PHI 1010 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
The 6 main branches of philosophy
ANSWER
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Logic
- Political Philosophy
- Aesthetics
Question 2.
Metaphysics
ANSWER
Studies the ultimate nature of reality
Question 3.
Epistemology
ANSWER
The study of Knowledge
Question 4.
Ethics
ANSWER
Moral philosophy What is right and wrong
Question 5.
Logic
ANSWER
studies the nature of truth, validity, and the form of reasoning
,Question 6.
Political Philosophy
ANSWER
Studies the best form of gov. Asks?s like: what is justice?
Question 7.
Aesthetics
ANSWER
The study of beauty, art, and taste.
Question 8.
The parts of an argument
ANSWER
- Premises
- Conclusion
Question 9.
What is a premise?
ANSWER
Justification
Question 10.
What is a conclusion?
ANSWER
What you are trying to prove
Question 11.
Deductive arguments
ANSWER
An argument in which it is thought (or claimed) that the premises provide a guarantee of the
truth of the conclusion
, Question 12.
Inductive arguments
ANSWER
An argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons supporting the
probable truth of the conclusion.
Question 13.
Deductive: Valid argument
ANSWER
structured in a way that it actually is impossible for the conclusion to be false, given that the
premises are true.
Question 14.
What makes a deductive argument sound?
ANSWER
valid & all true premises
Question 15.
The three main arguments for the existence of God
ANSWER
- The ontological argument
- The cosmological argument
- The teleological argument (argument from design)
Question 16.
Who made the ontological argument?
ANSWER
Anselm
Question 17.
Who made the cosmological argument?
ANSWER
Aquinas
EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
The 6 main branches of philosophy
ANSWER
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Logic
- Political Philosophy
- Aesthetics
Question 2.
Metaphysics
ANSWER
Studies the ultimate nature of reality
Question 3.
Epistemology
ANSWER
The study of Knowledge
Question 4.
Ethics
ANSWER
Moral philosophy What is right and wrong
Question 5.
Logic
ANSWER
studies the nature of truth, validity, and the form of reasoning
,Question 6.
Political Philosophy
ANSWER
Studies the best form of gov. Asks?s like: what is justice?
Question 7.
Aesthetics
ANSWER
The study of beauty, art, and taste.
Question 8.
The parts of an argument
ANSWER
- Premises
- Conclusion
Question 9.
What is a premise?
ANSWER
Justification
Question 10.
What is a conclusion?
ANSWER
What you are trying to prove
Question 11.
Deductive arguments
ANSWER
An argument in which it is thought (or claimed) that the premises provide a guarantee of the
truth of the conclusion
, Question 12.
Inductive arguments
ANSWER
An argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons supporting the
probable truth of the conclusion.
Question 13.
Deductive: Valid argument
ANSWER
structured in a way that it actually is impossible for the conclusion to be false, given that the
premises are true.
Question 14.
What makes a deductive argument sound?
ANSWER
valid & all true premises
Question 15.
The three main arguments for the existence of God
ANSWER
- The ontological argument
- The cosmological argument
- The teleological argument (argument from design)
Question 16.
Who made the ontological argument?
ANSWER
Anselm
Question 17.
Who made the cosmological argument?
ANSWER
Aquinas