Summative 1

Question 1

The term Philosophy came from

Answer 1

two Greek words philo and sophia which means “to love” and
“wisdom”, respectively

Question 2

Philosophy is a science. Why?

Answer 2

It is called as such because it is SYSTEMATIC
and follows certain steps or procedures. In short, it is an organized body of knowledge same as any
other sciences

Question 3

Philosophy employs

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First Cause or
Highest Principle

Question 4

A fundamental and necessary drive in every human being is knowing what is
real. Which among the branches of Philosophy accounts for the unreal in terms of
what we accept as real?

Answer 4

Metaphysics

Question 5

is the branch of Philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and
evaluates human actions.

Answer 5

Ethics

Question 6

Which of the following statements exemplifies the value of
ethics in Philosophy?

Answer 6

Women are not inferior to men and that both must complement each other.

Question 7

A branch of Philosophy focuses itself with the non-observables. Another branch deals
with what is right or wrong. What does epistemology deal with?

Answer 7

Epistemology deals with the nature, sources, limitations and validity of
knowledge.

Question 8

Logic is not interested with what we know. Rather, it concerns itself on the truth and
validity of our arguments. Who was the philosopher who devised the first
method of logic?

Answer 8

Aristotle

Question 9

Metaphysical discourses are characterized by examination of unobservable entities.
Which of the following statements exhibits such character?

Answer 9

. All objects contain water.

Question 10

Some philosophers believe that general ideas are formed from the examination of
particular facts. What method is employed in this kind of generating idea?

Answer 10

Deduction

Question 11

We can see things made of matter but we cannot see the underlying matter itself. What
branch of Philosophy sees things like this?

Answer 11

Metaphysics

Question 12

How do we tell good from evil or right from wrong? This basic question is a concern of
what branch of Philosophy?

Answer 12

Ethics

Question 13

serves as tool to guide one’s arguments or discourses so as to
keep them valid and true

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Logic

Question 14

concerns itself with the notion of beauty.
Whenever we created a devise or equipment we consequently aim to improve (or beautify) it after
some time. It only goes to show that aesthetics accounts for the criteria of beauty.

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Aesthetic

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can be used to explain matters regarding culture and arts

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Aesthetics

Question 16

is that from which something proceeds in any manner whatsoever.

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Principle

Question 17

whatever is “is”. And whatever is not “is not”. Everything is what it is. Everything is its own being, and non being is not being.

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Principle of Identity

Question 18

it is impossible for a thing to be or not to be at the same time, and at the same respect.

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Principle of Non- Contradiction

Question 19

a thing is either is or is not; everything must be either be or not be. Between being and not-being, there is no middle ground possible.

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Principle of excluded Middle

Question 20

Philosophy was first coined by

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Pythagoras

Question 21

is the birthplace of philosophy in the West

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Greece

Question 22

is the Father of Philosophy in the Western civilization

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Thales

Question 23

is the method we use in doing philosophy.

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Reasoning

Question 24

is the view that knowledge can be attained only through sense experience.

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Empiricism

Question 25

the act of deriving clear concepts from the process of abstraction

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Primary Reflection

Question 26

An attempt to go beyond what is physicalDeals with reality that is truly felt from the insideThis type is Introspective.

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Secondary Reflection