PHIL 101

According to Epicurus, which desires may be occasionally satisfied when doing so does not lead to discomfort or pain? correct answer: desires that are natural but not necessary According to Aristotle, human happiness consists of: correct answer: pleasure Which of the following ideas was central to Thomas Hobbes's philosophy of values? correct answer: Good and evil simply denote that which a person desires or hates. Which of the following is considered a moral evil by Plato? correc...

Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to values? correct answer: Metaphysics _____ is defined as the philosophical study of art and of value judgements about art correct answer: Aesthetics The fallacy of ______ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a conversation correct answer: red herring The fallacy of _______ amounts to transferring the qualities of a spokesperson to his or her insights, arguments, beliefs, or positions correct ...

According to David Hume, what do we directly observe? correct answer: sense impressions According to David Hume, why can't past experience justify claims about the future? correct answer: We can never know whether or not the future will be like the past Arguments that attempt to establish something as a necessary precondition of the possibility of experience are called _____. correct answer: transcendental arguments According to the philosophy of Absolute Idealism, what is the relat...

Which of the following branches of philosophy does NOT involve questions related to values? correct answer: Metaphysics In philosophy, what is an argument? correct answer: Giving reasons for a belief. What fallacy is it when an argument assumes only two options when in fact there are more? correct answer: False dilemma The fallacy of _____ occurs when someone brings an irrelevancy into a conversation. correct answer: Red herring Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander are collectivel...