Final Exam Philosophy - Virginia Tech
1204 questions well answered
good definition - correct answer ✔✔ - should not only contain lots of examples
- should contain the essence of the concept without being too broad or too narrow
- should contain concepts that are clearer than the concept being defined and should not be
circular
Socrates - correct answer ✔✔ (470-399 BCE) An Athenian philosopher who thought that human
beings could lead honest lives and that honor was far more important than wealth, fame, or
other superficial attributes.
Sophist - correct answer ✔✔ a knowledgeable person who travels around and spreads his own
point of view on things
Counter-example - correct answer ✔✔ dissatisfy any parts of a good definition
Dogmatism - correct answer ✔✔ the idea that someone is not willing to examine one's own
view carefully and rejecting others' opinion as one's idea is superior
Meno's Paradox - correct answer ✔✔ meno claims that you can't search for something that you
don't already know
theory of recollection - correct answer ✔✔ humans are not learning to acquire knowledge,
instead, humans can recollect buried memories from past lives through deep thinking
, Leading Questions - correct answer ✔✔ instead of telling people what the direct answer is,
socrates is posing questions that lead people to think in a certain direction
socratic method - correct answer ✔✔ non-traditional teaching; does not appreciate lecturing
and telling the students answers, instead thinks that students can learn best by figuring out the
answer for themselves
Argument - correct answer ✔✔ connected series of statements "premises" intended to
establish a proposition "conclusion"
Good Argument - correct answer ✔✔ has valid and sound premises
Sound Argument - correct answer ✔✔ means the premises are true; there should not be any
counterexamples that go against the premises
Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy - correct answer ✔✔ foundation for knowledge
1) prove his own existence.
3) 1. He argues that we can know things that we perceive
clearly and distinctly.
2. He demonstrates that God must exist
Cogito, ergo sum - correct answer ✔✔ I think, therefore I am (Descartes)
Architectural metaphor - correct answer ✔✔ there must be some firm fundamental beliefs
where all other beliefs can be based on
Absolute certainty - correct answer ✔✔ the solid foundation for beliefs that cannot be doubted
1204 questions well answered
good definition - correct answer ✔✔ - should not only contain lots of examples
- should contain the essence of the concept without being too broad or too narrow
- should contain concepts that are clearer than the concept being defined and should not be
circular
Socrates - correct answer ✔✔ (470-399 BCE) An Athenian philosopher who thought that human
beings could lead honest lives and that honor was far more important than wealth, fame, or
other superficial attributes.
Sophist - correct answer ✔✔ a knowledgeable person who travels around and spreads his own
point of view on things
Counter-example - correct answer ✔✔ dissatisfy any parts of a good definition
Dogmatism - correct answer ✔✔ the idea that someone is not willing to examine one's own
view carefully and rejecting others' opinion as one's idea is superior
Meno's Paradox - correct answer ✔✔ meno claims that you can't search for something that you
don't already know
theory of recollection - correct answer ✔✔ humans are not learning to acquire knowledge,
instead, humans can recollect buried memories from past lives through deep thinking
, Leading Questions - correct answer ✔✔ instead of telling people what the direct answer is,
socrates is posing questions that lead people to think in a certain direction
socratic method - correct answer ✔✔ non-traditional teaching; does not appreciate lecturing
and telling the students answers, instead thinks that students can learn best by figuring out the
answer for themselves
Argument - correct answer ✔✔ connected series of statements "premises" intended to
establish a proposition "conclusion"
Good Argument - correct answer ✔✔ has valid and sound premises
Sound Argument - correct answer ✔✔ means the premises are true; there should not be any
counterexamples that go against the premises
Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy - correct answer ✔✔ foundation for knowledge
1) prove his own existence.
3) 1. He argues that we can know things that we perceive
clearly and distinctly.
2. He demonstrates that God must exist
Cogito, ergo sum - correct answer ✔✔ I think, therefore I am (Descartes)
Architectural metaphor - correct answer ✔✔ there must be some firm fundamental beliefs
where all other beliefs can be based on
Absolute certainty - correct answer ✔✔ the solid foundation for beliefs that cannot be doubted
