Major Philosophical Methods Quiz

The Socratic Method is a form of argumentative dialogue based on asking and answering questions.

The Socratic Method is named after the Classical Greek philosopher Plato.

The Socratic Method aims to help participants develop their understanding by searching for general commonly held falsehoods that shape beliefs.

According to the Socratic Method, a point or answer is considered truth when everybody in the classroom agrees about something essential and can prove it to be true.

The Socratic Method focuses on moral education and how one ought to live or must act.

Socrates is credited as the founder of Western philosophy.

The Socratic Method is best used to elicit facts about the world.

Phenomenology is primarily concerned with the study of objective properties and functions.

Edmund Husserl is often considered the father of phenomenology.

Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre developed their own versions of phenomenology.

Heidegger emphasized the importance of language and its role in shaping our understanding of the world.

Sartre focused on the relationship between consciousness and determinism.

Intentionality, in phenomenology, implies that every act of consciousness is unintentional.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology emphasizes the passive reception of perception.

The Phenomenological Reduction involves stripping away abstraction, theorizing, and generalization.

Hermeneutics is a philosophical discipline concerned with physical translation and interpretation.