Philosophy Exam 1||Latest Exam Update With Questions And Correct Answers||Graded A+

Philosophy Exam 1||Latest Exam
Update With Questions And Correct
Answers||Graded A+
Philosophy Areas of Study -CORRECT ANSWER Metaphysics, epistemology, ethics,
social/political philosophy, aesthetics, and logic

Philosophy -CORRECT ANSWER Wonder, a dynamic process, wisdom, and truth
"the love or persuit of wisdom)

Philen -CORRECT ANSWER Love

Sophia -CORRECT ANSWER Wisdom

Ultimate Aim of Philosophy -CORRECT ANSWER -to complete liberty of the mind
-freedom from all social, political, or religious prejudice
-to care for the well being of the soul
- CORRECT ANSWER the question, "what is this all about"?

Argument -CORRECT ANSWER a form of thinking in which certain statements (reason)
are offered in support of one another (conclusion)

Logic -CORRECT ANSWER seeks to establish the rules of correct reasoning, clear
understanding, and valid argumentation

Reasons/premises -CORRECT ANSWER statements that support another statement
(known as conclusion) to justify it, or make it more probable

Conclusion -CORRECT ANSWER a statement that explains, asserts, or predicts the
basis of statements (known as reasons or premises) that are offered as evidence for it

Cue Words -CORRECT ANSWER key words that signal that a reason is being offered
in support of a conclusion so that the conclusion follows the reason offered

Valid argument -CORRECT ANSWER an argument in which the reasons support the
conclusion so that the conclusion follows the reason offered

Invalid argument -CORRECT ANSWER an argument in which the reasons do not
support the conclusion so that the cocnclusion does not follow the reasons offered

sound argument -CORRECT ANSWER an argument that has both truth reasons and a
valid structure

, unsound argument -CORRECT ANSWER an argument that has either false reasons or
invalid structure

deductive argument -CORRECT ANSWER an argument form in which one reasons
from premises taht are known or assumed to be true to a conclusion that follows
necessarily from these premises

syllogism -CORRECT ANSWER an argument form that consists of two premises and a
conclusion

inductive argument -CORRECT ANSWER an argument form in which one reasons from
premises taht are known or assigned to be true to a conclusion that is supported by the
premises but does not necessarily follow from them

casual reasoning -CORRECT ANSWER a form of inductive argument in which one
event is claimed to be the result of of the occurence of another event

empirical generalization -CORRECT ANSWER a form of inductive reasoning in which a
general statement is made about an entire group based on observing members of the
group

fallacies -CORRECT ANSWER unsound arguments that are often persuasive because
they usually appeal to our emotions and prejudices and because they often support
conclusions that we want to believe are accurate

metaphysics -CORRECT ANSWER the study of the ultimate characteristics of reality or
existence

epistemology -CORRECT ANSWER the study of knowledge, identifying and developing
criteria and methodologies for what we know and why we know it

ethics -CORRECT ANSWER the study of moral values and principles

political/social philosophy -CORRECT ANSWER the study of social values and political
forms of goverment

aesthics -CORRECT ANSWER the study of beauty, art, and taste

logic -CORRECT ANSWER the branch of philoisophy that seeks to establish the rules
of correct reasoning, clear understanding and valid arguments

polis -CORRECT ANSWER social idea for human reason and conversation with one
another "city state"

Agora -CORRECT ANSWER open market place in Athens, a place where crowds
would gather for political speech and discussion