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2 Greek words for Philosophy - ANSWER - philosophical inquiry and a tool used to pursue
Philein- love of Sophia-Wisdom or knowledge knowledge, identity valid and invalid arguments,
and come to reasonable conclusions.
Philosophical steps for problem solving -
ANSWER -Define the problem A standard epistemology question -
Define the circumstances surrounding it ANSWER -How do we know what we
Use logic, argument, the Socratic method, & know?
opponents fallacies as tools
The most active field of Philosphy -
Epistemology - ANSWER -The theory, ANSWER -Ethics
questions, or study of knowledge
The most popular branch of Ethics -
Metaphysics - ANSWER -the branch of ANSWER -Political Philosophy
philosophy most interested in the question of
reality and existence; can be the most
controversial and abstract field of philosophy. There has been an increased interest in feminist
philosphy since - ANSWER -The Feminist
Movement of the 1960s
Axiology - ANSWER -the study of value
A allegorical philosopher - ANSWER -
Ethics - ANSWER -one of the fields of (mental) Engineer
Axiology; looks at what is right and wrong, moral
character, and virtue.
Illogical - ANSWER -the conclusion is not
supported by the premise of the argument
Aesthetics - ANSWER -deals with the
artistic value or the value of self-expression.
Argument - ANSWER -outlining your
propositions and conclusions clearly while
Philosophy can be thought of as - offering solid evidence to support them, not only
ANSWER -the grandfather of all the other personal opinions.
academic disciplines
Rhetoric - ANSWER -the presentation and
Philosphy's areas of inquiry - ANSWER - speaking style of an argument, no sub for logical
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic reasoning.
Logic - ANSWER -refers to both an area of Socratic Method - ANSWER -Obtaining
knowledge through asking questions repeatedly
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to get a sharpened and fine-tuned answer while or criticisms to your argument that calls for you to
also acknowledging that we know nothing. defend your argument.
Socrates - ANSWER -philosopher and Basics of philosphizing - ANSWER -the
teacher that lived in Athens from 470 BC to 399 ability to reason correctly, defend assumptions,
BC, developed the Socratic Method, inspired and to anticipate and rebut rebuttals.
Plato and Aristotle.
Thought experiments - ANSWER -one of
Circular Reasoning - ANSWER -A fallacy in the most common methods to establish
an argument, aka begging the question, finds a something in Philosophy; to try to make yourself
conclusion based upon an assumption that is think something through will.
basically the same thing as the conclusion.
Reductio ad Absurdum - ANSWER -a way
The Black or White Fallacy - ANSWER - for philosophers to establish a thesis by
AKA False Dilemma or "either- or fallacy"; demonstrating that the contradictory of a theses
assumed that answers to questions must be one is or leads to an absurdity
conclusion or its total opposite.
St. Anselm's ontological proof that God exists -
The Red Herring - ANSWER -when ANSWER -the most famous Reductio ad
someone tries to distract from the main point in absurdum in the history of philosophy
an argument and avoid attacking the actual
argument itself; occurs often in the media.
Fallacy - ANSWER -a mistake in reasoning
Argumentum ad hominem - ANSWER -
"argument against the person"; repudiating Switching the burden of proof - ANSWER -a
philosophical arguments based on the personal fallacy that has you proving your position by
character or credentials of the person making the having your opponent disprove it; ex: you don't
argument. prove God exists by challenging a listener to
prove God doesn't exist.
Straw Man - ANSWER -misrepresenting
the views of another philosopher Begging the question - ANSWER -when
you assume the very thing you are trying to
prove, which means your "proof" doesn't go
Giving & rebutting arguments - ANSWER - anywhere. Ex: God doesn't exist because the
the most basic philosophical activity bible says he does and the bible is the word of
God, you have to prove his existence.
Counterarugments - ANSWER -Challenges
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2 Greek words for Philosophy - ANSWER - philosophical inquiry and a tool used to pursue
Philein- love of Sophia-Wisdom or knowledge knowledge, identity valid and invalid arguments,
and come to reasonable conclusions.
Philosophical steps for problem solving -
ANSWER -Define the problem A standard epistemology question -
Define the circumstances surrounding it ANSWER -How do we know what we
Use logic, argument, the Socratic method, & know?
opponents fallacies as tools
The most active field of Philosphy -
Epistemology - ANSWER -The theory, ANSWER -Ethics
questions, or study of knowledge
The most popular branch of Ethics -
Metaphysics - ANSWER -the branch of ANSWER -Political Philosophy
philosophy most interested in the question of
reality and existence; can be the most
controversial and abstract field of philosophy. There has been an increased interest in feminist
philosphy since - ANSWER -The Feminist
Movement of the 1960s
Axiology - ANSWER -the study of value
A allegorical philosopher - ANSWER -
Ethics - ANSWER -one of the fields of (mental) Engineer
Axiology; looks at what is right and wrong, moral
character, and virtue.
Illogical - ANSWER -the conclusion is not
supported by the premise of the argument
Aesthetics - ANSWER -deals with the
artistic value or the value of self-expression.
Argument - ANSWER -outlining your
propositions and conclusions clearly while
Philosophy can be thought of as - offering solid evidence to support them, not only
ANSWER -the grandfather of all the other personal opinions.
academic disciplines
Rhetoric - ANSWER -the presentation and
Philosphy's areas of inquiry - ANSWER - speaking style of an argument, no sub for logical
Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic reasoning.
Logic - ANSWER -refers to both an area of Socratic Method - ANSWER -Obtaining
knowledge through asking questions repeatedly
, Introduction to Philosophy: Straighterline.com Final| 150
Questions| With Complete Solutions
to get a sharpened and fine-tuned answer while or criticisms to your argument that calls for you to
also acknowledging that we know nothing. defend your argument.
Socrates - ANSWER -philosopher and Basics of philosphizing - ANSWER -the
teacher that lived in Athens from 470 BC to 399 ability to reason correctly, defend assumptions,
BC, developed the Socratic Method, inspired and to anticipate and rebut rebuttals.
Plato and Aristotle.
Thought experiments - ANSWER -one of
Circular Reasoning - ANSWER -A fallacy in the most common methods to establish
an argument, aka begging the question, finds a something in Philosophy; to try to make yourself
conclusion based upon an assumption that is think something through will.
basically the same thing as the conclusion.
Reductio ad Absurdum - ANSWER -a way
The Black or White Fallacy - ANSWER - for philosophers to establish a thesis by
AKA False Dilemma or "either- or fallacy"; demonstrating that the contradictory of a theses
assumed that answers to questions must be one is or leads to an absurdity
conclusion or its total opposite.
St. Anselm's ontological proof that God exists -
The Red Herring - ANSWER -when ANSWER -the most famous Reductio ad
someone tries to distract from the main point in absurdum in the history of philosophy
an argument and avoid attacking the actual
argument itself; occurs often in the media.
Fallacy - ANSWER -a mistake in reasoning
Argumentum ad hominem - ANSWER -
"argument against the person"; repudiating Switching the burden of proof - ANSWER -a
philosophical arguments based on the personal fallacy that has you proving your position by
character or credentials of the person making the having your opponent disprove it; ex: you don't
argument. prove God exists by challenging a listener to
prove God doesn't exist.
Straw Man - ANSWER -misrepresenting
the views of another philosopher Begging the question - ANSWER -when
you assume the very thing you are trying to
prove, which means your "proof" doesn't go
Giving & rebutting arguments - ANSWER - anywhere. Ex: God doesn't exist because the
the most basic philosophical activity bible says he does and the bible is the word of
God, you have to prove his existence.
Counterarugments - ANSWER -Challenges
