92 questions
According to Alex, our moral intuitions are fully explained by ___________.
According to Frank, there is some objective ______________ that points us to God (or, is God Himself).
Frank and Alex seem to be discussing morality from two different lenses: ontology and epistemology. What is meant by "epistemology"?
our knowledge or thoughts
the subject of our knowledge or thoughts
the cosmology (beginning) of some object
Frank and Alex seem to be discussing morality from two different lenses: ontology and epistemology. What is meant by "ontology"?
our knowledge or thoughts
the subject of our knowledge or thoughts
the cosmology (beginning) of some object
The fallacy of arguing a point not made by your interlocutor is called a _______________.
red herring
appeal to authority
appeal to emotion
non sequitur
According to Frank, "subjective" appears to mean...
someone's opinion
dependent upon the existence of a mind
unnecessary and irrelevant
something which God has planted in the human heart
According to Alex, "subjective" appears to mean...
someone's opinion
dependent upon the existence of a mind
unnecessary and irrelevant
something which God has planted in the human heart
True or False:
Alex said he was often comfortable in his belief that morality is subjective.
True
False
The ______________ Argument is used to argue that God is an "unmoved mover" who created all of space, time, and matter.
The ____________ Argument, sometimes called the "Fine Tuning Argument," argues that because the earth appears designed, it must be designed. And the designer is "god."
True or False:
Critical thinking means trusting our common sense, intuitions, and instincts.
True
False
_________________ is withholding judgment from a claim until it is convincingly confirmed or refuted by evidence.
"My friend in construction said that all this algebra nonsense is useless to engineers!"
What kind of fallacy is being utilized here?
Appeal to Authority
Begging the Question
Non Sequitur
"Driving is super dangerous! There's risk in everything we do! Why are we so concerned about this?"
Which of the following fallacies is being utilized here?
Appeal to Authority
Non Sequitur
Begging the Question
True or False:
Every claim made pointing to an authority is an appeal to authority fallacy.
True
False
Alvin tells his friend Carl, "It's really very simple. If Mars has ice on it, then it has an atmosphere, too. That means there was an ancient civilization there! I saw it on YouTube in a documentary. I'll send you the link."
Carl - "Sounds kinda fishy, man."
Who bears the burden of proof?
Alvin
Carl
"How old are you? You don't have any life experience! Let me tell you what, I've been around the block a few times!"
Which of the following fallacies is being utilized here?
Appeal to Authority
Non Sequitur
Begging the Question
"The soul is immortal. It does not die, and it lives forever. Therefore, the soul must be immortal."
Which of the following fallacies is being utilized here?
Begging the Question
Non Sequitur
Appeal to Authority
"Evolution cannot be true because the Bible says so."
Which of the following fallacies is being utilized here?
Begging the Question
Appeal to Authority
Non Sequitur
True or False:
Sometimes, evidence of a claim can include the claim itself.
True
False
According to _________, whatever God says to do is "good" and whatever he says to avoid is "bad".
Divine Command Theory
Utilitarianism
Virtue Ethics
Kantian Ethics
The Categorical Imperative ("do x") is absolute and a part of ______________.
Kantian Ethics
Utilitarianism
Hedonism
Moral Relativism
________________ is the moral theory which says we must perform calculations on our actions and choose actions which maximize well-being while minimizing suffering.
Utilitarianism
Hedonism
Kantian Ethics
Virtue Ethics
True or False:
According to Aristotle, a virtue is the exact opposite of its respective vice.
True
False
____________________ is the branch of philosophy concerned with what exists and what reality is like.
________________________ is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of rightness and wrongness.
________________________ logic is when we use repeated patterns and make arguments based on those patterns.
________________________ is considered the first philosopher.
True or False:
Thales was famous for having predicted a meteor shower.
True
False
Anaximenes believed that all things were made of rarified or compacted __________________.
air
earth
"boundless" or apeiron
water
Which of the following reads as "if p and q, then it is not the case that r"?
____________________ was a student of Socrates and wrote many dialogues involving dialogues between Socrates and other named interlocuters.
Which version of the cosmological argument is most often used by apologists?
The Argument from Motion
The Argument from Degree
The Argument from Causation
Which argument states that since the universe appears designed, there must be a designer and we call this designer, "god."
The Teleological Argument
The Cosmological Argument
The Ontological Argument
The Moral Argument
Which argument for God's existence states that if objective moral laws exist, then an objective moral lawgiver exists. Objective moral laws exist. Therefore, a moral lawgiver exists. We call this lawgiver, "god."
The Moral Argument
The Teleological Argument
The Cosmological Argument
The Ontological Argument
Which argument is troubled by the fact that it can prove that anything exists?
The Moral Argument
The Ontological Argument
The Cosmological Argument
The Teleological Argument
True or False:
According to Alex from the video, moral intuitions are objective.
True
False
"Agnostic" is a claim about...
God
knowledge
belief
reality
True or False:
According to Frank, belief in God is all about probability and no one can be absolutely certain of His existence, but only reasonably convinced.
True
False
Do you think evolution can reasonably infer our moral intuitions?
Yes, evolution can explain our moral intuitions.
Yes, but I'm not convinced evolution alone can explain them.
No, but I'm unsure if God is the only explanation for our moral intuitions.
No, evolution does not explain our moral intuitions.
True or False:
Our moral intuitions appear completely trustworthy.
True
False
Which variation of the cosmological argument includes the premise that "time, space, and matter exist"?
The Kalaam Cosmological Argument
The Craig Cosmological Argument
The Aristotelian Cosmological Argument
The Qu'ran Cosmological Argument
True or False:
Critical thinking means trusting our common sense, intuitions, and instincts.
True
False
____________________ is the branch of philosophy concerned with what exists and what reality is like.
________________________ is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of rightness and wrongness.
________________________ is considered the first philosopher.
Anaximenes believed that all things were made of rarified or compacted __________________.
air
earth
"boundless" or apeiron
water
Which of the following reads as "if p and q, then it is not the case that r"?
____________________ was a student of Socrates and wrote many dialogues involving dialogues between Socrates and other named interlocuters.
________________ asks the question, "How do we know what we know?"
metaphysics
ethics
epistemology
Who believed everything came from water?
Thales
Anaximander
Anaximenes
How many surviving documents do we have that are written by one of the Milesians?
None
13 and some fragments
Only a few fragments, but no full pages
Only two manuscripts
conditional
biconditional
conjunction
disjunction
"I will come to campus if and only if it is a school day" is written in logic as...
"~" is used as a _______________________.
negation
affirmation
conclusion signifier
premise signifier
Which of the following were the three different types of soul that Aristotle claimed existed?
Sensitive Soul
Rational Soul
Vegetative Soul
Complete Soul
What are the four emotions a stoic should fend off?
desire
fear
pleasure
pain
confusion
Zeno divided philosophy into three parts:
logic
ethics
physics
metaphysics
epistemology
According to stoics, children choose ____________ by nature.
what they need physically
morally
opposite what they need
according to society
"Cynic" means...
like a dog
angry
one with nature
self-focused
Which of the following was a famous Stoic?
Epictetus
Diogenes
Crates
Descartes
Which Roman Emperor wrote the famous Stoic discourse Meditations?
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Brutus
Marcus Marcus
Marcus Lyons
conditional
biconditional
conjunction
disjunction
"I will come to campus if and only if it is a school day" is written in logic as...
"~" is used as a _______________________.
negation
affirmation
conclusion signifier
premise signifier
Which three attributes of the Christian God are in question with the Problem of Evil?
Omnibenevolence (Being good)
Omnipotence (Being all-powerful)
Omniscience
(Being all-knowing)
Omnipresence (Being everywhere at once)
True or False:
Many of the common arguments for God point to a specific god from a specific religion.
True
False
The Moral Argument is seemingly a _____________ logical fallacy when in response to the Problem of Evil
Red Herring
Appeal to Authority
Argument from Ignorance
Post Ergo Propter Hoc
How convinced are you by the Moral Argument?
Not at all
It may convince me with extra evidence
It's slightly convincing on its own
I'm completely convinced
________________ asks the question, "How do we know what we know?"
metaphysics
ethics
epistemology
____________________ and ________________________ make the "blurry distinction" between more poetic philosophy and logical, academic philosophy.
continental philosophy
analytic philosophy
eastern philosophy
inductive logic
deductive logic
Who believed everything came from water?
Thales
Anaximander
Anaximenes
Who argued that everything was made from aer that was either condensed or rarified?
Thales
Anaximander
Anaximenes
How many surviving documents do we have that are written by one of the Milesians?
None
13 and some fragments
Only a few fragments, but no full pages
Only two manuscripts
Which philosopher believed that there were four elements + aether, but no void?
Socrates
Aristotle
Zeno
Thales
True or False:
Plato seems to have believed that everything linked back to geometry and used geometry to explain the universe.
True
False
Which of the following were the three different types of soul that Aristotle claimed existed?
Sensitive Soul
Rational Soul
Vegetative Soul
Complete Soul
What are the four emotions a stoic should fend off?
desire
fear
pleasure
pain
confusion
Chrysippus helped explain determinism and free will using this geometric shape.
pyramid
cylinder
circle
triangle
Zeno divided philosophy into three parts:
logic
ethics
physics
metaphysics
epistemology
According to stoics, children choose ____________ by nature.
what they need physically
morally
opposite what they need
according to society
"Cynic" means...
like a dog
angry
one with nature
self-focused
Which of the following was a famous Stoic?
Epictetus
Diogenes
Crates
Descartes
Which Roman Emperor wrote the famous Stoic discourse Meditations?
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Brutus
Marcus Marcus
Marcus Lyons