PHIL 101: FINAL EXAM (JMU - YATES)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
how Yphilosophy Yinvolves Ycultivating Yone Yside Yof Your Ylives Yby Yquestioning Yanother Y-
YANS--to Ycultivate Ythe Yside Yof Your Yideas, Yreason, Yetc.
intellectual Ystrength Y- YANS--- Yagility Yin Yperception Y& Ythinking
- Ysloppy, Ynaive Yprejudices Y- Ymotivated Yreasoning
- Yattempt Yto Yharvest Ybetter Yauthenticity Y(healthy Yintellectual Ydiscussion)
practicing Ythe Y'love Yof Ywisdom': Ytechnical Ymatters Y- YANS--- Ythe Yrole Yof Yassumptions
Y& Ypresuppositions Y(technical Yterm Yfor Yassumption) Y- Yunderlying Yideas Ywe Ytrust
- Ycriticism Y& Yargument
- Yphilosophy Yin YGreek Yas Y'philein' Y& Y'sophia' Y(friendship Yw/ Ywisdom)
- YQueen Yof Ythe YSciences Y(philosophy) Y- Yconcerned Yw/ Ytruth
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Ydefinitions Y- YANS--- Ytrying Yto Yarticulate Yclear
Ymeanings Yof Ythings Y- Ywisdom, Yknowledge, Yhappiness, Yetc.
- Ydefinitional Yambition; Ydisagreements Yalong Ythe Yway
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Ylogic Y& Yproofs Y- YANS--- Ytake Ydefinitions Y& Ytry
Yto Yprove Ythem
- Ylogistic Yreasoning; Ysymbolic Ylogic
- Yway Yof Ytrying Yto Yargue Yin Ya Yreasoned Yout Ymethod
- Ywords Ycan Yhave Yethical Yor Ynon-ethical Ymeanings Yregardless Yof Ycontext; Yasks Yeach
Yside Yto Ydo Ymore Ythan Ypoint Yfingers
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Ybeing Yvisionary Y- YANS--- Yphilosophy Yis
Yconstantly Yin Ysearch Yof Ynew Ymodes Yof Ymeaning
- Yvisionary Yimagination; Ycreative Yagility
- Yartistry Yin Yphilosophy
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Yfocusing Yon Ythe Ypractical Y(the Ymoral) Y- YANS---
Yidentifying Ywhich Yactions Yare Yright Yor Ywrong, Y& Yon Ywhat Ybasis Ycan Ywe Yclaim Yit
- Ybrings Yclarity, Ycriticism, Y& Yquestioning Yto Ysomething Yalways Ygoing Yon Y(moral
Yjudgements)
, common Ydenominators Yof Ythe Yfour Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy Y- YANS---
Yphilosophy Ychallenges Yus Yto Yexamine Your Ybeliefs Y& Yourselves
- Ytry Yto Ylive Ya Ywise Y& Ymore Yauthentic Ylife
three Yfeatures Yof YAthenian Ylife Y- YANS--- Ycity
- Yeducation Y(kids Yfrom Yelite Yfamilies; Yshaping Yfuture Yleaders; Yloosely-organized
Yconversations: Ymain Yskill Ytaught Yis Yrhetoric)
- YSophists: Ypopular Ypragmatic Yteachers Yof Yrhetoric; Ysophisticated Y& Ypretentious
Y(Socrates Yfought Ythem Yb/c Ythey Yhad Yno Yinterest Yin Ythe Yactual Ytruth, Yonly Yin Ywinning
Yarguments)
the Ypractice Yof YSocratic Yphilosophy Y- YANS--- Yquestioning Yguided Ybeliefs; Ypressed
Ypeople Yto Ygive Yreasoning; Ydoing Yit Yas Yan Yact Yof Ycare Y& Yfor Ywelfare Yof Ythe Ycity
- Ytried Yto Yget Ypeople Yto Ysee Ypresuppositions Y& Yget Yto Ya Yplace Ywhere Ythey Ydon't
Yknow Ywhat Ythey're Ytalking Yabout
how YSocrates Yis Yviewed Y- YANS--- Ythe Ymocking Yview: Ypeople Ythought Yphilosophy Ywas
Yridiculous
- Ythe Yangry/offended Yview: Ysome Ymen Yfelt Ythey Ylooked Ydumb Yso Ythey Ybanded
Ytogether Yto Ypush Yback Yagainst YSocrates Y
- Yhe Ywas Yaccused Yof Ycorrupting Ythe Yyouth Y& Ynot Ybelieving Yin/honoring Ythe Ygods Yof
Ythe Ycity
Plato's Ydepiction Yof YSocrates Ythrough Y'dialogues': Yhis Ydefense Y('apology') Yof Yhimself
Yas Ya Ydefense Yof Yphilosophy Y- YANS--- Yapology Ymeans Yjustification/defense; Ythe
Ypurpose Yof YSocrates Y(motivates Yhim); Yknows Yhe's Ygoing Yto Ydie
- Yrelationship Ybetween Ya Yperson, Ytheir Ycity, Y& Yknowledge
- Yhe's Yteaching Ythe Yaudience Y(concerned Yabout Yself-deception; Ybelieves Ypeople Yhave
Ythe Ytendency Yto Ydeceive Ythemselves Yby Ythinking Ythey Yknow Yeverything Y-
Yquestioning Ygives Yus Ylife)
three Yfeatures Yof YSocrates' Yviewpoint Y- YANS--1. Yconcern Yfor Ygoodness/wisdom:
Ywisdom Yis Yto Ybe Ysought Yin Ya Ylifelong Yway; Ybecome Yaware Yof Ywhat Yyou Ydon't Yknow
Y(critical Yof Yaccepted Ybeliefs; Ycultivating Yintellectual Yvirtues; Yseeking Ytruth Yfor Ywelfare
Yof Ycity)
2. Ydon't Ylet Yfear Yof Ydeath Yshape Yactions/beliefs
3. Ythe Yjury Yshould Yaccount Yfor Ythemselves Y(be Yprepared Yto Yexplain Ythemselves Y&
Ywhat Ythey Ystand Yfor; Ydefend Yprinciples Y& Ybeliefs)
other Ywritings Y& Ythe Ydistinction Ybetween Yopinion Y& Yknowledge: Yphilosophy Yhonors
Ythe Y'laws' Y- YANS--- Y'the YCrito' Ysituation: Ycompeting Yproposals
- YCrito Ytold YSocrates Yto Yescape Yjail; Yhe Ythinks Yhe's Ysubmitting Yto Yinjustice
- YSocrates Yrefuses Yto Yescape Yb/c Yhe's Yconcerned Yabout YAthenian Ylaw; Yexample Yof
Yargumentation
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
how Yphilosophy Yinvolves Ycultivating Yone Yside Yof Your Ylives Yby Yquestioning Yanother Y-
YANS--to Ycultivate Ythe Yside Yof Your Yideas, Yreason, Yetc.
intellectual Ystrength Y- YANS--- Yagility Yin Yperception Y& Ythinking
- Ysloppy, Ynaive Yprejudices Y- Ymotivated Yreasoning
- Yattempt Yto Yharvest Ybetter Yauthenticity Y(healthy Yintellectual Ydiscussion)
practicing Ythe Y'love Yof Ywisdom': Ytechnical Ymatters Y- YANS--- Ythe Yrole Yof Yassumptions
Y& Ypresuppositions Y(technical Yterm Yfor Yassumption) Y- Yunderlying Yideas Ywe Ytrust
- Ycriticism Y& Yargument
- Yphilosophy Yin YGreek Yas Y'philein' Y& Y'sophia' Y(friendship Yw/ Ywisdom)
- YQueen Yof Ythe YSciences Y(philosophy) Y- Yconcerned Yw/ Ytruth
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Ydefinitions Y- YANS--- Ytrying Yto Yarticulate Yclear
Ymeanings Yof Ythings Y- Ywisdom, Yknowledge, Yhappiness, Yetc.
- Ydefinitional Yambition; Ydisagreements Yalong Ythe Yway
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Ylogic Y& Yproofs Y- YANS--- Ytake Ydefinitions Y& Ytry
Yto Yprove Ythem
- Ylogistic Yreasoning; Ysymbolic Ylogic
- Yway Yof Ytrying Yto Yargue Yin Ya Yreasoned Yout Ymethod
- Ywords Ycan Yhave Yethical Yor Ynon-ethical Ymeanings Yregardless Yof Ycontext; Yasks Yeach
Yside Yto Ydo Ymore Ythan Ypoint Yfingers
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Ybeing Yvisionary Y- YANS--- Yphilosophy Yis
Yconstantly Yin Ysearch Yof Ynew Ymodes Yof Ymeaning
- Yvisionary Yimagination; Ycreative Yagility
- Yartistry Yin Yphilosophy
four Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy: Yfocusing Yon Ythe Ypractical Y(the Ymoral) Y- YANS---
Yidentifying Ywhich Yactions Yare Yright Yor Ywrong, Y& Yon Ywhat Ybasis Ycan Ywe Yclaim Yit
- Ybrings Yclarity, Ycriticism, Y& Yquestioning Yto Ysomething Yalways Ygoing Yon Y(moral
Yjudgements)
, common Ydenominators Yof Ythe Yfour Yapproaches Yto Ydoing Yphilosophy Y- YANS---
Yphilosophy Ychallenges Yus Yto Yexamine Your Ybeliefs Y& Yourselves
- Ytry Yto Ylive Ya Ywise Y& Ymore Yauthentic Ylife
three Yfeatures Yof YAthenian Ylife Y- YANS--- Ycity
- Yeducation Y(kids Yfrom Yelite Yfamilies; Yshaping Yfuture Yleaders; Yloosely-organized
Yconversations: Ymain Yskill Ytaught Yis Yrhetoric)
- YSophists: Ypopular Ypragmatic Yteachers Yof Yrhetoric; Ysophisticated Y& Ypretentious
Y(Socrates Yfought Ythem Yb/c Ythey Yhad Yno Yinterest Yin Ythe Yactual Ytruth, Yonly Yin Ywinning
Yarguments)
the Ypractice Yof YSocratic Yphilosophy Y- YANS--- Yquestioning Yguided Ybeliefs; Ypressed
Ypeople Yto Ygive Yreasoning; Ydoing Yit Yas Yan Yact Yof Ycare Y& Yfor Ywelfare Yof Ythe Ycity
- Ytried Yto Yget Ypeople Yto Ysee Ypresuppositions Y& Yget Yto Ya Yplace Ywhere Ythey Ydon't
Yknow Ywhat Ythey're Ytalking Yabout
how YSocrates Yis Yviewed Y- YANS--- Ythe Ymocking Yview: Ypeople Ythought Yphilosophy Ywas
Yridiculous
- Ythe Yangry/offended Yview: Ysome Ymen Yfelt Ythey Ylooked Ydumb Yso Ythey Ybanded
Ytogether Yto Ypush Yback Yagainst YSocrates Y
- Yhe Ywas Yaccused Yof Ycorrupting Ythe Yyouth Y& Ynot Ybelieving Yin/honoring Ythe Ygods Yof
Ythe Ycity
Plato's Ydepiction Yof YSocrates Ythrough Y'dialogues': Yhis Ydefense Y('apology') Yof Yhimself
Yas Ya Ydefense Yof Yphilosophy Y- YANS--- Yapology Ymeans Yjustification/defense; Ythe
Ypurpose Yof YSocrates Y(motivates Yhim); Yknows Yhe's Ygoing Yto Ydie
- Yrelationship Ybetween Ya Yperson, Ytheir Ycity, Y& Yknowledge
- Yhe's Yteaching Ythe Yaudience Y(concerned Yabout Yself-deception; Ybelieves Ypeople Yhave
Ythe Ytendency Yto Ydeceive Ythemselves Yby Ythinking Ythey Yknow Yeverything Y-
Yquestioning Ygives Yus Ylife)
three Yfeatures Yof YSocrates' Yviewpoint Y- YANS--1. Yconcern Yfor Ygoodness/wisdom:
Ywisdom Yis Yto Ybe Ysought Yin Ya Ylifelong Yway; Ybecome Yaware Yof Ywhat Yyou Ydon't Yknow
Y(critical Yof Yaccepted Ybeliefs; Ycultivating Yintellectual Yvirtues; Yseeking Ytruth Yfor Ywelfare
Yof Ycity)
2. Ydon't Ylet Yfear Yof Ydeath Yshape Yactions/beliefs
3. Ythe Yjury Yshould Yaccount Yfor Ythemselves Y(be Yprepared Yto Yexplain Ythemselves Y&
Ywhat Ythey Ystand Yfor; Ydefend Yprinciples Y& Ybeliefs)
other Ywritings Y& Ythe Ydistinction Ybetween Yopinion Y& Yknowledge: Yphilosophy Yhonors
Ythe Y'laws' Y- YANS--- Y'the YCrito' Ysituation: Ycompeting Yproposals
- YCrito Ytold YSocrates Yto Yescape Yjail; Yhe Ythinks Yhe's Ysubmitting Yto Yinjustice
- YSocrates Yrefuses Yto Yescape Yb/c Yhe's Yconcerned Yabout YAthenian Ylaw; Yexample Yof
Yargumentation
