Exam 19: Introduction-Philosophy-And-The-Search-For-Wisdom

Philosophical questions can be answered in the same way as mathematical questions.

Volmar was an early woman philosopher who had visions.

Buddha held that all humanity was

A conviction that something is true where the only evidence for this is the conviction itself is

Epistemology is a comic approach to philosophy.

The two types of knowledge are

Relativism is sometimes advocated as a form of

To secure a fundamental understanding of reality as it relates to living a good life is the chief goal of

Spinoza said that he did not know how to teach philosophy.

"Archetype" is another word for "ideal."

Which god was said to support the world on his shoulders?

Western philosophy has been predominantly male.

Originally, an "amateur" was motivated by love, not by profit.

Walter Kaufman held that the history of philosophy was the history of heresy.

In parts of Africa, a wise person was known as a witch doctor.

What are the primary areas of philosophy? What identifies them all as being "philosophy"? Are they all distinct from each other, or are there interconnections between them? Explain your answer.

James Q. Wilson is a

What is "relativism"? In what way might it be said to be self-defeating? Is there a version of relativism that could meet this criticism? If not, explain why not. If so, outline what it is and how this criticism could be met.

The word "philosophy" is from the Greek, meaning "love of wisdom."

The history of philosophy has been dominated by