PHIL 103 GCU Sherman Quiz 1
Philosopher famous for his statement on "The Unexamined Life" - ANS - Socrates
What is philosophy? - ANS - doing one's best to address
significant questions in an intellectually responsible
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PHIL 103 GCU Sherman Quiz 1
Philosopher famous for his statement on "The Unexamined Life" - ANS - Socrates
What is philosophy? - ANS - doing one's best to address
significant questions in an intellectually responsible and systematic way; love of wisdom
What are the elements of a philosophical argument? - ANS - The elements in a philosophical
argument are premises which lead to conclusions.
What is philosophy in relation to making normative judgments? - ANS - Philosophy often tries
to distinguish from what "is" from what "ought to be". To establish norms, philosophy often
appeals to the nature or essence of things.
What are philosophers in relation to an alleged neutral starting point? - ANS - "The principle of
the empty head"
Contrary to Descartes, interpreters cannot forget their own views and begin
from an allegedly "neutral" standpoint. Humans begin naturally from a preliminary
understanding.
What are the advantages of appealing to reason on important issues? - ANS - FIND ANSWER
Logic - ANS - What it means to think logically, and what makes for a good/sound argument.
Epistemology - ANS - Asks whether one can know anything. What one can know and how one
can know it.
Metaphysics - ANS - Addresses the nature of reality. What sort of thing exist and what it means
to exist.
Ethics - ANS - Asks about the nature of right and wrong.
Examples of various branches of philosophy and their primary area of focus. - ANS - philosophy
is a meta-discipline; it applies to anything and everything. (for example: "philosophy of time,"
"philosophy of science," "philosophy of mathematics," "philosophy of mind," "philosophy of
action," "philosophy of death," "philosophy of history," and "philosophy of religion")
Law of Identity - ANS - If a statement is true, then it is true. Every proposition is identical to
itself.
Example of law of identity - ANS - Water is H2O. Every person's fingerprint is itself.
Law of Non-Contradiction - ANS - Something cannot both exist and not exist or be true and
false at the same time and in the same sense.
Example of Law of Non-Contradiction - ANS - "X" cannot be both "Y" and "non-Y". Martin
Luther King cannot be both MLK and non-MLK.
Law of Excluded Middle - ANS - Any statement is either true or false.
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