Yates Phil 101 Exam 1 JMU Questions and Answers Fully Solved Latest Version 2025-2026
philosophy - Answers -Philosophy is concrete and absolute- not abstract
-Trying to seek simple truths
-Moves into life- not away
-Paying attention to life and ideas
-Formalizes the question: What should I value, what do I believe and why
what motivates philosophy? - Answers -Examines beliefs
-activity/practice involving questioning beliefs about life, --morality, reality, knowledge
-Going beneath the usual surface
-Motivated by wonder, awe, curiosity
-Turning emotional experiences into reflection
-Meaning of life, morality
why is philosophy important - Answers -Importance of trying to identify and address fundamental
questions of meaning
-Improving our reasoning but never perfectly
-Powers and limits of rational thought
-Gives us a new way to look at things/find truth
-Can illuminate fundamental questions and concerns "who am i?"
what qualities does philosophy ask of us? - Answers -Hunger for truth
-Good reasoning
-Tenacity
-Perseverance
Patience
Willingness to follow reasoning/arguments
Willingness to risk good/productive confusion- rethinking something
motivated reasoning - Answers -People don't arrive at viewpoints in a totally unbiased and rational way
, -People change their opinions based on goals
-Having an opinion that favors you, your thoughts, or your beliefs
-Self-preservation instinct to know we have an identity by being allied with the right viewpoints
-We have a sense of self-meaning in life if we believe the right truth
-People think their way to a conclusion on things they favor
-We're more inclined to confirm opinions of pre-existing notions
recruiting evidence - Answers -seeking/avoiding
-Can I vs must I believe
-Must I needs more evidence
-Most people dont get evidence as an impartial judge
-Ex; I'm trying to buy a car, I'm looking for reasons to justify it
-Motivations guide what info people consider
evaluating evidence - Answers -Distorting influences
-Group dynamics
-Pressure towards consensus, dissonance to agree
-Example of someone evaluating evidence: if a parent agrees their child fouled in a sports game
egoism - Answers thinking the best of yourself
Ferry's "what is philosophy" reading - Answers -Doesn't adopt a religious approach to handle death
1. Reckoning with lifes limits
2.Philosophical vs religious 'salvation'
3.Anxiety & the present
3 orientations of philosophy - Answers Theory
Ethics
salvation/wisdom
four approaches of doing philosophy - Answers 1. definitions
philosophy - Answers -Philosophy is concrete and absolute- not abstract
-Trying to seek simple truths
-Moves into life- not away
-Paying attention to life and ideas
-Formalizes the question: What should I value, what do I believe and why
what motivates philosophy? - Answers -Examines beliefs
-activity/practice involving questioning beliefs about life, --morality, reality, knowledge
-Going beneath the usual surface
-Motivated by wonder, awe, curiosity
-Turning emotional experiences into reflection
-Meaning of life, morality
why is philosophy important - Answers -Importance of trying to identify and address fundamental
questions of meaning
-Improving our reasoning but never perfectly
-Powers and limits of rational thought
-Gives us a new way to look at things/find truth
-Can illuminate fundamental questions and concerns "who am i?"
what qualities does philosophy ask of us? - Answers -Hunger for truth
-Good reasoning
-Tenacity
-Perseverance
Patience
Willingness to follow reasoning/arguments
Willingness to risk good/productive confusion- rethinking something
motivated reasoning - Answers -People don't arrive at viewpoints in a totally unbiased and rational way
, -People change their opinions based on goals
-Having an opinion that favors you, your thoughts, or your beliefs
-Self-preservation instinct to know we have an identity by being allied with the right viewpoints
-We have a sense of self-meaning in life if we believe the right truth
-People think their way to a conclusion on things they favor
-We're more inclined to confirm opinions of pre-existing notions
recruiting evidence - Answers -seeking/avoiding
-Can I vs must I believe
-Must I needs more evidence
-Most people dont get evidence as an impartial judge
-Ex; I'm trying to buy a car, I'm looking for reasons to justify it
-Motivations guide what info people consider
evaluating evidence - Answers -Distorting influences
-Group dynamics
-Pressure towards consensus, dissonance to agree
-Example of someone evaluating evidence: if a parent agrees their child fouled in a sports game
egoism - Answers thinking the best of yourself
Ferry's "what is philosophy" reading - Answers -Doesn't adopt a religious approach to handle death
1. Reckoning with lifes limits
2.Philosophical vs religious 'salvation'
3.Anxiety & the present
3 orientations of philosophy - Answers Theory
Ethics
salvation/wisdom
four approaches of doing philosophy - Answers 1. definitions
