Philosophy 140 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank Evolution: Making Sense of Life 3rd Edition by Carl Zimmer; Douglas Emlen. ISBN:9781319230937. Evolution Third Edition Carl Zimmer Test bank. Zimmer 3e test bank for evolution . TOC-=1 The Whale and the Virus: How Scientists Study Evolution 1 2 From Natural Philosophy to Darwin: A Brief History of Evolutionary Ideas 28 3 What the Rocks Say: How Geology and Paleontology Reveal the History of Life 52 4 The Tree of Life: How Biologists Use Phylogeny to Reconstruct the Deep Past 5...

Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations, 6th Canadian Edition By Doug McCann Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 - The Evolution of Psychology Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 Multiple Choice 1. The term “psychology” comes from the Greek words psyche and logos. What does logos mean? a. the study of a subject b. the soul c. logic d. discipline ANSWER: a 2. Psychological research is sometimes distorted or grossly simplified in media coverage, leading to misinf...

Test Bank for Evolution: Making Sense of Life 3e 3rd Edition by Douglas Emlen, Carl Zimmer. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 18 1 The Whale and the Virus: How Scientists Study Evolution 1 
 2 From Natural Philosophy to Darwin: A Brief History of Evolutionary Ideas 28 3 What the Rocks Say: How Geology and Paleontology Reveal the History of Life 52 
 4 The Tree of Life: How Biologists Use Phylogeny to Reconstruct the Deep Past 
 5 Raw Material: Heritable Variat...

philosphy Ans- the systematic and critical study of fundamental questions that arise from both everyday life and through the practice of other disciplines. It is not rooted in scientific experimentation but is more abstract and general, rooted in logical argumentation rather than data 4 Main Areas of Philosophy Ans- Epistemology, Metaphysics, Logic, and Ethics Epistemology Ans- studies questions about knowledge and rational belief Metaphysics Ans- Study of what the world is like- or...

Critical thinking Ans- The systematic evaluation of beliefs or statements by rational standards. Premise Ans- In an argument, a statement or reason given in support of a conclusion. Indicator Words Ans- Words that are frequently included in arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion is present. Autonomy Ans- A person's ability to act on his or her own values and interests. Argument Ans- A group of statements in which some of them are intended to support another of them. E...

Sophist Ans- Questioned everything (Wise asses) - philosophers really Cartesian skepticism Ans- Questions the source of knowledge - Don't assume anything, don't trust senses, Evil deceiver Ans- Illusions of an idea - We were made by God in a way that we make mistakes, - but God wouldn't do that, - so God isn't fully in charge, - or is that the way I am supposed to think Brain in a vat Ans- Descarte's lingering challenge - We could exist or only think we do Experience machi...

Imperative Ans- Commands Explanatory Ans- emotional states Interrogatives Ans- Questions Declarative Ans- A statement that can be defined as either true or false What makes an ambiguous sentence Ans- a) attempting to communicate two propositions b)interpretation Arguments Ans- Are composed of statements that are related to eachother Premise Ans- Multiple Premises arguments can share premises although they may not share a conclusion What are the types of sentences? Ans- Imperati...

philosphy the systematic and critical study of fundamental questions that arise from both everyday life and through the practice of other disciplines. It is not rooted in scientific experimentation but is more abstract and general, rooted in logical argumentation rather than data 4 Main Areas of Philosophy Epistemology, Metaphysics, Logic, and Ethics Epistemology studies questions about knowledge and rational belief Metaphysics Study of what the world is like- or what reality consists i...

SophistQuestioned everything (Wise asses) - philosophers really Cartesian skepticismQuestions the source of knowledge - Don't assume anything, don't trust senses, Evil deceiverIllusions of an idea - We were made by God in a way that we make mistakes, - but God wouldn't do that, - so God isn't fully in charge, - or is that the way I am supposed to think

Critical thinking The systematic evaluation of beliefs or statements by rational standards. Premise In an argument, a statement or reason given in support of a conclusion. Indicator Words Words that are frequently included in arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion is present. Autonomy A person's ability to act on his or her own values and interests. Argument A group of statements in which some of them are intended to support another of them.