PHL 100 exam 1 ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Validity - CORRECT ANSWERS If premises are TRUE, the conclusions MUST BE
TRUE
Sound Argument - CORRECT ANSWERS If the argument is both valid and has true
premises the argument is sound
How does philosophy differ from empirical knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS Instead
of formula hypothesis and running experiments to test them, philosophers conduct investigations
using reason and arguments
What are the three main branches of philosophy - CORRECT ANSWERS Metaphysics,
Ethics, Epistemology
What are example questions for ethics - CORRECT ANSWERS What makes an action
wrong? Do only CONSEQUENCES to actions matter to its moral status
Example questions for metaphysics - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the nature of space
and time? What does it take for something to persist over time?
Example questions for Epistemology - CORRECT ANSWERS What is knowledge? Do
we or can we know anything? If so, what?
A priori - CORRECT ANSWERS Knowledge that does not require senses or empirical
evidence
A posteriori - CORRECT ANSWERS Knowledge that requires empirical evidence or
sense evidence i/e. Mathematics
, Argument - CORRECT ANSWERS An attempt to present rational support for a
conclusion. Presenting a series of premises
Premise - CORRECT ANSWERS A proposition which purports to support a conclusion
Conclusion - CORRECT ANSWERS The proposition an argument attempts to rationally
prove or support
Can a valid argument have a false conclusion - CORRECT ANSWERS YES
Can a sound argument have a false conclusion - CORRECT ANSWERS No
Modus Ponens - CORRECT ANSWERS IF P THEN Q
P
THEREFORE, Q
Modus Tollens - CORRECT ANSWERS IF P THEN Q
NO Q
THEREFORE, NO P
Qualities of God - CORRECT ANSWERS Omnipotent (all powerful)
Omniscient (all knowing)
Omnibenevolent (perfectly good)
Creator of the universe
What does pascal think about finding the possibility of finding evidence for God's existence? -
CORRECT ANSWERS He think it is impossible to prove or disprove the idea of god
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Validity - CORRECT ANSWERS If premises are TRUE, the conclusions MUST BE
TRUE
Sound Argument - CORRECT ANSWERS If the argument is both valid and has true
premises the argument is sound
How does philosophy differ from empirical knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS Instead
of formula hypothesis and running experiments to test them, philosophers conduct investigations
using reason and arguments
What are the three main branches of philosophy - CORRECT ANSWERS Metaphysics,
Ethics, Epistemology
What are example questions for ethics - CORRECT ANSWERS What makes an action
wrong? Do only CONSEQUENCES to actions matter to its moral status
Example questions for metaphysics - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the nature of space
and time? What does it take for something to persist over time?
Example questions for Epistemology - CORRECT ANSWERS What is knowledge? Do
we or can we know anything? If so, what?
A priori - CORRECT ANSWERS Knowledge that does not require senses or empirical
evidence
A posteriori - CORRECT ANSWERS Knowledge that requires empirical evidence or
sense evidence i/e. Mathematics
, Argument - CORRECT ANSWERS An attempt to present rational support for a
conclusion. Presenting a series of premises
Premise - CORRECT ANSWERS A proposition which purports to support a conclusion
Conclusion - CORRECT ANSWERS The proposition an argument attempts to rationally
prove or support
Can a valid argument have a false conclusion - CORRECT ANSWERS YES
Can a sound argument have a false conclusion - CORRECT ANSWERS No
Modus Ponens - CORRECT ANSWERS IF P THEN Q
P
THEREFORE, Q
Modus Tollens - CORRECT ANSWERS IF P THEN Q
NO Q
THEREFORE, NO P
Qualities of God - CORRECT ANSWERS Omnipotent (all powerful)
Omniscient (all knowing)
Omnibenevolent (perfectly good)
Creator of the universe
What does pascal think about finding the possibility of finding evidence for God's existence? -
CORRECT ANSWERS He think it is impossible to prove or disprove the idea of god
