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Who is a philosopher, in the original sense of the world? - correct answer A lover and pursuer of wisdom, regardless of the subject matter. Which is a common characteristic of philosophical questions? - correct answer They involve fundamental concepts that are unavoidable by the thoughtful person. Which of the following is a common myth about philosophy? - correct answer Philosophical questions are simply semantic disputes in which no one opinion is any better or worse than another is. ...

NATS 1525 Questions and Answers with Complete Solutions Atomists Atoms are infinite and in random motion. Beloved in principle of plentitude Principle of Plentitidue The universe contains all possible forms of existence. Anything is possible. Relates to quantum mechanics Murphy's Law Anything that can go wrong will go wrong occams razor the most simple explanation is the most likely explanation Copernican Principle the principle that the Earth is not the center of the universe and is the sa...

Greek Philosophers Before Socrates -->Pre-Socrates Pythagoras -->6th Century B.C., a Greek philosopher and mathematician, founder of a religous movement called Pythagoreanism Thales -->"Father of Western Philosophy". Greek philosopher who taught that the universe had originated from water. Parmenides -->a pre-socratic Greek philosopher born in Italy. Denied the existence of time, plurality, and motion. NO Change. Founder of Metaphysics. Heraclitus -->a presocratic Greek phi...

NATS 1525 Questions with Complete Solutions {2024} Graded A+ Sample Question & Answer: Doctrine of Atonement - Answer - reconnect God with humanity; Jesus atoned for sins of humankind/reconnected us to God. This is used to say that no, extraterrestrials do not live in sin

What did Anaxagoras do? correct answer: He introduced the mattermind distinction to philosophy. What did Anselm believe about proving God's existence? correct answer: You could do it using just the concept of God as the greatest being conceivable. What did Aquinas maintain concerning the human soul? correct answer: It is a direct creation of God. What did Aristotle say about all change? correct answer: It is a movement from potentiality to actuality. What did Benedict Spinoza ...

What does Aristotle mean by the efficient cause of a thing? CORRECT ANSWERS: Where it came from. Which is a theme common to all the pre-Socratics? CORRECT ANSWERS: The experienced world is a manifestation of a more fundamental underlying reality. What did the Atomists do? CORRECT ANSWERS: They distinguished between atomic properties and relational properties. How are the Forms apprehended, according to Plato? CORRECT ANSWERS: By reason. What did Aristotle say about all change? C...

Budapest is a city in Hungary. Roland was born in Budapest. Therefore, Roland was born in Hungary. Assuming that both premises are true, evaluate the argument and determine which of the answer options describes it. correct answers Deductive, valid, sound Plato believed that knowledge of reality is grounded in knowledge of __________. correct answers forms Angie makes a New Year's resolution to start a diet. "Read this," her brother says, and gives Angie a book on Stoicism. Puzzled, s...

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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...

Lisa is considering whether it is morally permissible to eat meat. Which branch of philosophy can help her answer this question?  Ethics  Metaphysics  Cosmology  Epistemology RATIONALE Ethics is the branch of philosophy in which concepts of value (e.g., right and wrong are considered). In epistemology, concepts of knowledge are analyzed and defended. Metaphysics is concerned with discovering and describing the ultimate nature of reality, and cosmology is the study of th...