Course Introduction: Philosophy (Quiz 1)

Question 1

What is the message of flowers are red

Answer 1

• The message of this song is that society says something should be done the way everybody else does it, what is considered “normal.”
• However, people have different values and beliefs.
• The first part of the song dismisses what the boy believes but as time progresses he gives in, following what the teacher is saying.
• Eventually, that’s what was normalized for him.
• Being forced into societal norms.

Question 2

Is it possible for one to be wise without love or to love without having wisdom?

Answer 2

Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep attraction. Meanwhile, wisdom is defined as the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. I believe that love and wisdom go hand in hand. If one is wiser, one will tend to love things on a deeper level as wisdom is about experience. Trust, honesty, and respect all fall into the category of wisdom. Without this, it’s impossible to love others if there is a lack of trust, honesty, and respect. However, you can love without wisdom just on a surface level and not deeply.

Question 3

What is wisdom and how does it differ from knowledge, belief or ideology?

Answer 3

It’s not so much about intelligence but more about emotional intelligence and the feelings and thoughts one might be feeling. It’s not knowledge but what characteristics you may have, such as bravery and humility.

Question 4

What do you know about the universe?

Answer 4

The universe is made up of us, the Earth, the solar system, and then many solar systems, it goes into galaxies, and not just one but an infinite number of them. The universe is the biggest thing. There is no beyond the universe… unless there is.

Question 5

What does the word philosophy translate to in Greek

Answer 5

The love of wisdom

Question 6

What is the purpose of philosophy?

Answer 6

Develop a skill set (enhances a person’s problem-solving capacities)
Unafraid of asking questions (to question)
Wants us to think for ourselves (what do we want to do with our life?)
Philosophy is committed to self knowledge
Seek to be wise by being precise
Good at keeping sense of what matters and what doesn’t

Question 7

What are three occupations that you believe most relate to philosophy today? Explain why.

Answer 7

Philosophy professor
- The direct way to philosophy
Law
- You have to think about things morally and ethically
Politician
- The right way to build a society

Question 8

What is the history of philosophy? (name 6 centuries)

Answer 8

Separated into periods of time
Ancient greek and roman philosphy
Medieval philosophy
Seventeenth-century philosophy
Eighteenth-century philosophy
Nineteenth-century philosophy
Twentieth-century philosophy
Philosophy advanced over time

Question 9

What questions may be asked for social and political philosophy?

Answer 9

What are the best types of government to have?
Should we have a dictatorship?
What things should we be equal on?
What culture is?

Stuff about justice, feminism, gender, race, etc.

Question 10

What questions may be asked about moral philosophy?

Answer 10

Meta-ethics
What types of things are good? Evil?
Is being good an opinion that we have?
Normative ethics
How can we divide things into good and bad?
Consequentialism, deontology, virtue ethics
Applied ethics
Are someone’s actions good or bad?
What is good for you to do?

Question 11

What questions may be asked about metaphysics?

Answer 11

What are objects made of?
Is an object the same object over time even if it changes?
Personhood
- Is it the same person over time?
- What makes a person?
Properties
- Do they actually exist?
Modality
- Are there real possible worlds out there that we’re talking about?

Stuff about ontology (study of things that exist; reality), mereology, identity, realism, interlevel metaphysics, time, temporal logic, alethic modal logic
- causation
- cause and effect

Question 12

What is the trailer don’t look up about?

Answer 12

A comet incoming to Earth
Has a lot of material in the comet to make them rich
Comet is a metaphor for climate change
We as a civilization don’t care

Question 13

Why does it appear the Were-Monster is dangerous during the episode? Tell what the creature supposedly does to the humans.

Answer 13

The Were-Monster killed one and attacked another in the beginning
The monster only kills some and passes others
He is actually a person; shapeshifts into a monster
The man was talking to himself and did not want to shapeshift but it just happens

Question 14

When Mulder ends up talking to the creature, what is the creature’s version of what happens?

Answer 14

The man didn’t know that death was real
“Nothing makes sense”
He confesses that he wants the madness to end
He wants to be put out of his misery and wants to be killed (glass to appendix)
A man bit him, not vice versa
He BECAME the human because of the bite
Hunted down a job, “killed a cow” (it was a cheeseburger)
He does not want to be a man, wants to be a monster
His dog got lost, dagoo, he was sad
Both want to believe things that aren’t real
Self-doubt, regret, loneliness
Humans take advantage
The monster called Mulder a monster
The animal control person almost choked Scully

Question 15

Using this episode, explain why it is important to question, even if you think something is true?

Answer 15

It’s all about perspective
What may be true for you, may not be true for someone else and vice versa
It’s important to question
There is nothing you can lose from questioning, only gaining more knowledge about the issue

Question 16

What is Media illiteracy can affect tech-savvy young, not just old people: Teitel article about?

Answer 16

Discusses the prevalence of fake news in the digital age and the importance of media literacy education
False information, such as a fabricated news story about Megyn Kelly, spreads through social media platforms like Facebook. She criticizes Facebook for inadvertently promoting fake news
Teitel argues that media illiteracy is not limited to older generations but also affects younger, tech-savvy individuals
She emphasizes the need for critical thinking skills and analysis alongside technological know-how, such as coding
Teitel suggests that media literacy should be integrated into school curricula nationwide to ensure future generations can distinguish between credible news sources and misinformation online.
Young and old people fall for fake news

Question 17

What does Manipulated Biden video can remain online, Meta’s Oversight Board rules talk about?

Answer 17

A video on Facebook manipulated to suggest that President Joe Biden behaves inappropriately toward women
It was heavily edited

Question 18

What is idiocracy trailer about?

Answer 18

Human hibernation experiment
The guy ended up going way far into the future
In the future, everyone became dumb
“The ordinary becomes extraordinary”

Question 19

When reading philosophy text, what is the process one should use to understand the material?

Answer 19

Try to find and understand the main point or argument, then look for supporting arguments
Reread a passage
After you grasp what is being said ask yourself: Does it make sense? Do I agree with the writer?
Try to formulate clear explanations of the reasons wheter you agree or disagree
Reading philosophy is like taking part in a conversation with a philosopher
It’s important to understand and evaluate what philosophers have said, then formulating opinions
Beginning of the journey toward knowledge and wisdom

Question 20

According to David Hoekema, what are the benefits to studying philosophy?

Answer 20

Students who study philosophy have great communication and analytical skills.
On verbal portions of tests, philosophy majors outperformed all other humanities majors.
On the Law School Admissions and Graduate Management Admission Test, philosophy majors scored substantially higher than other humanities majors. They also excelled in business fields, engineering, and social sciences.
The employment rate for people with PhDs in philosophy was 98.9%
The median salary for philosophers is 14% lower than for scientists and engineers.
The only field where the employment rate is the same for men and women.
Philosophers are accepted and respected in all professional schools and welcomed into management training programs. (Lawyers, doctors, administrators, teachers, diplomats, consultant stockbrokers, bankers, and managers.)

Question 21

What are some of the issues that exist when studying philosophy?

Answer 21

Studies of philosophy in Europe and North America tended to focus on Western philosophical traditions.
Other points of view were either given short shift, ignored, or actively discouraged (marginalized)
White supremacy, propaganda. Lots of philosophers might be rasict.
This creates a challenge for present-day philosophers
Men have dominated both eastern and Western philosophy. In Western tradition, there is no female equivalent of Socrates and no black equivalent of Aristotle.
- Philosophers did not try any harder than practitioners of other disciplines to incorporate marginalized groups into their ranks
- The men who shaped the philosophical tradition assumed that their truth was a universal truth.