Phil EXAM 1
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Philosophy Exam 1
Multiple Choice Questions
Who is known as the father of Western Philosophy?
a) Aristotle
b) Plato
c) Socrates
d) Descartes
Which branch of philosophy is concerned with the nature of reality?
a) Ethics
b) Aesthetics
c) Epistemology
d) Metaphysics
"I think, therefore I am" is a statement made by:
a) Immanuel Kant
b) René Descartes
c) Friedrich Nietzsche
d) John Locke
Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'Social Contract'?
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c) John Stuart Mill
d) Karl Marx
Utilitarianism is a theory in ethics that suggests actions are right if they promote:
a) Justice
b) Happiness
c) Duty
d) Power
The Allegory of the Cave is a famous metaphor from:
a) Plato's "Republic"
b) Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics"
c) Descartes' "Meditations"
d) Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason"
'Tabula Rasa', the idea that individuals are born without built-in mental content, was
proposed by:
a) John Locke
b) David Hume
c) Søren Kierkegaard
d) Friedrich Hegel
Existentialism is a philosophy primarily concerned with:
a) Human freedom and choice
b) Logic and language
c) The existence of God
d) The nature of beauty
Which philosopher is known for his critique of Pure Reason?
a) Friedrich Nietzsche
b) Immanuel Kant
c) Plato
d) Bertrand Russell
The concept of 'The Will to Power' is associated with which philosopher?
a) Friedrich Nietzsche
b) Sigmund Freud
c) Jean-Paul Sartre
d) Martin Heidegger
Who is considered the primary proponent of Empiricism?
a) René Descartes
b) John Locke
c) David Hume
d) George Berkeley
'Phenomenology' is a philosophical movement primarily developed by:
a) Edmund Husserl
b) Martin Heidegger
c) Jean-Paul Sartre
d) All of the above
The 'Categorical Imperative' is a central concept in the ethics of:
a) Immanuel Kant
b) Aristotle
c) Thomas Aquinas
d) Jeremy Bentham
Which philosopher is known for the statement, "God is dead"?
a) Søren Kierkegaard
b) Friedrich Nietzsche
c) Jean-Paul Sartre
d) Martin Heidegger
Plato's theory of 'Forms' suggests that:
a) The physical world is the only reality
b) The senses are always reliable
c) There are ideal forms of which physical things are imperfect copies
d) Knowledge is primarily derived from reason
True/False Questions
Aristotle was a student of Plato. (True/False)
Descartes doubted everything except the existence of God. (True/False)
Karl Marx is primarily known for his contributions to political philosophy.
(True/False)
The 'veil of ignorance' is a concept proposed by John Rawls. (True/False)
Schopenhauer's philosophy was predominantly optimistic. (True/False)
The 'Mind-Body Problem' is central to the field of Aesthetics. (True/False)
'Deontology' is an ethical theory based on duty and obligation. (True/False)
Bertrand Russell was a proponent of the Logical Positivism movement.
(True/False)
The 'Trolley Problem' is a famous thought experiment in ethics. (True/False)
Hedonism is the philosophical belief that pleasure is the highest good.
(True/False)
Fill in the Blank (No Word Bank)
___________ is known for the concept of the 'Superman' or 'Übermensch'.
The study of knowledge, or 'how we know what we know', is called ____________.
___________ is a branch of philosophy that deals with the study and creation of
beauty.
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___________ argued that the unexamined life is not worth living.
The idea that reality exists independently of our thoughts or perceptions is known
as ____________.
The philosophical position that reality is ultimately composed of two distinct
substances is called ____________.
___________ is the philosophical study of the nature of existence, being, and reality.
___________ is considered a key figure in the development of American
pragmatism.
'The Prince' is a political treatise by ____________.
The problem of 'free will versus determinism' questions whether our actions are
determined or the result of ____________.