Phil Exam 1 Questions & Answers
2024/2025
Extensional Definition of Philosopy - ANSWERSAn extensional definition is a definition that points to
something as an example. So when asked what is a cloud, you would point to a cloud in the sky. For
philosophy, you would point to different philosophers or some written philosophies.
Intensional Definition of Philosophy - ANSWERSAn intensional definition is a definition that gives all the
properties of that specified concept or object. For philosophy, you would categorize it under objectivity,
rationality, generality, reflectivity, and the critique of presuppositions.
What are areas of study that the philosopher studies? - ANSWERSLogic
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Religion
Ethics
Political Philosophy
and some others
Logic - ANSWERShow people think and how they ought to think
Metaphysics - ANSWERSthe area of philosophy concerned with fundamental questions about the nature
of reality
Epistemology - ANSWERSis the theory of knowledge; questions of the nature and source of knowledge,
the concept of truth, and the objectivity or relativity of our beliefs
Philosophy of Religion - ANSWERSthe questions about the existence of God, the problem of evil, and the
relationship of faith and reason
2024/2025
Extensional Definition of Philosopy - ANSWERSAn extensional definition is a definition that points to
something as an example. So when asked what is a cloud, you would point to a cloud in the sky. For
philosophy, you would point to different philosophers or some written philosophies.
Intensional Definition of Philosophy - ANSWERSAn intensional definition is a definition that gives all the
properties of that specified concept or object. For philosophy, you would categorize it under objectivity,
rationality, generality, reflectivity, and the critique of presuppositions.
What are areas of study that the philosopher studies? - ANSWERSLogic
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Philosophy of Religion
Ethics
Political Philosophy
and some others
Logic - ANSWERShow people think and how they ought to think
Metaphysics - ANSWERSthe area of philosophy concerned with fundamental questions about the nature
of reality
Epistemology - ANSWERSis the theory of knowledge; questions of the nature and source of knowledge,
the concept of truth, and the objectivity or relativity of our beliefs
Philosophy of Religion - ANSWERSthe questions about the existence of God, the problem of evil, and the
relationship of faith and reason
