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According to your instructor, the contemporary distinction between the scientist and philospher is:
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The distinction between two realms of knowledge: the concrete and abstract
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Your instructor identified the three major subdivisions of the field of philosophy
-Which of the following is not among them A. Epistemology B. Metaphysics C. Ethics D. Cosmology |
Cosmology
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According to your instructor, the first “philosophers” were
A. a group representing a wide range of interests, including pursuits that we would call scientific and philosophical today. THE FIRST PHILOSOPHERS WERE ALSO THE FIRST SCIENTISTS (AND MATHEMATICIANS, ETC.) B. Mathematicians. C. Atheists and skeptics. D. radicals who helped overthrow plutocratic rule (rule by the rich) in favor of democracy. |
A group representing a wide range of interests, including pursuits that we would call scientific and philosphical today.
-The first philosphosphers were also the first scientists and mathematicians. |
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4. Which of the following mentions but does not use the word “kraut”?
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A. What I really like about Roy is that he’s a kraut with a sense of humor.
B. The word “kraut” used to refer to Germans is objectionable. C. In Modern history, the philosophical world has been dominated by krauts and frogs! D. Did you try the red kraut? It’s delicious! NON-SLUR USAGE |
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5. Consider these two sentences:
A: George is a bachelor B: George is unmarried |
A. A and B are two sentences that express exactly the same proposition --NOT QUITE
B. Both A implies B and B implies A C. A implies B D. B implies A THE TRUTH OF B DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE TRUTH OF A SINCE GEORGE, FOR ALL WE KNOW, IS PHYLLIS GEORGE, A WOMAN. WE DO NOT USE THE TERM “BACHELOR” TO REFER TO UNMARRIED WOMEN c |
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6. To say that an issue is “empirical” is (roughly) to say that it
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A. concerns the abstract realm, e.g., the realm of numbers or propositions
B. can be completely defined, i.e., we can isolate “necessary and sufficient” conditions concerning it C. concerns specifically patterns or regularities that appear in nature D. concerns observation or experience (involving one or some of one’s five senses) |
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7. An “inference” is
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A. A specific relationship that can hold between two propositions (such that if the first were true then the second would be guaranteed to be true).
B. An “implication” relationship, which is an abstraction (e.g., 2 + 3 = 5). C. The act of drawing a conclusion from propositions (premises) D. An abstract truth that “is” or exists whether or not anyone “thinks” it. c |
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8. A “conceptual analysis” of the concept “bachelor” would reveal that
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A. if someone is unmarried, then they are a bachelor NO. AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, FOR EXAMPLE, IS NOT A BACHELOR.
B. the concept “bachelor” is false or invalid C. being unmarried is a necessary condition of someone’s being a bachelor D. there are no bachelors |
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9. In the readings, your instructor distinguished between three kinds of sentence or proposition (the nature of truth or falsity, he said, differs among them).
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Which of the following is NOT among the three kinds to which your instructor referred?
A. value B. descriptive/empirical C. definitional/analytic D. interrogative |
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10. In the readings, your instructor specifically criticized and rejected the notion that
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A. science is the pursuit of knowledge
B. philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge C. there is a distinction between philosophy and science D. there is a war or conflict between reason and the emotions --THIS IS DISCUSSED TOWARD THE END OF READING 2. I DID NOT DISCUSS IT (YET) IN CLASS |
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10. In the readings, your instructor specifically criticized and rejected the notion that
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A. science is the pursuit of knowledge
B. philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge C. there is a distinction between philosophy and science D. there is a war or conflict between reason and the emotions --THIS IS DISCUSSED TOWARD THE END OF READING 2. I DID NOT DISCUSS IT (YET) IN CLASS |
