Philosophy 201 Review Practice Questions 2024.

Philosophy 201 Review Practice Questions 2024. What does philosophy mean? - CORRECT ANSWER Derived from two Greek words: "philein" meaning to love and "sophia" meaning wisdom. Philosophy means the love of exercising one's curiosity and intelligence. How does Pythagoras characterize a philosopher's activity in contrast with the activities of an athlete and a businessperson? - CORRECT ANSWER Pythagoras claimed philosophers' activity was to seek truth through contemplation. In contrast, athletes seeked fame through trained skill and businessmen seeked profit through practical shrewdness. What significant way of thinking can we learn from Zeno's arguments against motion? - CORRECT ANSWER The truth is that even though we may see an event occur it may not mean that it is true What is Russell's targeted view regarding philosophy in this chapter? - CORRECT ANSWER Russell's targeted view is the practical people's conception of philosophy. That if philosophy is valuable, it must have concrete and definite results. What are the two misconceptions of this view? (Value of Philosophy) - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Practical people only see the physical end to a life, not the spiritual end. Life is a process, not defined when we die. Philosophy places value on the process of searching for truth 2. Thus the practical mind can't see the philosophical goods for the mind or the soul and for the world, not just oneself How does Russell differentiate physics from philosophy in terms of their goods for people's lives? Does the value of philosophy lie in the goods of the body or in the goods of the mind? - CORRECT ANSWER Russell states that physics is much more physical in that it provides definite answers for the practical people. It affects all of mankind through the medium of technical inventions. Whereas philosophy only affects those who study the subject, and does not directly affect the public. Philosophy lies in the goods of the mind, within our lives we have spiritual needs of hope and desire, not just physical material needs.