Chapter 1—Philosophy and the Search for Wisdom
TRUE/FALSE
1. Philosophy is an important part of your life.
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2. You have to be a philosopher to ask philosophical questions.
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3. Originally, an "amateur" was motivated by love, not by profit.
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4. The word "philosophy" is from the Greek, meaning "love of wisdom".
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5. Philosophy consists of careful reasoning about certain kinds of issues.
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6. Philosophy only concerns the nature of God.
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, 7. Philosophical questions can be answered in the same way as mathematical questions.
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8. Metaphysics raises questions that go beyond the scope of ordinary science.
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9. Epistemology is a comic approach to philosophy.
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10. Relativism is an ethical issue.
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11. In parts of Africa, a wise person was known as a witch doctor.
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12. In the ancient world, a wise person was known as a "thyme".
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13. C. G. Jung wrote of "archetypes".
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14. "Archetype" is another word for "ideal".
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15. Logic is an area of philosophy.
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16. A utilitarian believes that pain is inherently bad.
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17. "Majority rules" thinking reflects a utilitarian approach to philosophy.
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18. A stereotype is a simplistic distortion of a person.
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19. Doubting Thomas was a skeptic.
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20. Durant held that philosophy might give us a healing unity of soul.
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21. Philosophers are always men.
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, 22. Ayn Rand was a philosopher.
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23. Volmar was an early woman philosopher who had visions.
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24. Women are still underrepresented in many fields.
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25. Spinoza said that he did not know how to teach philosophy.
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26. Philosophy is perhaps the most open of subjects.
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27. The best philosophers defer to all arguments.
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28. Walter Kaufman held that the history of philosophy was the history of heresy.
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TRUE/FALSE
1. Philosophy is an important part of your life.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 2
2. You have to be a philosopher to ask philosophical questions.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 2
3. Originally, an "amateur" was motivated by love, not by profit.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 2
4. The word "philosophy" is from the Greek, meaning "love of wisdom".
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 2
5. Philosophy consists of careful reasoning about certain kinds of issues.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 3
6. Philosophy only concerns the nature of God.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 3
, 7. Philosophical questions can be answered in the same way as mathematical questions.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 4
8. Metaphysics raises questions that go beyond the scope of ordinary science.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 4
9. Epistemology is a comic approach to philosophy.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 4
10. Relativism is an ethical issue.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 4
11. In parts of Africa, a wise person was known as a witch doctor.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 5
12. In the ancient world, a wise person was known as a "thyme".
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 5
13. C. G. Jung wrote of "archetypes".
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 5
14. "Archetype" is another word for "ideal".
, ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 5
15. Logic is an area of philosophy.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 5
16. A utilitarian believes that pain is inherently bad.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 6
17. "Majority rules" thinking reflects a utilitarian approach to philosophy.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 6
18. A stereotype is a simplistic distortion of a person.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 6
19. Doubting Thomas was a skeptic.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 6
20. Durant held that philosophy might give us a healing unity of soul.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 7
21. Philosophers are always men.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 7
, 22. Ayn Rand was a philosopher.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 7
23. Volmar was an early woman philosopher who had visions.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 8
24. Women are still underrepresented in many fields.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 8
25. Spinoza said that he did not know how to teach philosophy.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 9
26. Philosophy is perhaps the most open of subjects.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 9
27. The best philosophers defer to all arguments.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 9
28. Walter Kaufman held that the history of philosophy was the history of heresy.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 9
