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PHIL 101: final exam (JMU - Yates)
Questions and answers 100% pass

1. how philosophy involves
,e to cultivate the side of our ideas, reason, etc.
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cultivating one side of our
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livesbyquestioninganother
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2. intellectual strength ,e - agility in perception & thinking
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- sloppy, naiveprejudices-motivated reason- ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




ing
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- attempttoharvestbetterauthenticity(healthyint ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




ellectual discussion) ,e




3. practicing the 'love of wis- ,e ,e ,e ,e - the role of assumptions & ,e ,e ,e ,e




dom':technical matters
,e ,e ,e presuppositions (technical
,e term for ,e ,e ,e




assumption) - underlyingideas we trust
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




- criticism & argument ,e ,e




- philosophy in Greek as 'philein' & ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




'sophia'(friendship w/ wisdom)
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- Queen of the Sciences (philosophy) - con- ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




cerned w/ truth
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4. four approaches to
,e ,e - trying to articulate clear meanings of things -
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doingphilosophy:definiti
,e ,e ,e wisdom, knowledge, happiness, etc.
,e ,e ,e ,e




ons - definitional ambition;disagreements ,e ,e




alongthe way
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- take definitions & try to prove them ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




5. four approaches to doing
,e ,e ,e - logistic reasoning;symbolic logic ,e ,e ,e




philosophy:logic & proofs
,e ,e ,e ,e - way of trying to argue in a reasoned
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outmethod
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- words can have ethicalor non-ethical mean- ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




ings regardless of context; asks each side to do
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more than point fingers
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- philosophy is constantly in search of ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




6. four approaches to doing
,e newmodes of meaning ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




philosophy:being visionary - visionary imagination;creative agility
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




- artistry in philosophy ,e ,e




7. - identifying which actions are right or wrong,&
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on what basis can we claim it
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,PHIL 101: final exam (JMU - Yates)
Questions and answers 100% pass
four approaches to doing
,e ,e ,e - brings clarity, criticism, & questioning ,e ,e ,e ,e




philosophy:focusing on
,e ,e ,e tosomething always going on (moral judge-
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thepractical (the moral)
,e ,e ,e ,e ments)
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8. common denominators of ,e ,e - philosophy challenges us to examine ,e ,e ,e ,e




the four approaches to do-
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ourbeliefs & ourselves
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ing philosophy
,e ,e - try to live a wise & more authentic life
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9. three features of ,e ,e - city
Athenianlife
,e ,e - education (kids from elite families; shap- ing ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




future leaders;loosely-organized conver-
,e ,e ,e ,e




sations:main skill taught is rhetoric)
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




- Sophists: popular pragmatic teachers of ,e ,e ,e ,e




rhetoric;sophisticated&pretentious(Socratesf
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




ought them b/c they had no interest in the actual ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




truth, only in winning arguments)
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




10. the practice of Socratic phi-
,e ,e ,e ,e - questioning guided beliefs; pressed people ,e ,e ,e ,e




losophy
,e to give reasoning;doing it as an act of care &for
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welfare of the city
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- tried to get people to see presuppositions & ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




get to a place where they don't know
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




whatthey're talking about
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11. how Socrates is viewed,e ,e ,e , e , e - themockingview:peoplethoughtphilosophy
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was ridiculous ,e




- the angry/offended view: some men felt ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




theylooked dumb so they banded together to pus
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hback against Socrates
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- he wasaccused of corrupting the youth& notbeli
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eving in/honoring the gods of the city ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




12. Plato's depiction of ,e ,e - apology means justification/defense; the pur- ,e ,e ,e ,e




Socrates through 'dia-
,e ,e ,e pose of Socrates (motivates him); knows
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




logues':hisdefense('apolo-
,e ,e ,e ,e he'sgoing to die
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gy') of himself as a
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e - relationship between a person, their city, ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




defenseof philosophy
,e ,e ,e &knowledge
,e ,e




- he'steachingtheaudience(concernedaboutse ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




lf-deception;believes people have the ten- ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




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, PHIL 101: final exam (JMU - Yates)
Questions and answers 100% pass
dency to deceive themselves by thinking ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




theyknow everything - questioning gives us life)
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




13. three features of
,e ,e 1. concern for goodness/wisdom: wisdom is to ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




Socrates'viewpoint
,e ,e be sought in a lifelong way; become awareof
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what you don't know (critical of accepted
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




beliefs;cultivating intellectual
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virtues;seekingtruth for welfare of city)
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2. don't let fear of death shape actions/beliefs ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




3. the jury should account for themselves ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




(beprepared to explain themselves & what
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they stand for;defend principles & beliefs)
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




14. other writings & the dis-
,e ,e ,e ,e - 'the Crito' situation:competing proposals ,e ,e ,e ,e




tinction between opinion &
,e ,e ,e ,e - Crito told Socrates to escape jail;he ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




knowledge:philosophyhon-
,e ,e ,e thinkshe's submitting to injustice
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




ors the 'laws'
,e ,e ,e - Socrates refuses to escape b/c he's con- ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




cerned about Athenian law;example of argu-
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mentation
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15. other writings & the dis-
,e 1. issue of majority opinion: what other
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tinction between opinion & people will think; shouldn't let it influence
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




knowledge:twomainissues opinions;dowhat's reasonable & right
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




2. issueofthenatureofanagreement w/one'scity ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




& its laws: Socrates speaking on behalf ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




of law; broadening the issue - nature about a per- ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




sonsrelationshipw/community&government ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




16. to live (& maybe die) for
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e - 'Phaedo':the situation - in death, living up ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e ,e




morethanpleasures&opin-
,e ,e ,e ,e ,e tobeliefs
,e ,e




ions
,e - 'Republic':nuancing knowledge v.opinion ,e ,e ,e ,e




- opinion:sees the partial ,e ,e ,e




- knowledge:sees the broader whole ,e ,e ,e ,e




17. William James ,e - psychology & American Pragmatism
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- truth is in the consequences
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18. William James: beliefs ,e ,e 1.truth in terms of what beliefs 'do' for our
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lives (practical value;every future event is de-
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termined by something in the past)
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