Filosofia Quiz

Who is considered the father of Western philosophy?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

• Confucius

What is the study of correct reasoning and valid argumentation called?

• logic

• history

• biology

• mathematics

Which philosopher is known for his concept of 'existence precedes essence'?

• Plato

• Immanuel Kant

• Jean-Paul Sartre

• Aristotle

What is the philosophical view that regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge?

• Existentialism

• Nihilism

• Empiricism

• Rationalism

Who is the author of the famous work 'Being and Nothingness'?

• Immanuel Kant

• Karl Marx

• Jean-Paul Sartre

• Friedrich Nietzsche

What is the term for a statement that is self-contradictory and hence false?

• truth

• logic

• fallacy

• paradox

Which philosopher is associated with the concept of 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)?

• Aristotle

• Plato

• René Descartes

• Socrates

What is the philosophical theory that regards experience as the only source of knowledge?

• Existentialism

• Nihilism

• Rationalism

• Empiricism

Who is known for his work on the 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus'?

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Ludwig Wittgenstein

• Karl Marx

• Sigmund Freud

What is the term for the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of being and existence?

• astrology

• metaphysics

• geography

• biology