PHIL 101 Exam 1: Questions & Answers
What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact
there are more?
(Ans- false dilemma
Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself
is frightening would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example
of the fallacy of _____.
(Ans- argumentum ad hominem
Epistemology is the branch that explores the sources, nature, limits, and
criteria of _____.
(Ans- knowledge
What was the essence of reality for Heraclitus?
(Ans- change
Who among the following were regarded as the Atomists?
(Ans- Leucippus and Democritus
When the Delphi Oracle pronounced Socrates to be the wisest of people,
Socrates thought the pronouncement referred to the fact that he:
(Ans- was aware of his ignorance.
,Which of the following dialogues of Plato gives the best-known account of
the Theory of Forms?
(Ans- the Republic
What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing?
(Ans- What made it?
What did Aristotle say about change?
(Ans- It is a movement from potentiality to actuality.
Those who think that they can account for universal terms without invoking
universals either as real things out there in the world or as concepts in the
mind subscribe to _____.
(Ans- nominalism
Which of the following views of Aristotle did Aquinas disagree with?
(Ans- The essence of a thing is the same as its existence.
Some of Descartes's followers proposed a solution to the problem of how
the immaterial mind interacts with the material body, given that the body is
supposed to be subject to physical laws. The solution is called _____.
(Ans- parallelism
Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions
related to values?
(Ans- Metaphysics
, _____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgements
about art
(Ans- Aesthetics
The fallacy of ______ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a
conversation
(Ans- red herring
The fallacy of _______ amounts to transferring the qualities of a
spokesperson to his or her insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions
(Ans- argumentum ad hominem
Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander are collectively known as the
_______
(Ans- Milesians
Metaphysics is the branch of psychology concerned with the nature and
fundamental properties of ______
(Ans- being
Which of the following statements is true about Anaxagoras?
(Ans- He introduced into metaphysics an important distinction, that
between matter and mind
What is reality according to a follower of Parmenides?
(Ans- one and unchanging
What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact
there are more?
(Ans- false dilemma
Thinking that a person's position is frightening because the person himself
is frightening would be an obvious mistake in reasoning. This is an example
of the fallacy of _____.
(Ans- argumentum ad hominem
Epistemology is the branch that explores the sources, nature, limits, and
criteria of _____.
(Ans- knowledge
What was the essence of reality for Heraclitus?
(Ans- change
Who among the following were regarded as the Atomists?
(Ans- Leucippus and Democritus
When the Delphi Oracle pronounced Socrates to be the wisest of people,
Socrates thought the pronouncement referred to the fact that he:
(Ans- was aware of his ignorance.
,Which of the following dialogues of Plato gives the best-known account of
the Theory of Forms?
(Ans- the Republic
What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing?
(Ans- What made it?
What did Aristotle say about change?
(Ans- It is a movement from potentiality to actuality.
Those who think that they can account for universal terms without invoking
universals either as real things out there in the world or as concepts in the
mind subscribe to _____.
(Ans- nominalism
Which of the following views of Aristotle did Aquinas disagree with?
(Ans- The essence of a thing is the same as its existence.
Some of Descartes's followers proposed a solution to the problem of how
the immaterial mind interacts with the material body, given that the body is
supposed to be subject to physical laws. The solution is called _____.
(Ans- parallelism
Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions
related to values?
(Ans- Metaphysics
, _____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgements
about art
(Ans- Aesthetics
The fallacy of ______ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a
conversation
(Ans- red herring
The fallacy of _______ amounts to transferring the qualities of a
spokesperson to his or her insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions
(Ans- argumentum ad hominem
Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander are collectively known as the
_______
(Ans- Milesians
Metaphysics is the branch of psychology concerned with the nature and
fundamental properties of ______
(Ans- being
Which of the following statements is true about Anaxagoras?
(Ans- He introduced into metaphysics an important distinction, that
between matter and mind
What is reality according to a follower of Parmenides?
(Ans- one and unchanging
