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BYU PHIL 201 Test 1 Correctly Answered 2024 Rated A+. When was the firmament of heaven created? - CORRECT ANSWER The second day of creation (Genesis 1:6-8) How did Adam become like the gods? - CORRECT ANSWER By partaking of the fruit & learning to differentiate good from evil What first came to be? (Hesiod) - CORRECT ANSWER Chaos What are the five generations of men made by the deathless gods? - CORRECT ANSWER The golden age The silver age The bronze age The heroic age The iro...

Phil 201 - Unit 1: Arguments Final Exam 2024. Argument - CORRECT ANSWER Attempt to offer reasons in support of a belief Logic - CORRECT ANSWER study of arguments Premises - CORRECT ANSWER Reasons behind a belief Conclusion - CORRECT ANSWER The belief, usually supported by reasons to believe it. Deductive argument - CORRECT ANSWER Type of argument. Valid or Invalid. If the premises are true, the conclusion must also be true. Valid - CORRECT ANSWER If the premises are true, the...

Phil 201 Questions Correctly Answered 2024(already passed). Ethical Relativism essay by Pojman - CORRECT ANSWER Ethical Relativism - CORRECT ANSWER theory that there are no universally valid moral principles, that all moral principles are valid relative to culture or to the individual; two types: Conventionalism - CORRECT ANSWER moral principles are justified by virtue of their cultural acceptance; problem: what counts as a culture? Subjectivism - CORRECT ANSWER all moral principl...

PHIL 201 Exam Latest Verified Answers 2024. What is "first philosophy" according to Descartes? (Remember the tree of human knowledge?) [What fundamental things which all other studies rely on does Descartes study in the Meditations?] - CORRECT ANSWER The "first philosophy" is "I experience, therefore I exist". In the tree of human knowledge, the roots are the first philosophy, the trunk is physics and the branches are other sciences. What ultimate goal does Descartes want to achie...

Final Exam (Phil 201) Correctly Answered 2024 Rated A+. Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER Is the search for answers to life deepest questions, using primarily reason and reflection. Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER The study of right and wrong and good and bad Two parts of an argument - CORRECT ANSWER 1.) Premises 2.) Conclusion Validity (and 2 misconceptions) - CORRECT ANSWER -It's VALID if the premises and conclusion are true. -It's INVALID if the premises are false. An argument is soun...

PHIL 201 Exam 1 Study Guide Review Questions C0rrectly Answered 2024. (T/F) Cowan and Spiegel use William James' experience of a man chasing a dog around a house to illustrate the importance of defining terms. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (T/F) The philosopher is required to use good reasons to ground their arguments and beliefs. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (T/F) All truth claims which are assumed without argument are called presuppositions. - CORRECT ANSWER - True (T/F) It is necessary f...

PHIL 201 Exam 1 Latest Verified Answers 2024. According to Perry's introduction to philosophy, which of the following is something that distinguishes us from most animals? A. We are self-conscious. B. We can reflect on our reasons for believing things. C. We are users of technology, like computers. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER B. We can reflect on our reasons for believing things. When it comes to reading philosophy, what does Perry recommend? A....

PHIL 201 EXAM 1 Advanced Test With Correct Answers 2024. Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER Love of Wisdom Philo - CORRECT ANSWER Love (strong affection) Wisdom - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge applied Normative Claim - CORRECT ANSWER "Something we should be doing" Critical Examination - CORRECT ANSWER Analytical Clarification - CORRECT ANSWER What does this mean? Justification - CORRECT ANSWER is it true Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER what is its *significance and value*? Foundat...

Phil 201 Written Exam 2024. Logic - CORRECT ANSWER is the language of philosophy because it's based off of arguments, backed with reasonable presentation of ideas, and evidence. Laws of Identity - CORRECT ANSWER everything is identical to itself Law of Excluded Middle - CORRECT ANSWER Every probability is either true or false; no middle Law of Non-Contradiction - CORRECT ANSWER We can't say of something that it is true & false in the same sense at the same time in the same way ...

PHIL 201 First Exam Review Test 2024. 1. What does philosophy originally mean? How does Pythagoras characterize a philosopher's activity in contrast with the activities of an athlete and a businessperson? - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophy - lover of wisdom Athletes hone a skill for fame/recognition Businessmen hone practicality for tangible profit Philosophers contemplate to find truth 2. What way of thinking can we learn from Zeno's argument against motion? - CORRECT ANSWER Zeno argues m...