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PHIL 201 Exam Questions Correctly Answered 2024. Thales - CORRECT ANSWER •Predicted Sun Eclipse 585 BC •Water •"All things are full of gods" Anaximander - CORRECT ANSWER •Introduction of the idea of a principle •1st Principle: Apeiron (the boundless) •2nd Principle: Eternal Motion •Table of elements Anaximenes - CORRECT ANSWER •Air •Condensation and rarefaction are the principles of change Heraclitus - CORRECT ANSWER •Logos (account, word, reason) •Un...

UVIC PHIL 201 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED 2024. Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Careful thinking that... -meets rational standards -is supported by reason -is goal directed -helps us decide what to believe and what actions to take Arguments - CORRECT ANSWER The primary way of expressing reasons and supporting claims. They are an effective tool for evaluating and formulating claims that are worthy of acceptance. Argument Reconstruction - CORRECT ANSWER The process of identifyi...

Philosophy 201 Practice Test Questions 2024. The Mind-Body Problem - CORRECT ANSWER Are mind and body separate and distinct, or is the mind simply the physical brain's subjective experience? Physicalism - CORRECT ANSWER The doctrine that the real world consists simply of the physical world. Therefore, it argues, the mind is a purely physical construct, and will eventually be explained entirely by physical theory, as it continues to evolve. Dualism - CORRECT ANSWER seeing mind and bod...

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 contra...

PHIL 201 Questions Correctly Answered 2024. Aristotle's stayed in Plato's school for how many years? - CORRECT ANSWER 20 Aristotle started his own school called what? - CORRECT ANSWER Lyseum Aristotle neomalcum ethics was named for his - CORRECT ANSWER his son Aristotle believed that the good is the aim of - CORRECT ANSWER all action Happiness for Aristotle is - CORRECT ANSWER praise the highest good Aristotle used the term for excellence called - CORRECT ANSWER virtue A...

Philosophy 201 Practice Exam Questions Complete Solution 2024. metaphysics - CORRECT ANSWER a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality epistemology - CORRECT ANSWER study of knowledge ethics - CORRECT ANSWER the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions, moral values logic - CORRECT ANSWER reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity rational belief as consistent belief with evidential su...

Phil 201 Exam 1 Review Practice Questions 2024. offers a set of reasons/evidence in support of a conclusion - CORRECT ANSWER argument means in inquiry, the way we explain and defend/support a conclusion - CORRECT ANSWER two primary uses of arguments - identify premises and conclusion - develop your ideas in a natural order - start from reliable source - be concrete and concise - build on substance, not overtone - use consistent terms - CORRECT ANSWER how to compose a short argum...

Phil 201 Final Exam Questions 2024. -> - CORRECT ANSWER Conditional (if-then) Identify the main connective in: (C v ~(A & D)) -> (B & D) - CORRECT ANSWER -> "consistent" - CORRECT ANSWER A set of claims is called _____ when it is possible for all of the claims to be true at the same time. "only"/ "only if" - CORRECT ANSWER The words ____ and ____ precede the predicate term in a universal affirmative statement "some" - CORRECT ANSWER at least one "some" - CO...

PHIL 201 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2024. Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the world? - CORRECT ANSWER A lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter. Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions? - CORRECT ANSWER They involve fundamental concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person. Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy? - CORRECT ANSWER Philosophical questions are simply semantic disputes in which no one opinion...

470 Exam 1 Written Questions 2024. primary research - CORRECT ANSWER Conduct yourself for a very specific purpose. Research question that you have, you design the study, you collect the data, analyze the data & you present the results. exploratory ex: Shadowing various B2B sales teams in an organization to develop a broad understanding of various teamwork habits, sales techniques, and common pitfalls. Looking open mindedly to a variety of things they may do, you don't know precisely wh...