PHI-103 - Exam 1: Topics 1-2 Study Guide
1. Which philosopher said, "The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living"?
2. In Greek, the word “Philosophy” literally means the of wisdom.
3. What are the misconceptions of philosophy as listed in class?
4. Philosophy investigates the unseen world through .
5. The definition of philosophy we used in class is “The study of nonempirical, reasoned
beliefs that have .”
6. Argument is really a tool for
7. What are the three parts of the argument?
8. Is the topic of spanking an example of an issue?
9. What part of the argument is this: “Is it wrong to use people for personal gain?”
10. What is another word for “premise” in an argument?
11. Which of the following is the sub-discipline of philosophy addressing the theory
of knowledge?
12. Which symbol is the symbol for “If, Then”
13. Which symbol is the symbol for “Or”
14. Which symbol is the symbol for “Not”
15. Parrots and human persons can both talk. But human persons can think rationally.
Therefore, (probably) parrots can think rationally as well. What kind of argument is
this?
16. An abductive argument is also known as….
17. Know difference between Law of non-contradiction and Law of Excluded Middle
18. In an "if … then" statement, what is the antecedent?”
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1. Which philosopher said, "The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living"?
2. In Greek, the word “Philosophy” literally means the of wisdom.
3. What are the misconceptions of philosophy as listed in class?
4. Philosophy investigates the unseen world through .
5. The definition of philosophy we used in class is “The study of nonempirical, reasoned
beliefs that have .”
6. Argument is really a tool for
7. What are the three parts of the argument?
8. Is the topic of spanking an example of an issue?
9. What part of the argument is this: “Is it wrong to use people for personal gain?”
10. What is another word for “premise” in an argument?
11. Which of the following is the sub-discipline of philosophy addressing the theory
of knowledge?
12. Which symbol is the symbol for “If, Then”
13. Which symbol is the symbol for “Or”
14. Which symbol is the symbol for “Not”
15. Parrots and human persons can both talk. But human persons can think rationally.
Therefore, (probably) parrots can think rationally as well. What kind of argument is
this?
16. An abductive argument is also known as….
17. Know difference between Law of non-contradiction and Law of Excluded Middle
18. In an "if … then" statement, what is the antecedent?”
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