Philosophy and Logic Quiz

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Meaning of Philo

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Love

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Meaning of Sophia

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Wisdom

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“the science of beings in their ultimate reasons, causes, and principles acquired by the aid of human reasons alone” (Hermida, 1996)

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Philosophy

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Philosophy is not based on mere opinions or theories or hypotheses.

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Philosophy is a science

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The science of beings, all things that can be reached by the human mind.

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Philosophy is science of all things

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Philosophy searches for the ultimate ________, _________, and __________ of all things

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Reason, Cause, and Principle

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which explains something

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Reason

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which contributes in any positive manner toward the production of a thing.

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Cause

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from which something proceeds.

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Principle

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Philosophy makes use of knowledge by human reason alone. Divine revelation, therefore, is formally excluded as a source of information.

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Philosophy uses the power or natural light of reason.

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The material object is the subject matter of a science—the field in which the science works (Glenn, 1957). In the case of philosophy, the material object is all things.

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Material Object of Philosophy

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The formal object is that special thing which a science seeks in a certain field. It is the special aim, end-in-view, or point-of-focus of a science as it deals with the subject matter (Glenn, 1957).

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Formal Object of Philosophy

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special or immediate viewpoint from which a thing is examined. In philosophy, the formal object quod are the first causes and highest principles of things.

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Objectum Formale Quod of Philosophy

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the medium is the light or vehicle by which the science studies its object In philosophy, this is the natural reason alone, particularly, the abstractive power of reason.

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Objectum Formale Quo of Philosophy

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limit themselves to the search for the immediate causes as known by reasoning.

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Empirical Sciences

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a science that deals with last and ultimate causes as known by reasoning.

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Philosophy

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a science that tackles last and ultimate causes as known by faith and reasoning.

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Theology

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it improves one’s ability to analyze concepts, definitions, arguments, and problems;

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General Problem Solving

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it contributes to one’s capacity to organize ideas and issues, to deal with questions of value, and to extract what is essential from masses of information;

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General Problem Solving

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it enables one to distinguish fine differences between views and, at the same time, to discover common ground between opposing positions; and

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General Problem Solving

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it teaches how to synthesize a variety of views or perspectives into a unified whole.

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General Problem Solving

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It provides some of the basic tools of self-expression— for instance, skills in presenting ideas through well constructed, systematic arguments—that other fields either do not use or use less extensively.

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Communication Skills

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Philosophy provides training in the formulation of good arguments and thinking up of apt examples, and thereby helps one become convincing.

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Persuasive Powers

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Writing is taught intensively in many philosophy courses, and many regular assigned philosophical text are unexcelled as literary essays.

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Writing Skills

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enriches the mind by principles to be speculated upon or to be known. It does not directly impose laws or norms. Its function is primarily cultural.

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Theoretical (or speculative) philosophy

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Meaning of Episteme?

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Knowledge

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Meaning of Logos?

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Science or Study

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It is the science of true and certain knowledge (Glenn, 1957).

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Epistemology (or Criteriology)

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Meaning of Theos?

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God

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Meaning of Dike?

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Justice

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is a study which investigates the nature, existence, essence, attributes, and operations of God (Roa, 2007).

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Theodicy (or Natural Theology)

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Meaning of Cosmos?

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Universe

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It is the science which considers the ultimate principles and causes of mobile beings in general (Pasigui, Parallag, Requidan, & Tabin, 2006)

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Cosmology

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Meaning of Psyche?

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Soul

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Philosophical or rational psychology deals with man not only as a sensing and thinking being but also as a being composed of body and soul; it treats the whole being of man as man (Buenaflor, 2006).

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Philosophical Psychology (or Rational Psychology)

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Meaning of Onta?

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Being

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Meaning of Physikon?

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Nature

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Meaning of Meta?

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Beyond

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It includes the concept of being, its analogy and fundamental attributes, the problem of evil, act and potency, essence and existence, substance and accidents, supposit and person, and causality (Roa, 2007)

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Metaphysics (or Ontology)

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it presents related data from which the directive laws or norms are immediately derived.

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Practical philosophy

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aims at norms for correct thinking

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Logic

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aims at a norm for correct acting

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Ethic

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Meaning of Logike?

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Thought

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is the science and art of correct thinking (Bachhuber, 1996).

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Logic

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Meaning of Ethos?

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“characteristic way of acting”

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The Latin word for ethos is mos (or mores), which may be the reason why ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy (Roa, 2007).

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Ethics (or Moral Philosophy)

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Meaning of Axios?

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Worthy

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is the discourse or study of the system and nature of value judgments or worthiness. It includes the study of values, its origin, types, and characteristics (Roa, 2007)

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Axiology

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is a natural human capability that allows individuals to reason out correctly. But to ensure that reasoning methods are correct, there is a need to study the science of logic and examine explicitly and systematically the norms of validity applicable to intellectual knowledge.

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Logical thinking

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Is knowledge, but not all knowledge is science. In science, knowledge must be true and systematized.

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Science

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It is true when judgment of the mind in agreement with the objective thing judged (Glenn, 1957); it is systematized when it follows procedures, structures, principles, and rules.

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Knowledge

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Because it is a systematized body of logical truths and principles governing correct thinking. (Cruz, 2005)

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Logic is a Science

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It is a thinking (or reasoning). Logic is concerned with the acts of the intellect, more specifically with the thinking or reasoning process. Logic promotes good thinking, i.e., creative thinking and critical thinking.

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Material Object of Logic

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The correctness of the thinking process is the formal object of logic, where correctness means conformity with a set of rules (Agapay, 1991). Correctness implies right order, consistency, reasonable procedure, necessary relationship, and valid inference (Joven, 2006)

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Formal Object of Logic

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Man outweighs the whole totality of matter precisely because of his intelligence, reason, and will.

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Logic contributes to the quality of human life

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Man is superior to all the animals because he has reason

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Logic leads to the formation of a reasonable human begins

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Logic is the very science that aims to develop these powers of intelligence, reason, and will necessary for the cultivation and enrichment of the human condition

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Logic contributes to the quality of human life

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Logic helps contribute to the formation of a truly reasonable human being

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Logic leads to the formation of a reasonable human begins

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Man's ability to reason correctly is innae to hi. He has the gift of common sense - this is natural logic.

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Logic tends to perfect man's gift of natural logic

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Natural logic (or common sense) needs to be trained and sharpened to reach its fullness.

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Logic tends to perfect man's gift of natural logic

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The study of logic enables one to pinpoint the defects of faulty arguments

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Logic gives man norms for distinguishing correct from incorrect thinking

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The act by which the intellect rasps or apprehends the essence of a particular thing (Glenn, 1957). This act produces concepts or ideas which are materialized through terms.

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Simple Apprehension

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The act by which the intellect pronounces upon the agreement or disagreement between two ideas, which the mind has formed and compared (Glenn, 1957). Judgment produces enunciation and is eternalized through a proposition (a statement expressing truth).

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Judgment

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The act which intellect relates several judgments to arrive at a new judgment that necessarily follows from the relationsips established (Rivas & Nael, 2006). The product of reasoning is argument and its material expression is syllogism.

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Reasoning

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These three mental operations constitute the bases of _______ knowledge as opposed to _______ knowledge. While rational knowledge begins with ____________ of the material qualities of physical objects by the senses, ___________________ constitutes sense knowledge and its study belongs properly to psychology.

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rational, sense, perception, mere perception.