Question 1

Everyone is compelled to think philosophically at some point in his or her life because

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A)  we inevitably face questions about how to live. 
B)  philosophy classes are required for earning a college degree. 
C)  social progress is impossible without philosophic theories. 
D)  every question in human life is ultimately a philosophic question. 
A)  we inevitably face questions about how to live. 
B)  philosophy classes are required for earning a college degree. 
C)  social progress is impossible without philosophic theories. 
D)  every question in human life is ultimately a philosophic question. A

Question 2

It has been claimed that philosophy is dead because

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A)  all the questions of philosophy have been answered. 
B)  since there are no answers to the questions of philosophy, it is pointless to ask them. 
C)  modern science has replaced philosophy as the pursuit of truth. 
D)  philosophy is useless for social change. 
A)  all the questions of philosophy have been answered. 
B)  since there are no answers to the questions of philosophy, it is pointless to ask them. 
C)  modern science has replaced philosophy as the pursuit of truth. 
D)  philosophy is useless for social change. C

Question 3

Even if philosophy can't answer a question it takes up, it can still be useful by

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A)  making clear the limitations of one's knowledge. 
B)  achieving a deeper understanding of other people's views. 
C)  providing a better understanding of each other. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  making clear the limitations of one's knowledge. 
B)  achieving a deeper understanding of other people's views. 
C)  providing a better understanding of each other. 
D)  All of the above D

Question 4

A "normative question" deals with

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A)  justice and injustice. 
B)  beauty. 
C)  right and wrong. 
D)  the customary norms of society. 
A)  justice and injustice. 
B)  beauty. 
C)  right and wrong. 
D)  the customary norms of society.

Question 5

When doing philosophy it is best support your point with

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A)  arguments. 
B)  appeals to authority. 
C)  Holy Scripture. 
D)  the sayings of great philosophers. 
A)  arguments. 
B)  appeals to authority. 
C)  Holy Scripture. 
D)  the sayings of great philosophers.

Question 6

Philosophy examines the basic assumptions of

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A)  science. 
B)  politics. 
C)  art. 
D)  everything. 
A)  science. 
B)  politics. 
C)  art. 
D)  everything.

Question 7

Socrates was condemned to death for

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A)  corrupting the youth. 
B)  refusing to go to war. 
C)  siding with the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War. 
D)  mocking the Eleusinian Mysteries. 
A)  corrupting the youth. 
B)  refusing to go to war. 
C)  siding with the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War. 
D)  mocking the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Question 8

What are the possible benefits (or costs) to thinking philosophically?

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Thinking philosophically can have severa

Question 9

Explain what makes a question "philosophical."

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A question is considered philosophical w

Question 10

A pluralist society is one in which

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A)  many, rather than few, people live together. 
B)  people with widely differing worldviews live together. 
C)  the wise philosophers rule over the ignorant many. 
D)  no opinions are better than any others. 
A)  many, rather than few, people live together. 
B)  people with widely differing worldviews live together. 
C)  the wise philosophers rule over the ignorant many. 
D)  no opinions are better than any others.

Everyone is compelled to think philosophically at some point in his or her life because

It has been claimed that philosophy is dead because

Even if philosophy can't answer a question it takes up, it can still be useful by

A "normative question" deals with

When doing philosophy it is best support your point with

Philosophy examines the basic assumptions of

Socrates was condemned to death for

What are the possible benefits (or costs) to thinking philosophically?

Explain what makes a question "philosophical."

A pluralist society is one in which

What Are Arguments, and How Should We Evaluate Them?

Does God Exist?

Why Does God Leave Us to Suffer?

Can We Be Completely Certain of Anything?

Can We Trust Our Senses?

Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow?

What Is Knowledge?

Do We Have Free Will?

How Is Your Mind Related to Your Body?

Will You Be the Same Person in Ten Years? Could You Survive Death?

Are There Objective Truths About Right and Wrong?

What Really Matters?

What Should We Do Part I?

What Should We Do part II?

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Exam 1: What Is Philosophy?

Everyone is compelled to think philosophically at some point in his or her life because

It has been claimed that philosophy is dead because

Even if philosophy can't answer a question it takes up, it can still be useful by

A "normative question" deals with

When doing philosophy it is best support your point with

Philosophy examines the basic assumptions of

Socrates was condemned to death for

What are the possible benefits (or costs) to thinking philosophically?

Explain what makes a question "philosophical."

A pluralist society is one in which

What Are Arguments, and How Should We Evaluate Them?

Does God Exist?

Why Does God Leave Us to Suffer?

Can We Be Completely Certain of Anything?

Can We Trust Our Senses?

Will the Sun Rise Tomorrow?

What Is Knowledge?

Do We Have Free Will?

How Is Your Mind Related to Your Body?

Will You Be the Same Person in Ten Years? Could You Survive Death?

Are There Objective Truths About Right and Wrong?

What Really Matters?

What Should We Do Part I?

What Should We Do part II?

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