Philosophy Exam Review

A 'flat tax' involves...

Who said 'the unexamined life is not worth living' ?

Select the presocratic philosopher from this list?

What branch of philosophy asks questions about knowledge and 'knowing'?

Which 'social contract theorist' believed that the state of nature is an immoral, dangerous place?

"My lego tower will be unbreakable, because each piece of lego is made of very hard plastic."

"It has never been proven that extraterrestrial life doesn't exist, so until it is, extraterrestrial life does exist."

This modern philosopher has very strong views about animal liberation and effective altruism.

This term means: 'the government interferes with a person's freedom "for their own good".'

Who of the following was a political philosopher whose theory include the 'veil of ignorance' and 'original position'?

Which of the following is NOT a logical fallacy that we discussed in class?

This philosopher is considered the founder of utilitarianism:

Divine Command Theory suggests that something is moral if:

The 'Ship of Theseus' thought experiment is meant to test our intuitions about...

Robert Nozick, also know for his political philosophy, wrote which of the following thought experiments?

In metaphysics, what is the view that mind and body are composed of the same basic substance?

This philosopher wondered: 'Am I a person dreaming I'm a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I'm a person?'

The Social Contract was developed during the enlightenment by:

If you think that you are the only self that is real , you are a...

Heraclitus is known for which of the following quotes?

This cycnic philosopher lived in a barrel and told Alexander the Great to move aside, for he was blocking the sunshine.

A challenge was made to the JTB theory of knowledge in the mid twentieth century. Who do we have to 'thank' for this?

Who developed the thought experiment known as 'the trolley problem' ?

Robert Nozick's famous book on political philosophy is titled...

The political spectrum, when addressing economic issues, operates within these concepts...

Someone who believes in gradual political and social change; who respects traditional highly, is called:

Plato's tripartite soul consists of...

Plato's epistemology was based upon which type of knowledge?

What is polytheism?

Who established the 'Theory of Forms'?

John Rawls used the 'veil of ignorance' and the 'original position' in his argument about:

What is the meaning of 'cogito ergo sum'?

What is the meaning of agnosticism?

"I drank bottled water and now I feel sick. Bottled water must be bad for one's health." This is an example of:

Democritus believed that everything was made of...

The middle ground position between Free Will and Determinism is called...

True or False: Socrates believed that morality is objective.

Plato (and Socrates, in Plato's Republic) was a supporter of democracy.

The Greek word for 'moral weakness', which Aristotle believed we all must strive to avoid, is...

Which of the following forms of government did Aristotle argue can be effective?