .fallacy .of .equivocation
C) .the .genetic .fallacy
D) .begging .the .question .- .correct .answer.appeal .to .popularity
