Mr. A, the Learning Area Chair of Philosophy Area, checked and evaluated the midterm questions prepared by his teachers if they are consistent with the institutional educational practice.
What branch of Philosophy does it properly belong?
Philosophy of Education
The swans that I observed are white. Hence, all swans are white. Even the premise in this argument is true, the conclusion can only be probably true. What branch of Philosophy does it properly belong?
Logic
This kind of inquiry refers to the careful investigation into some aspect of the natural world whereby quantifiable relationships may be propounded.
Scientific Inquiry
According to Thomas Kuhn, “paradigm" designates what the members of a certain scientific community have in common, that is to say, the whole of techniques, patents and values shared by the members of the community.
What branch of Philosophy does the statement properly belong?
Philosophy of Science
This kind of inquiry goes beyond the scientific inquiry. It is the one that inquires the coherence quality, sense of human life itself as a comprehensive reality.
Philosophical Inquiry
According to this philosopher, when man is confronted with mystery, or something whose causes are still unknown, he wonders why.
Socrates
Ardentia believed that beauty is relative and culturally defined. What branch of Philosophy does the statement properly belong?
Axiology
“No more exams!” The real test of learning is not objective exams and evaluations. Rather, it is student’s ability to apply and relate in real life the concepts studied in the classroom.
What branch of Philosophy does the statement properly belong?
Philosophy of Education
The following are examples of limit situations except
a death
b birth
c love
love
The following are Applied Ethics except
a normative ethics
b environmental ethics
c bioethics
normative ethics
According to Scruton, philosophy is important because:
a it is a natural extension of interest in truth
b it is a mandated subject for all programs
c it helps learn new skills
a
Juan purchased cheaper clothes than the one which has a check on its logo. What branch of Philosophy does the statement properly belong?
axiology
Philosophy, etymologically means love of wisdom, focuses on knowledge. It
primarily aims to acquire knowledge, giving more importance to knowing
over learning.
a Only the second statement is correct because Philosophy primarily aims to acquire knowledge about the world.
b Both statements are true because wisdom and knowledge are the same
c Both statements are false because wisdom is more than just knowing or having knowledge of something
c
Philosophy is regarded as the queen of sciences. From this statement, it is not proper to infer that:
a Philosophy is supreme over all disciplines.
b Philosophy is the mother of sciences.
c There is philosophy for each discipline or area of human knowledge.
a
The following are philosophies according to topic except
a aesthetics
b platonism
c philosophy of science
d philosophy of education
b
According to David Hume, moral distinctions are not derived from reason while Kant’s Philosophy says duties and obligations may become a norm of right and wrong. What branch of Philosophy does the statement properly belong?
axiology
Which of the following does not belong to the classification of philosophy according to period?
a modern philosophy
b none of the choices
c medieval philosophy
d ancient philosopy
e continental philosophy
e
Which of the following statements is not correct?
a Ethics, as a branch of Philosophy, is also known as Moral Philosophy.
b Moral dilemma is part of human experiences.
c Metaphysics, Logic, Epistemology, and Ethics are the traditional branches of Philosophy
c
Argument is defined as a piece of reasoning expressed in words.
Logic
This kind of inquiry refers to the sound judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts.
Common Sense
An ancient philosopher believed that happiness is the ultimate aim of human existence. As such, our actions and decisions are geared towards achieving happiness. What branch of Philosophy does the statement properly belong?
Ethics
Which of the following is included in the major divisions of philosophy?
a northern
b western
c filipino
b
According to this philosopher, wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and Philosophy begins in wonder.
Plato
Which of the following is Applied Philosophy?
a normative ethics
b ethics
c business ethics
d metaethics
c
The following are philosophies according to topic except:
a indian philosophy
b philosophy of education
c philosophy of mathematics
d philosophy of religion
a
In the context of philosophizing, inquiry is human being’s effort to integrate, to bring harmony to the tension in human existence. T or F
T
When philosophy started at around 600 B.C.E., it was not only a matter of seeing or believing, but of thinking, and philosophy meant thinking about the basic questions with an attitude of genuine and free inquiry. The statement is:
a True, because philosophy began because of Early Greeks attempt to explain some of the basic questions about the world.
b none of the choices
c Neither true nor false, because philosophy is a discipline that existed even before the Greek philosophers.
d False, because philosophy is simply and matter of seeing and believing.
a