Straighterline Philosophy Final Exam Study Guide
Which of the following is an example of what Aristotle called a universal?(Ans- The property of being red.
What is a syllogism?(Ans- A kind of inference.
Which ancient philosophical tradition did Plotinus represent?(Ans- Neoplatonism
St. Augustine rejected this Neoplatonic claim.(Ans- The highest reality is the One, an impersonal, indefinable, and indescribable god.
What do Pyrrhonic skeptics maintain?(Ans- People should suspend judgment about all things.
What is asserted by the principle of noncontradiction?(Ans- A proposition and its contradictory opposite can't both be true at the same time.
What did Hypatia think about the study of mathematics and astronomy?(Ans- They were part of a way of life and a means of testing the implications of Platonic and Neoplatonic metaphysics and epistemology.
Which argument did St. Augustine use to refute total Academic skepticism?(Ans- When we are in doubt we can at least know that we exist as a doubter.
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How did St. Thomas Aquinas distinguish philosophy from theology?(Ans- Philosophy is based on reason while theology is based on divine revelation and faith.
Which view did Aquinas accept?(Ans- A physical thing is matter plus form.
Which view of Aristotle's did Aquinas disagree with?(Ans- The essence of a thing is the same as its existence.
What did Aquinas maintain concerning the human soul?(Ans- It is a direct creation of God.
What was clarity and distinctness a mark of, for Rene Descartes?(Ans- Truth
Which claim did Descartes use to establish the certainty of his own existence?(Ans- I think, therefore I am.
Which statement would Thomas Hobbes have accepted?(Ans- All psychological states derive ultimately from perception.
Which claim about God did Anne Conway make:
(Ans- God is an eternal creator.
Anne Conway advocated what sort of metaphysics?(Ans- Monadology
What did Benedict Spinoza think a person is?(Ans- A mode of God/Nature.
Why is there no mind/body interaction problem for Spinoza?(Ans- Minds and bodies are simply aspects of the selfsame unit of infinite substance.
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