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Duplicate of Higher Philosophy December Revision
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Utilitarianism states that an action is right if
It produces the greatest good for the greatest number
It is explained well
Consequences are ignored
It is right for me
2
What are the four waves of Meditation 1?
Senses,diabolical doubt/dream/awake, evil genius
Senses, evil genius, diabolical doubt, cogito
Senses, dream/awake/deceiving God,evil Genius
Senses, wax analogy, brain in a vat, cogito
3
The purpose of an argument is
Establish a point
Provide support for a claim made
To assert a point
Assert something is true
4
Which of these is not a feature of a deductive argument?
Premises forcing you to accept conclusion
Generalised premised
Singular observations
Necessary conclusion
5
Cogito ergo sum means
I think therefore I am great
I think therefore God exists
I think therefore I have a body
I think, therefore I am
6
Kantian Ethics is
Sceptical
Deontologist
Empirical
Utilitarian
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The Gettier Problem is an example of how the JTB conditions are not easily met
False
True
8
Scepticism is
A brief in innate ideas
A belief in an omnipotent God
We must rely on our senses
The view that it is impossible to know for certain
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Which of these is not a philosophical technique?
Ambiguity
False conclusions
Thought experiments
Analogical arguments
10
Plato said that in order to qualify as knowledge we
It had to be true
Had to believe it
Had to see it
We had to have justification
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Maxims are principles of action
False
True
12
How many premises were stated in the argument initially?
5
4
2
3
13
A fallacy is a mistake in reasoning
True
False
14
Kant believes consequences are important
True
False
15
John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham are associated with Utilitarianism
False
True
16
What number should have had a hidden premise?
4
2
5
3
17
Descartes’ aim was to
Overcome scepticism
Overcome scepticism through empiricism
Overcome rationalism
To be a sceptic
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These are criteria of the Hedonic Calculus
Propinquity
Intensity
Duration
Fecundity
19
Key features of empiricism are
Knowledge gained through senses
Contingent truths
Tabula rasa
Innate ideas
20
Descartes uses these to provide reason and evidence for the Cogito
Trademark argument
Dreaming argument
Clear and distinct rule
Diabolic doubt
21
According to Kant this is a test that enables us to identify our moral duty
Inclination
Hypothetical imperative
Duty
Categorical imperative
22
Arguments can be true
True
False
23
Which number in the argument diagram is the intermediate conclusion?
2
1
4
3
24
If P then Q. Q. P
False dilemma
Affirming the consequent
Denying the antecedent
Circular reasoning
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Which of these is not a feature of an argument?
Command
Conclusion
Rhetorical question
Premise
26
Kant says we should obey the rules because
It is the logical thing to do
He said so
He is an authoritarian
27
A sound argument has a valid structure and true premises
False
True
28
Key features of rationalism are
A posteriori
Necessary truths
Innate ideas
A priori
29
Empirical knowledge relies on belief
False
True
30
Mill suggested people would prefer lower pleasures
False
True
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If P then Q. Not P. Not Q
False dilemma
Illegitimate appeals to authority
Slippery slope
Denying the antecedent
32
All bachelors are unmarried men. What type of statement is this?
Conditional statement
Hidden premise
Tautology
Rhetorical question
33
What is a sound argument?
Deductive, valid, false premises
Inductive, strong, true premises
Inductive, weak, true premises
Deductive, valid, true premises
34
Descartes believes the trademark argument relies on the causal adequacy principle
True
False
35
Descartes arrived at the Cogito using
Diabolic doubt
Method of doubt
Sense experience
Dualism
36
Kant says that good Will is
The unqualified good
The moral law
The qualified good
Universalisation
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The statements of an argument can be categorised as premises or conclusions
False
True