Intro to Philosophy

.It is an activity that requires a person to examine his or her thoughts, feelings and actions and learn from experience

• reflection

• questioning

• wondering

• reasoning

What is the science and art of correct thinking?

• Ethics

• Aesthetics

• Metaphysics

• Logic

The type of philosophical reflection which trains the mind to think logically. It is also the ability of the mind to construct and evaluate arguments

• Secondary reflection

• Tertiary reflection

• Primary reflection

• all of the above

One of the triumvirate Greek philosophers who pioneered a method of argument called dialectic.

• Plato

• Socrates

• Pythagoras

• Aristotle

This is the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgement.

• reasoning

• proposition

• intuition

• reflection

It is a term used to describe a method of philosophical argument that involves some sort of contradictory process between opposing sides

• deductive

• dialectic

• Inductive

• reflective

It is the idea that various systems (e.g. physical, biological, social) should be viewed as wholes, not merely as a collection of parts

• holism

• idealism

• existentialism

• rationalism

According to Gabriel Marcel this type of reflection enables us to look deeper into our experiences and see the bigger picture of reality

• Secondary reflection

• Tertiary reflection

• Primary reflection

• all of the above

The western philosophical tradition originated in______.

• Greece

• China

• India

• Egypt

What is the branch of Philosophy that studies the nature and means of human knowledge?

• Metaphysics

• Ethics

• Politics

• Epistemology