Philosophy Midterm

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According to Francis Bacon reflection will give

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Depth

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The paradoxes of freedom results when innocent people suffer capital punishment

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False

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If two people differ in their value judgements then there is a moral disagreement

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False

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If you believe that your experience perfectly mirrors the external whorl you are said to be naive realist

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true

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Epistemology

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the study/theory of knowledge

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there is no truth

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false

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when two beliefs are contraries then

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one is true other us false, cannot both be true but can both be true

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when two beliefs are contradictories

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they cannot both be true and cannot both be false

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according to Francis Bacon reading will give thought:

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Breadth

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W.K. Clifford claims that the greatest threat to society is that credulous people have false beliefs

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False

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Fallacy is a belief

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false

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according to clifford it is morally wrong to have false beliefs

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False

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The Ad Hominem Fallacy is

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Attacking the individual

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A proof is deductively valid

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If it is impossible that its conclusion is false when iys premises are true

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A proof is inductively strong

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If it is improbable that its conclusion is false when its premises are true

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Delusional beliefs are beliefs held firmly despite superior evidence to the contrary

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true

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Ad Verecundium fallacy is

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appeal to inappropriate authority

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Acoording to class there are valid deductive arguments with false conclusions

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true

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According to Bertrand russell there has always been a historical conflict between science and philosophy

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false

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russell argues that while questions raise doubts, doubts decreases certainty which in turn has the affect of increasing possibilities

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true

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according to russell the narrowly practical person has the following misconceptions regarding the value of philosophy

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its role in intellectual history, unrelenting questioning, intrinsic intellectual value,creation of magnanimity

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According o russell the life of the instinctive person

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is narrow feverish confined filled with constant strife

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According to platos allegory of the cave it symbolizes political liberation from the totalitarian propaganda to an open democracy

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False

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maintaining dental hygiene

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extrinsic

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celebrating holiday with family

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intrinsic

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excercising daily

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extrinsic

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conscientiously keeping up with class assignments

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extrinsic

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for socrates, morality appears to be

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independent of religion

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Platos allegory symbolizes political liberation from totalitarian propaganda to an open democracy

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False

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socrates was convicted of crimes against the state for supporting sparta in the war

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false

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according to plato, maliciousness is the root of misfortune

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False

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According to plato humans are extremely curious by nature

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false

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Self Brahman is the creator of

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hinduism

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according to ancient egyptians, the purpose in life is a process of reincarntaion until one finally escapes the samsara

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false

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the judeo, christian , islamic creation story like the egyptian creation story, judgement and salvation

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true

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According to Plato, to search for knowledge of the good is an act so sinful it warrants death

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False

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intrinsic

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value in itself

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Metaphysics

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study of the ultimate nature of reality