Test Bank for Does the Center Hold? An Introduction to Western Philosophy, 2024 Release 8th Edition by Palmer

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Chap 01 2024 Release - Palmer
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Philosophy is merely an immature science.
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Topic : The Origins of Philosophy
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2) In his lifetime, Socrates achieved aretê, which eludes most philosophers.
⊚ true
⊚ false

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3) Certain philosophical questions cannot be legitimately answered by science.
⊚ true
⊚ false

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,MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
4) While introducing the discipline of Philosophy, the author informs us of its __________
nature: Philosophy thinks about itself.
A) self-negating
B) self-deprecatory
C) self-sufficient
D) self-reflective

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5) The word "philosophy" is derived from the Greek word philosophia, meaning "__________."
A) the meaning of existence
B) the importance of love
C) the love of wisdom
D) the wisdom of humanity

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,6) What was Thales's (the first recorded philosopher in the Western tradition) main theory?
A) Nothing is real.
B) Everything is water.
C) All are destructible.
D) The world is fictitious.

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7) Identify an aspect of Thales's theory that makes him different from his predecessors.
A) He tried to explain one natural phenomenon in terms of other natural phenomena.
B) He refused to believe that natural phenomena occur and tried to negate them.
C) He tried to explain the existence of humans through his belief in the will of the gods.
D) He refused to acknowledge the importance of air and the winds in human life.

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8) What does the term "strong time," used by mythologists, mean?
A) the concept of infinite universal time of which the beginning and end are unknown
B) the idea that time ultimately supersedes all human suffering
C) the notion that humans cannot know the past and the future
D) the period of the early beginnings before "normal" time existed

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, 9) Identify an aspect of Thales's thinking that sets him apart from his predecessors.
A) It tracks the source of all things and their chronological origin in a scientific manner.
B) It traces the origin of all earthly matter to a specific point in "strong time."
C) It involves logical analysis of the discernible facts drawn from observation.
D) It assumes that the human mind is incapable of fathoming great universal change.

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10) Out of the four elements that ancient Greeks were aware of, which one did Thales conclude
to be the one capable of taking on the greatest number of forms?
A) air
B) water
C) earth
D) fire

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Source : Chapter 01 - Test Bank > TB MC Qu. 01-07 Out of the four elements...




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