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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Ultimate Reality
Overview of Metaphysics
True or False
1
The term "metaphysics" was coined by a 1st century B. C. editor who needed a name for the untitled manuscript that followed Aristotle's Physics.
A)
True
B)
False
2
The problem of permanence and change is chiefly an aesthetic issue, not a metaphysical one.
A)
True
B)
False
3
The Principle of the Nonidentity of Discernibles states that we should eliminate all unnecessary entities and explanatory principles in our theories.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Metaphysical materialism is a type of monism.
A)
True
B)
False
5
According to your text, both science and metaphysics make use of the method of inference to the best explanation.
A)
True
B)
False
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