Intro to Ethics –
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t PHIL 200 Unit 1
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Unitt1tChallenget1
Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstbesttdescribestthetrelationshiptamongtphilosophytandtscie
nce?
Answer:tPhilosophytistconcernedtwiththowttotunderstandtandtinterprettscientifictfacts.tPhi
losophythelpstdefinetconceptstthattaretattthetcentertoftscientifictstudy.
Philosophytpursuesttruthstthattcannottbetdeterminedtthroughtempiricaltobservation.tW
hichtoftthetfollowingtistatphilosophicaltquestion?
Answer:tIstittpossibletfortatcomputerttothavetfreetwill?
t Howtmuchtfreedomtshouldtindividualsthave?
Whattwouldtlifetontothertplanetstmeantfortus?
t Whichtoftthetfollowingtistatbenefittoftphilosophy?
Answer:tWetlearnttotrecognizetandtguardtagainsttbias.
Peopletlearnttotasktquestionstabouttthetfoundationstoftmoraltjudgments.tCo
nsistencytistmaintainedtbetweentactionstandtbeliefs.
Amytwantsttotknowtiftdishonesttistevertmorallytacceptable.tShetreadstthetresultstoftatwebtsearchtontt
hetquestion,t"CantItliettotsavetmytowntlife?"
WhichtsteptoftphilosophicaltinquirythastAmytjusttdone?
t Answer:tIdentifytpositionstontthetquestion
Whichtoftthetfollowingtactionstrepresentstthetstep,t"AdvancetatThesis"?
Answer:tAtprincipaltsayststudentstshouldtfocustmoretontacademicstthantextracurriculartact
ivities.
Dantwantsttotknowtwhethertplayingtvideotgamestconstitutestatsport.
Intorderttotapproachtthetquestiontphilosophically,twhattshouldthistfirsttsteptbe?
, Answer:tDantshouldtask,t"Whattistatsport?"
Unitt1tChallenget2
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistantargument?
Answer:tShakespearetwrotetThetTempest.tThetTempesttwastwrittentbytantEnglishmantintthet1600s.t
Therefore,tShakespearetwastantEnglishmantintthet1600s.
Simon'strestauranttreceivestthetbesttreviewstfromtlocaltfoodtcritics.tTherefore,tSimon'strestau
ranttistthetbesttrestauranttintthetcity.
Giventmytbrother'stpassiontfortthetoutdoors,thetwouldtmaketatgoodtforesttranger.
Considertthetfollowingtargument:t(1)tSinceteatingttranstfattincreasest"bad"tcholesterol,t(2)tandt"ba
d"tcholesteroltistrelatedttotatnumbertofthearttproblems,t(3)teatingttranstfatstistunhealthy.t(4)tTranstfa
tsthavetnotknownthealthtbenefits.
Whichtoftthetfourtnumberedtstatementstistthetconclusion?
t Answer:t3
Whichtonetistthetconclusion?
Answer:tJeremytistfinanciallytirresponsible.t
Anthonytistsick.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistantinductivetargument?
Answer:tLisatistantartist.tMosttartiststaretextremelyttalented.tTherefore,tLisatistprobablytextre
melyttalented.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistatdeductivetargument?
Answer:tTheretistnotcircumstancetundertwhichtmyttowntwilltevertcanceltfireworkstontthetFourthtoftJul
y.tSoteventiftit'stpouringtrain,tthetfireworkstwillthappen.
Richardtworkstouttthreetdaystatweek.tEveryonetwhotworkstouttmultiplettimestatweektiststrong.tTher
efore,tRichardtiststrong.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistatstrongtinductivetargument?
Answer:tMatttistintot1980sthip-hop.tRuntDMCtistonetoftthetmosttpopularthip-
hoptgroupstfromtthet1980s.tThereforetMatttistintotRuntDMC'stmusic.
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t PHIL 200 Unit 1
t t t
Unitt1tChallenget1
Whichtoftthetfollowingtstatementstbesttdescribestthetrelationshiptamongtphilosophytandtscie
nce?
Answer:tPhilosophytistconcernedtwiththowttotunderstandtandtinterprettscientifictfacts.tPhi
losophythelpstdefinetconceptstthattaretattthetcentertoftscientifictstudy.
Philosophytpursuesttruthstthattcannottbetdeterminedtthroughtempiricaltobservation.tW
hichtoftthetfollowingtistatphilosophicaltquestion?
Answer:tIstittpossibletfortatcomputerttothavetfreetwill?
t Howtmuchtfreedomtshouldtindividualsthave?
Whattwouldtlifetontothertplanetstmeantfortus?
t Whichtoftthetfollowingtistatbenefittoftphilosophy?
Answer:tWetlearnttotrecognizetandtguardtagainsttbias.
Peopletlearnttotasktquestionstabouttthetfoundationstoftmoraltjudgments.tCo
nsistencytistmaintainedtbetweentactionstandtbeliefs.
Amytwantsttotknowtiftdishonesttistevertmorallytacceptable.tShetreadstthetresultstoftatwebtsearchtontt
hetquestion,t"CantItliettotsavetmytowntlife?"
WhichtsteptoftphilosophicaltinquirythastAmytjusttdone?
t Answer:tIdentifytpositionstontthetquestion
Whichtoftthetfollowingtactionstrepresentstthetstep,t"AdvancetatThesis"?
Answer:tAtprincipaltsayststudentstshouldtfocustmoretontacademicstthantextracurriculartact
ivities.
Dantwantsttotknowtwhethertplayingtvideotgamestconstitutestatsport.
Intorderttotapproachtthetquestiontphilosophically,twhattshouldthistfirsttsteptbe?
, Answer:tDantshouldtask,t"Whattistatsport?"
Unitt1tChallenget2
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistantargument?
Answer:tShakespearetwrotetThetTempest.tThetTempesttwastwrittentbytantEnglishmantintthet1600s.t
Therefore,tShakespearetwastantEnglishmantintthet1600s.
Simon'strestauranttreceivestthetbesttreviewstfromtlocaltfoodtcritics.tTherefore,tSimon'strestau
ranttistthetbesttrestauranttintthetcity.
Giventmytbrother'stpassiontfortthetoutdoors,thetwouldtmaketatgoodtforesttranger.
Considertthetfollowingtargument:t(1)tSinceteatingttranstfattincreasest"bad"tcholesterol,t(2)tandt"ba
d"tcholesteroltistrelatedttotatnumbertofthearttproblems,t(3)teatingttranstfatstistunhealthy.t(4)tTranstfa
tsthavetnotknownthealthtbenefits.
Whichtoftthetfourtnumberedtstatementstistthetconclusion?
t Answer:t3
Whichtonetistthetconclusion?
Answer:tJeremytistfinanciallytirresponsible.t
Anthonytistsick.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistantinductivetargument?
Answer:tLisatistantartist.tMosttartiststaretextremelyttalented.tTherefore,tLisatistprobablytextre
melyttalented.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistatdeductivetargument?
Answer:tTheretistnotcircumstancetundertwhichtmyttowntwilltevertcanceltfireworkstontthetFourthtoftJul
y.tSoteventiftit'stpouringtrain,tthetfireworkstwillthappen.
Richardtworkstouttthreetdaystatweek.tEveryonetwhotworkstouttmultiplettimestatweektiststrong.tTher
efore,tRichardtiststrong.
Whichtoftthetfollowingtistatstrongtinductivetargument?
Answer:tMatttistintot1980sthip-hop.tRuntDMCtistonetoftthetmosttpopularthip-
hoptgroupstfromtthet1980s.tThereforetMatttistintotRuntDMC'stmusic.
