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What is the etymology of the word 'philosophy'?
What is the etymology of the word 'philosophy'?
- It comes from the Latin word 'philos' meaning love and 'sophia' meaning wisdom
- It comes from the Latin word 'philosophia' meaning love of wisdom
- It comes from the Greek word 'philos' meaning friend and 'sophia' meaning knowledge
- It comes from the Greek words 'philla' meaning love and 'sophos' or 'sophia' meaning wisdom or knowledge (correct)
What is the formal definition of philosophy?
What is the formal definition of philosophy?
- The search for the ultimate cause of things, leading to the truth about God
- The quest for truth based on logical reasoning aside from factual observation of nature’s multifarious phenomena (correct)
- The study of phenomena using a cosmocentric approach
- The critical evaluation of the facts of experience
What is the difference between critical philosophy and speculative philosophy?
What is the difference between critical philosophy and speculative philosophy?
- Critical philosophy is a critical evaluation of phenomena while speculative philosophy presupposes critical judgments but considers possibilities and probabilities (correct)
- Critical philosophy is based on facts while speculative philosophy is based on opinions
- Critical philosophy is focused on man while speculative philosophy is focused on God
- Critical philosophy is based on scientific observations while speculative philosophy is based on intuition
What is the Theocentric approach to philosophy during the medieval Christian period?
What is the Theocentric approach to philosophy during the medieval Christian period?
What is the anthrophocentric approach to philosophy?
What is the anthrophocentric approach to philosophy?
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