FINAL EXAM PHIL 1404

Which of the below is defined as the study or method of acquiring knowledge?

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Some standards have no need for further explanation is:
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a. Ethical relativism
b. Moral relativism
c. Ethical Absolutism
d. Moral Absolutism
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Paulo Freire was a champion of:
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a. Theater and arts
b. Political growth
c. Education and the oppressed
d. Proliferation of capitalism
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Dr. Hursthouse decided to become a professional philosopher because:
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a. When her father asked her what that was all about, he could not understand her
answer.
b. When she asked her father about it, they had a long inspiring conversation
about it.
c. When her father asked her what that was all about, he loved her reply and
encouraged her
d. It pays well.
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Much of the imagery of Charles Simic's poetry comes from his childhood in
Yugoslavia during the Second World War. We read Simic because of his
contribution to:
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a. Surrealism
b. Realism
c. Positivism
d. Athleticism
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Kant argues through Kantian Ethics that:
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a. one should do what feels right, intention supersedes outcome.
b. doing something because it feels right, doesn’t make it right.
c. ethical behavior is result of the intention of the behavior.
d. if the outcome is good, the behavior is just.
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A summary sentence about Positivism might sound like:
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a. Keep your chin up!
b. Even negative action has an equal positive reaction
c. I’ll believe you when you show my proof
d. A negatively charged particle is attracted to it
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Thomas Paine was a humanist and __________.
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a. an atheist
b. believed in a God and afterlife
c. a pragmatist
d. a
a realist
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______ can be thought of as the traffic rules for humans and society.
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a. Religion
 b. Philosophy
c. Ethics
d. Morals
e. All of the above
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Who died in 399 BCE by drinking hemlock because he was condemned for not
admitting the full authority of the gods?
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a. Plato
b. Socrates
c. Ulysses
d. Aristotle
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According to the reading in Unit 1, and on the writings of Aeschylus: Sophocles,
Thucydides, and Plato _____________.
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a. were completely opposite on their views about deities.
b. disagreed about the nature of politics and war.
c. disagreed about the nature of politics and war.
shared the same view understanding about nature and social relations.
d. Disagreed about nature and social relations.
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Asian and African philosophical thoughts appear to be as strongly influences by
the Greeks as more traditional Western models.
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True
False
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Polytheism lasted until the formation of the Abrahamic Religions – which are
strictly monotheist.
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True
False
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_____________ stems from what we get from other people, books, your God, etc.
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a. Intuitive knowledge
b. Authoritative knowledge
c. Logical knowledge
d. Empirical knowledge
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Who did Simic claim were his childhood travel agents (before immigrating to
America)?
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a. Smith & Bernstein movies
b. Hitler & Stalin’s oppression
c. Plato & Aristotle’s literature
d. Proctor & Gamble’s capitalistic behavior
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For Plato, the individual is more important than society.
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 False
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According to Homer, the Greek Gods are not to be worshipped as much as to be
observed for commentary on human nature.
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True
False
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Who coined the term Positivism in the 19th Century?
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a. Machiavelli
b. Thomas Hobbes
c. Mao Tse Tung
d. Auguste Comte
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U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was Plato’s biggest fan.
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True
False
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Dr. Hursthouse was a proponent of ______.
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a. Relative realism
b. Virtue signaling
c. Virtue ethics
d. Relative rationalism
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Which of the following IS NOT a manifestation of the singular Nature according to
Yangming?
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a. Referring to its form and substance, it is Heaven.
b. Considered as ruler or lord, it is Shang-ti (God).
c. Viewed as functioning, it is fate.
d. As given to men, it is disposition.
e. All of the above are true
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Huckleberry Finn was used as an example of a/an ______ _______.
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a. fence painting strategies
b. moral reasonableness
c. ethical dilemma
d. statutory relativism
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Whatever knowledge was to be borne of philosophy, Spinoza felt it would come
from _________.
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a. History
b. The Torah
c. The Cosmos
d. Logic
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___________ is exemplified by the statement: If I know “A" (which is generally
accepted) then I can assume “B" (even if it not so well known).
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a. Intuitive knowledge
b. Authoritative knowledge
c. Logical knowledge
d. Empirical knowledge
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To Kant, there is __________ in a being’s ________ to make it falter. It will
always conform to the dictates of __________.
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a. something, character, violence
b. nothing, character, violence
c. something, nature, reason
d. nothing, nature, reason
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What are the two basic instincts that Aristotle claims draws people together?
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a. Food and shelter
b. Shelter and clothing
c. Reproduction and self-preservation
d. Food and safety
e. Safety and shelter
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Which of the below is the best example of a Categorical Imperative in modern life.
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a. Don’t cheat on your taxes.
b. If you want to go to medical school, study biology in college.
c. If you are hungry, then go eat something.
d. Eat more chicken.
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The idea that you can never actually reach a location because of the infinite
number of “halfways” you must cross is an example found in _______ paradox.
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a. Kant’s
b. Schrodinger’s
c. Zeno’s
d. Plato’s
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_____________ is the knowledge comes from your beliefs, faith, etc.
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a. Intuitive knowledge
b. Authoritative knowledge
c. Logical knowledge
d. Empirical knowledge
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What does metaphysics actually mean?
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a. Other worldly mystical knowledge unattainable by humans
b. “after” “physics” put together as one Greek word
c. “large” “physics” put together as one Greek word
d. Complex cerebral thinking meant to torture students