PHI 105 TOPIC 4 QUIZ FALLACIES IN EVERYDAY
LIFE PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 TESTED
MATERIAL EXPLAINED
◉ Knowledge propter quid. Answer: Theoretical knowledge,
discerning effects from a cause - need to know the entire causal
structure
◉ Proprium. Answer: A distinctive characteristic that belongs to
only one thing, distinguishing it from others
◉ Posterior Analytics. Answer: The Science One
◉ Science is the search for.... Answer: essences
◉ Proprium/Scientific Knowledge syllogism. Answer: S has P
(proprium) because of M (explanation - definition of genus +
differentia of species)
◉ Foundationalism. Answer: All knowledge rests on fundamental
truths that we don't infer (foundational beliefs), we just intuitively
know them
, ◉ Essence of a species. Answer: Genus and differentia
◉ If foundationalism is false (according to Aristotle), there will be
conclusions that are.... Answer: circularly justified or justified by an
infinite chain of beliefs, both of which are impossible
◉ Origin of Universal Knowledge. Answer: we abstract (induce)
universal concepts from repeated experiences of different objects of
the same type (ex. trees)
◉ The Physics. Answer: the mobile substances one
◉ nature. Answer: basic structure that runs throughout a group of
substances; common elements instantiated in a particular chunk of
matter to become an individual
◉ what do natures account for?. Answer: Continued identity over
time despite material changes
◉ Hylomorphism. Answer: Form + matter = every object in the
world
◉ all substances have.... Answer: natures
LIFE PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 TESTED
MATERIAL EXPLAINED
◉ Knowledge propter quid. Answer: Theoretical knowledge,
discerning effects from a cause - need to know the entire causal
structure
◉ Proprium. Answer: A distinctive characteristic that belongs to
only one thing, distinguishing it from others
◉ Posterior Analytics. Answer: The Science One
◉ Science is the search for.... Answer: essences
◉ Proprium/Scientific Knowledge syllogism. Answer: S has P
(proprium) because of M (explanation - definition of genus +
differentia of species)
◉ Foundationalism. Answer: All knowledge rests on fundamental
truths that we don't infer (foundational beliefs), we just intuitively
know them
, ◉ Essence of a species. Answer: Genus and differentia
◉ If foundationalism is false (according to Aristotle), there will be
conclusions that are.... Answer: circularly justified or justified by an
infinite chain of beliefs, both of which are impossible
◉ Origin of Universal Knowledge. Answer: we abstract (induce)
universal concepts from repeated experiences of different objects of
the same type (ex. trees)
◉ The Physics. Answer: the mobile substances one
◉ nature. Answer: basic structure that runs throughout a group of
substances; common elements instantiated in a particular chunk of
matter to become an individual
◉ what do natures account for?. Answer: Continued identity over
time despite material changes
◉ Hylomorphism. Answer: Form + matter = every object in the
world
◉ all substances have.... Answer: natures
