HUM 1020 FINAL EXAM IRSC | 50
Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update Question : Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
My favorite podcast host is stand-up comedian Bill Burr. I really like his opinions because I feel like I can trust them. I don't trust any other podcast host or political pundit like I trust Bill Burr. He thinks that feminism is bad for society, so I believe feminism is bad for society too
Correct answer: Appeal to authority
Question : Aristotle claims that, for some actions, there is no
appropriate "mean." How does he come to this conclusion?
Correct answer: He reasons that some actions are so excessive
or so deficient that their means would still be regarded as vice. For example, there is no such thing as "just enough murder."
Question : ALL substance dualists believe...
Correct answer: that minds and bodies are comprised of
distinct ontological substances.
Question : What does Aristotle mean when he claims that
happiness is the "chief good?"
Correct answer: Happiness is the good to which all other
goods strive.
Question : Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
Oh, so you're an atheist. What's your problem with religious people?
Correct answer: Loaded question
Question : According to Sartre, which of the following
statements most accurately represents the central thesis of existentialism?
Correct answer: Essence precedes existence"
Question : Identify the fallacy in the following passage:
Scientists are wrong to believe in the "big bang." They're trying to say that, outta nowhere, the universe as we know it just "popped" into existence?
Correct answer: Straw man
Question : According to Sartre, to which of the following
entities does the statement "existence precedes essence" not apply?
Correct answer: A paper-cutter
Question : Why is "qualia" a problem for physicalists?
Correct answer: Qualia seems impossible to explain in purely
physical terms.
Question : TRUE or FALSE: Plato and William James agree on the definition of "truth."
Correct answer: false
Question : What kind of argument did St. Anselm invoke to
prove the existence of God?
Correct answer: deductive
Question : Why does Kierkegaard claim that God's existence
cannot be proven?
Correct answer: We use the term "God" to refer to the
unknown. The unknown, by definition, is not provable. Thus, God is not provable
Question : The "spirit of philosophy" is composed of the
following virtues:
Correct answer: all
Question : According to Sartre, what is the purpose of life?
Correct answer: There is no predetermined purpose to life.
Each person designs and pursues their own purpose or set of purposes
