Philosophical Foundations

Which does not refer to Philosophy?

• A theory of education

• A study of human behavior

• An unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly

• A doctrine of values, meaning and purposes of human life

Which philosophy is the basis for the development of essential skills like reading, writing and arithmetic?

• Idealism

• Essentialism

• Progressivism

• Existentialism

All schools of thought below are considered traditional or old. Which is not?

• contemporary

• Classical

• conservative

• conventional

Which is not a philosophy from the east?

• Buddhism

• Shintoism

• Christianism

• Confucianis

The proponents of Idealism are:

• Aristotle & Milton

• Adler & Hutchins

• Plato and Erasmus

• James & Dewey

Who is not a perennialist?

• St. Thomas Aquinas

• Mortimer Adler

• Robert Hutchins

• Francis Bacon

An area of philosophy which recognizes the significance of education.

• logic

• epistemology

• axiology

• metaphysis

Ms. Lalunio, an English teacher discussed an appreciation lesson about Mayon Volcano. Which area of Philosophy is this?

• logic

• metaphysics

• aesthetics

• moral

Teacher Mari Toni always asks her students to memorize and recite poems and speeches they have studied in her literature class. What kind of a teacher is she?

• Idealist or Essentialist

• Realist

• Pragmatist

• Naturalist

Which of the following beliefs is very realist?

• reality is spirit

• knowledge is derived from sense experience

• values are eternal

• goodness is to be found in oneself