PHI 1010 Final Exam Study Guide Questions And
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The 6 main branches of philosophy ANS - Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Logic
- Political Philosophy
- Aesthetics
Metaphysics ANS Studies the ultimate nature of reality
Epistemology ANS The study of Knowledge
Ethics ANS Moral philosophy
What is right and wrong
Logic ANS studies the nature of truth, validity, and the form of reasoning
Political Philosophy ANS Studies the best form of gov.
Asks ?s like: what is justice?
Aesthetics ANS The study of beauty, art, and taste.
The parts of an argument ANS - Premises
- Conclusion
What is a premise? ANS Justification
, What is a conclusion? ANS What you are trying to prove
Deductive arguments ANS An argument in which it is thought (or claimed) that the premises
provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion
Inductive arguments ANS An argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons
supporting the probable truth of the conclusion.
Deductive: Valid argument ANS structured in a way that it actually is impossible for the
conclusion to be false, given that the premises are true.
What makes a deductive argument sound? ANS valid & all true premises
The three main arguments for the existence of God ANS - The ontological argument
- The cosmological argument
- The teleological argument (argument from design)
Who made the ontological argument? ANS Anselm
Who made the cosmological argument? ANS Aquinas
Who made the teleological argument? ANS Paley
Who argued against Paley's design argument? ANS Hume
What is the ontological argument? ANS - All priori (independent of experience)
- Argument of that which nothing greater can be thought
- If I'm really imaging that, then it must exist in reality unless it's that which greater CAN be thought
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The 6 main branches of philosophy ANS - Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Logic
- Political Philosophy
- Aesthetics
Metaphysics ANS Studies the ultimate nature of reality
Epistemology ANS The study of Knowledge
Ethics ANS Moral philosophy
What is right and wrong
Logic ANS studies the nature of truth, validity, and the form of reasoning
Political Philosophy ANS Studies the best form of gov.
Asks ?s like: what is justice?
Aesthetics ANS The study of beauty, art, and taste.
The parts of an argument ANS - Premises
- Conclusion
What is a premise? ANS Justification
, What is a conclusion? ANS What you are trying to prove
Deductive arguments ANS An argument in which it is thought (or claimed) that the premises
provide a guarantee of the truth of the conclusion
Inductive arguments ANS An argument in which it is thought that the premises provide reasons
supporting the probable truth of the conclusion.
Deductive: Valid argument ANS structured in a way that it actually is impossible for the
conclusion to be false, given that the premises are true.
What makes a deductive argument sound? ANS valid & all true premises
The three main arguments for the existence of God ANS - The ontological argument
- The cosmological argument
- The teleological argument (argument from design)
Who made the ontological argument? ANS Anselm
Who made the cosmological argument? ANS Aquinas
Who made the teleological argument? ANS Paley
Who argued against Paley's design argument? ANS Hume
What is the ontological argument? ANS - All priori (independent of experience)
- Argument of that which nothing greater can be thought
- If I'm really imaging that, then it must exist in reality unless it's that which greater CAN be thought
