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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Philosophical Enterprise
Explaining the Possibility of the Impossible: Philosophical Problems and Theories
Multiple Choice Quiz
1
Philosophical problems arise when
A)
some of our basic beliefs seem to be false.
B)
some of our basic beliefs seem to be incompatible with one another.
C)
some of our basic beliefs seem logically impossible.
D)
all of the above.
E)
none of the above.
2
Something is causally impossible when it violates
A)
a law of nature.
B)
a law of logic.
C)
a law of physics.
D)
all of the above.
E)
none of the above.
3
The law of non-contradiction says that
A)
it's against the law to contradict yourself.
B)
some things are not-contradictory.
C)
nothing can have a property and lack it at the same time.
D)
everything contradicts itself.
4
The conditions that need to be met whenever a concept applies are known as...
A)
Moral Conditions
B)
Necessary Conditions
C)
Applicable Conditions
D)
Sufficient Conditions
5
Metaphysics is the study of...
A)
Reality
B)
Reasoning
C)
Value
D)
Knowledge
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