DSST Ethics in America – Philosophers Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
This philosopher believed he was a citizen of the world, and adhered to
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his own values rather than to the conventions of society. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Diogenes the Cynic | |
This is the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral
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community -- Diogenes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cosmopolitanism
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This man was a mathematician and a cosmologist, studying the origin,
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evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Pythagoras
This man believed that man was the measure of all things, and that you
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should act according to your best interests -- rather than seeking
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wisdom from higher powers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Protagoras
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This is a method of teaching, using philosophy and rhetoric to teach
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|'arete' (excellence or virtue) Socrates disagreed with this method,
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believing that it was empty and manipulative because it charged money
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for education. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sophism
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, This historian had a cynical view of human nature, believing we are all
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selfish, striving for glory, and not bound by moral rules. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Thucydides
This dramatic debate on political realism was written by Thucydides in
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his 'History of the Peloponnesian War' concerned the invasion of the
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island Melos by Athens. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Melian Dialogue
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This man was a character in Plato's 'Republic.' In short, his philosophy is
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'might makes right.' (The ruling class defines justice in its own interests)
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thrasymachus
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This philosopher created his own questioning technique to draw out
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answers from his students, believing that knowledge exists in our minds.
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He believed that virtue was knowledge, and if you knew what was
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good, you would always do good. He was strictly against committing
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crimes, even if it seemed justified. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Socrates
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(400s BC) |
This man was a student of Socrates, and believed that justice was
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inherent in our souls, rather than imposed by outside sources. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Plato |
Questions With Correct Answers
This philosopher believed he was a citizen of the world, and adhered to
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his own values rather than to the conventions of society. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Diogenes the Cynic | |
This is the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral
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community -- Diogenes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Cosmopolitanism
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This man was a mathematician and a cosmologist, studying the origin,
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evolution, and eventual fate of the universe. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Pythagoras
This man believed that man was the measure of all things, and that you
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should act according to your best interests -- rather than seeking
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wisdom from higher powers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Protagoras
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This is a method of teaching, using philosophy and rhetoric to teach
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|'arete' (excellence or virtue) Socrates disagreed with this method,
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believing that it was empty and manipulative because it charged money
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for education. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sophism
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, This historian had a cynical view of human nature, believing we are all
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selfish, striving for glory, and not bound by moral rules. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Thucydides
This dramatic debate on political realism was written by Thucydides in
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his 'History of the Peloponnesian War' concerned the invasion of the
| | | | | | | | | | |
island Melos by Athens. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Melian Dialogue
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This man was a character in Plato's 'Republic.' In short, his philosophy is
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'might makes right.' (The ruling class defines justice in its own interests)
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thrasymachus
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This philosopher created his own questioning technique to draw out
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answers from his students, believing that knowledge exists in our minds.
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He believed that virtue was knowledge, and if you knew what was
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good, you would always do good. He was strictly against committing
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crimes, even if it seemed justified. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Socrates
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(400s BC) |
This man was a student of Socrates, and believed that justice was
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inherent in our souls, rather than imposed by outside sources. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Plato |
