PHI 1010 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
What ||is ||the ||philosophical ||method? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||systematic ||use ||of ||critical
||reasoning ||to ||try ||to ||find ||answers ||to ||fundamental ||questions ||about ||reality, ||morality, ||and ||
knowledge.
What ||is ||the ||philosophical ||discipline? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||the ||
fundamental ||nature ||of ||knowledge, ||reality, ||and ||existence.
What ||is ||a ||fundamental ||idea? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Ideas ||for ||which ||other ||ideas ||
depend ||on ||(i.e., ||A ||fundamental ||belief ||logically ||implies ||other ||beliefs, ||and ||the ||more ||
beliefs ||it ||supports ||the ||more ||fundamental ||it ||is).
What ||is ||Socrates ||most ||famous ||quote? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-"An ||unexamined ||life ||is ||
not ||worth ||living."
What ||does ||it ||mean ||"to ||examine ||your ||life"? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-To ||examine ||your ||life
||is ||to ||scrutinize ||the ||fundamental ||ideas ||that ||shape ||it, ||and ||the ||deepest ||scrutiny ||is ||
exercised ||through ||philosophy.
What ||is ||a ||paradox? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a ||conclusion ||we ||seem ||to ||be ||driven ||towards
||by ||our ||reasoning, ||but ||which ||highly ||counterintuitive.
Why ||are ||paradoxes ||important ||to ||philosophy? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-They ||sometimes ||
drive ||philosophers ||to ||philosophize.
, What ||are ||the ||main ||branches ||of ||philosophy? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-(1) ||Epistemology
(2) ||Logic
(3) ||Metaphysics ||
(4) ||Axiology
What ||is ||logic? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||study ||of ||correct ||(and ||incorrect) ||reasoning.
What ||is ||metaphysics? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||study ||of ||reality ||in ||the ||broadest ||since,
||an ||inquiry ||into ||the ||elemental ||nature ||of ||the ||universe ||and ||the ||things ||in ||it.
What ||is ||epistemology? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||knowledge
What ||is ||Axiology? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||value, ||including ||both ||aesthetic ||
value ||and ||moral ||value.
What ||is ||ethics? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||moral ||value ||includes ||inquiries ||into
||the ||nature ||of ||moral ||judgments, ||virtues, ||values, ||obligations, ||and ||theories.
What ||is ||an ||argument? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-"one ||or ||more ||statements ||called
||'premises,' ||offered ||as ||support ||for ||the ||truth ||of ||a ||further ||statement, ||called ||the
||'conclusion'.
How ||many ||conclusions ||can ||an ||argument ||have? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-An ||argument ||can
||only ||have ||one ||conclusion.
How ||many ||premises ||can ||an ||argument ||have? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-There ||is ||no ||limit ||
to ||the ||number ||of ||premises ||an ||argument ||can ||have, ||however, ||every ||argument ||must ||have
||at ||least ||one ||premise.
Correct Answers
What ||is ||the ||philosophical ||method? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||systematic ||use ||of ||critical
||reasoning ||to ||try ||to ||find ||answers ||to ||fundamental ||questions ||about ||reality, ||morality, ||and ||
knowledge.
What ||is ||the ||philosophical ||discipline? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||the ||
fundamental ||nature ||of ||knowledge, ||reality, ||and ||existence.
What ||is ||a ||fundamental ||idea? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Ideas ||for ||which ||other ||ideas ||
depend ||on ||(i.e., ||A ||fundamental ||belief ||logically ||implies ||other ||beliefs, ||and ||the ||more ||
beliefs ||it ||supports ||the ||more ||fundamental ||it ||is).
What ||is ||Socrates ||most ||famous ||quote? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-"An ||unexamined ||life ||is ||
not ||worth ||living."
What ||does ||it ||mean ||"to ||examine ||your ||life"? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-To ||examine ||your ||life
||is ||to ||scrutinize ||the ||fundamental ||ideas ||that ||shape ||it, ||and ||the ||deepest ||scrutiny ||is ||
exercised ||through ||philosophy.
What ||is ||a ||paradox? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a ||conclusion ||we ||seem ||to ||be ||driven ||towards
||by ||our ||reasoning, ||but ||which ||highly ||counterintuitive.
Why ||are ||paradoxes ||important ||to ||philosophy? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-They ||sometimes ||
drive ||philosophers ||to ||philosophize.
, What ||are ||the ||main ||branches ||of ||philosophy? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-(1) ||Epistemology
(2) ||Logic
(3) ||Metaphysics ||
(4) ||Axiology
What ||is ||logic? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||study ||of ||correct ||(and ||incorrect) ||reasoning.
What ||is ||metaphysics? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||study ||of ||reality ||in ||the ||broadest ||since,
||an ||inquiry ||into ||the ||elemental ||nature ||of ||the ||universe ||and ||the ||things ||in ||it.
What ||is ||epistemology? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||knowledge
What ||is ||Axiology? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||value, ||including ||both ||aesthetic ||
value ||and ||moral ||value.
What ||is ||ethics? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-The ||study ||of ||moral ||value ||includes ||inquiries ||into
||the ||nature ||of ||moral ||judgments, ||virtues, ||values, ||obligations, ||and ||theories.
What ||is ||an ||argument? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-"one ||or ||more ||statements ||called
||'premises,' ||offered ||as ||support ||for ||the ||truth ||of ||a ||further ||statement, ||called ||the
||'conclusion'.
How ||many ||conclusions ||can ||an ||argument ||have? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-An ||argument ||can
||only ||have ||one ||conclusion.
How ||many ||premises ||can ||an ||argument ||have? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-There ||is ||no ||limit ||
to ||the ||number ||of ||premises ||an ||argument ||can ||have, ||however, ||every ||argument ||must ||have
||at ||least ||one ||premise.
