Philosophy 101

Question 1

Philosophy

Answer 1

The love of Wisdom

Question 2

Wisdom

Answer 2

A type of knowledge that enables a person to judge all things in terms of their causes or context.

Question 3

Paideia

Answer 3

The process of educating a person into his true, real, and genuine human nature.

Question 4

Arete

Answer 4

Excellence or virtuous conduct.

Question 5

Metaphysics

Answer 5

Studies the nature of reality or existence.

Question 6

Axiology

Answer 6

Studies values including ethics, social philosophy, and aesthetics.

Question 7

Epistemology

Answer 7

Studies how we learn and know.

Question 8

Science

Answer 8

A systematic set of integrated truths.

Question 9

Art

Answer 9

The applications of truths in order to obtain a desired outcome.

Question 10

Speculative Knowledge

Answer 10

Knowledge for it’s own sake.

Question 11

Mathematics

Answer 11

Quantification of being; intermediate abstract.

Question 12

Natural Philosophy

Answer 12

Study of the qualities of a being; immediate and concrete.

Question 13

Natural Limits

Answer 13

Things in the material universe are changeable and scarce.

Question 14

Experiential Limits

Answer 14

In choosing one thing, we cannot choose other things.

Question 15

Theist

Answer 15

Believe God exist’s.

Question 16

Atheist

Answer 16

Doesn’t believe in God.

Question 17

Agnostic

Answer 17

Doesn’t know whether God exists or not.

Question 18

Prime Mover

Answer 18

Not everything moves or changes every other thing in a cause effect relationship.

Question 19

First Cause

Answer 19

Nothing can cause itself, in the beginning there has to be a first cause.

Question 20

Necessary Being

Answer 20

States that reality cannot consist of only contingent beings, there must be at least one being that had to exist.

Question 21

Perfect Being

Answer 21

We can identify gradations in being superior to inferior.

Question 22

Grand Designer

Answer 22

Creation works in concert with itself; it must be the product of design.

Question 23

Knowledge

Answer 23

A collection of integrated concepts that are believed to be true.

Question 24

Monotheist

Answer 24

Believe in one God distinct from the creation. (Dualism)