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please answer this question: A medical doctor refuses to honor her…

please answer this question: A medical doctor refuses to honor her…

please answer this question:

  1. A medical doctor refuses to honor her dying patient’s request to assist him to die painlessly based on the principle that doctors should not kill their patients. This is a

a.epistemological issue.

b.moral/ethical issue

c.metaphysical issue.

d.logical issue.

 

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QUESTION 2

  1. An epistemologist
  2. a.is one who tries to determine what is real and unreal.
  3. b.is one who describes the actual belief systems of people and societies as impartially as possible.
  4. c.is one who tries to distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning.
  5. d.is one who tries to distinguish genuine knowledge from bogus knowledge.

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QUESTION 3

  1. Metaphysics is the area of philosophy that studies
  2. a.knowledge
  3.  b.reality
  4.  c.ethics
  5.  d.government

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QUESTION 4

  1. Which is a question for epistemology?
  2. a.Is abortion morally permissible?
  3.  b.What is the nature of time?
  4.  c.What is truth?
  5.  d.Is democracy the best form of government?

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QUESTION 5

  1. No one doubts that brains exist. But do minds exist or are they the same things as brains?
  2. The above question is
  4. a.epistemological
  5. b.logical
  6. c.ethical
  7. d.metaphysical

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QUESTION 6

  1. The theory of knowledge or epistemology investigates
  2. a.whether or not God exists.
  3. b.whether we can know that God exists.
  4. c.whether God is capable of doing evil deeds.
  5. d.All of the above.

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QUESTION 7

  1. Which of the following is a question of logic?
  2. a.Can we know anything about Heaven?
  3. b.Does logic exist in Heaven?
  4. c.If A causes B, and B causes C, then does A ultimately cause C?
  5. d.Are logical laws (propositions) as certain as laws of nature?

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QUESTION 8

  1. Which of the following is a metaphysical question (as opposed to a scientific question)?
  2. a.How many electrons does nitrogen have?
  3. b.What sort of matter is the universe composed of?
  4. c.Is matter all that exists or is reality also composed of immaterial substances?
  5. d.None of the above.

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QUESTION 9

  1. For the ancient Greeks, the dominant source of knowledge prior to and during the emergence of the proto-scientific or philosophical views of Thales was
  2. a.Homer and Hesiod
  3. b.Socrates and Plato
  4. c.the Vedas & Upanisads
  5. d.Both A & C

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QUESTION 10

  1. According to Karen Armstrong, ancient myths
  2. a.convey factual information just as science does.
  3. b.can offer guidance and enrich our lives.
  4. c.are an inferior mode of thought (compared to science)
  5. d.None of the above

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QUESTION 11

  1. Which of the following is not a method for making sense of the world?
  2. a.Science
  3. b.Mythology
  4. c.Philosophy
  5. d.All of the above are methods for making sense of the world.

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QUESTION 12

  1. Which of the following is not a question for metaphysics?
  2. a.How many neurons does the human brain have?
  3. b.Do minds exist?
  4. c.Does the past exist?
  5. d.Does God exist?

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QUESTION 13

  1. Which of the following is not a statement?
  2. a.Cats are better than dogs.
  3. b.Katy hates her new job.
  4. c.God does not exist.
  5. d.Godzilla exists.
  6. e.All of the above are statements.

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QUESTION 14

  1. Which of the following is not a statement?
  2. a.People should not smoke in cars.
  3. b.What time is it?
  4. c.2 + 3 = 15
  5. d.The Raptors will win tonight.

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QUESTION 15

  1. A conclusion
  2. a.is a restatement of the premise.
  3. b.is offered as evidence for the premise.
  4. c.provides a reason to accept the argument.
  5. d.is a statement

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QUESTION 16

  1. What is the conclusion of this argument?
  3. Godzilla will defeat King Kong because he has beaten much larger opponents and because Kong has no defense against Godzilla’s radioactive fire-breath.
  4. a.Godzilla as beaten much larger opponents
  5. b.Godzilla will defeat King Kong.
  6. c.Kong has no defense against Godzilla’s radioactive fire-breath.
  7. d.None of the above

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QUESTION 17

  1. Which of the following is a philosophical question?
  2. a.Does texting while driving cause accidents?
  3. b.Is abortion immoral?
  4. c.Do philosophers teach metaphysics in highschool philosophy courses?
  5. d.None of the above are philosophical questions.

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QUESTION 18

  1. The existence/non-existence of God and the nature of the soul are
  2. a.moral issues.
  3.  b.metaphysical issues.
  4.  c.epistemological issues.
  5.  d.logical issues.

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QUESTION 19

  1. Which of the following is a philosophical statement (not a scientific-empirical statement)?
  2. a.It is possible that Earth could one day be destroyed by a giant meteor.
  3. b.Human beings on average do not live past 90 yrs.
  4. c.The birth of Western philosophy occurred before the reign of Alexander the Great.
  5. d.It is impossible to know anything with absolute certainty.

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QUESTION 20

  1. Which of the following is not a philosophical statement?
  2. a.It is better to suffer an injustice than to inflict injustice on others.
  3. b.Everything that exists is a physical object.
  4. c.Evolution is a serious challenge to believers in God.
  5. d.It is impossible to be a truly happy person if one is an immoral person.

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QUESTION 21

  1. Philosophers provide reasons for thinking their ideas are plausible—that is, they give us
  2. a.myths.
  3. b.mysteries.
  4. c.conclusions.
  5. d.evidence.

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QUESTION 22

  1. In an argument, the statement being supported is the conclusion, and the statements supporting the conclusion are the
  2. a.arguments.
  3.  b.all of the above.
  4.  c.questions.
  5.  d.premises.

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QUESTION 23

  1. The British philosopher Bertrand Russell stated that the value of philosophy is to be sought in its
  2. a.uncertainty.
  3.  b.clarity.
  4.  c.certainty.
  5.  d.explanatory power.

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QUESTION 24

  1. What is a thing? How are space and time related? Does the past exist? How about the future? How many dimensions does the world have?
  3. Which area of philosophy deals with such questions?
  4. a.epistemology.
  5.  b.logic.
  6.  c.metaphysics.
  7.  d.aesthetics.

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QUESTION 25

  1. According to Plato’s tri-partite model of knowledge, Dhruv truly knows that Indian Buddhism challenged the authority of the ancient Vedas if
  2. a.it is true that Indian Buddhism challenged the authority of the ancient Vedas.
  3. b.Druv believes that Indian Buddhism challenged the authority of the ancient Vedas.
  4. c.Dhruv’s belief that Indian Buddhism challenged the authority of the ancient Vedas is justified.
  5. d.A & C only
  6. e.All of A, B, and C must be true for Dhruv to truly know that Indian Buddhism challenged the authority of the ancient Vedas.

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QUESTION 26

  1. Which of the following statements is false with respect to the correspondence theory of truth?
  2. a.My belief that “all triangles have three angles” is true if and only if all triangles do have three angles.
  3. b.My belief that “2 + 3 = 8” is false if and only if it is a fact that 2 + 3 = 5.
  4. c.My belief that “all bachelors are married men” is false if and only if in fact there are no married bachelors in world.
  5. d.My belief that “water is H5O” is true if and only if in fact water is H2O.

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QUESTION 27

  1. Plagiarism is wrong.
  3. Which premise does NOT support the above conclusion?
  5. a.Plagiarism is no different from stealing what is not yours.
  6. b.Plagiarism involves the intent to deceive.
  7. c.Plagiarism is sometimes easy to get away with.
  8. d.Plagiarism is unfair to the other students in the class.

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QUESTION 28

  1. Which of the following statements is true of moral relativism (see Payne, p6)?
  5. a.Right and wrong are determined by a divine being.
  6. b.The commands of society can be assessed for their reasonableness.
  7. c.There is no room for rational inquiry into how we ought to live, how we ought to treat others, or how we ought to structure our communities
  8. d.None of the above

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QUESTION 29

  1. Russ Payne holds that, if skepticism is true, then it is impossible for our beliefs to more or less reasonable or more or less likely to be true.
  2.  True
  3.  False

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QUESTION 30

  1. According to Russ Payne, the difference between debate and dialectic is that debate aims at winning by persuading an audience, whereas the goal of dlialectic is learn something new about the issue under discussion,
  2.  True
  3.  False

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