Philosophy of the Human Person: Methods of Philosophizing
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What is the purpose of Socratic questioning?

  • To clarify points and understand the deeper meaning of a claim (correct)
  • To confuse others with complex questions
  • To persuade others to believe a certain viewpoint
  • To avoid answering questions directly

    • Which term is synonymous with the Socratic method?

  • Interrogation technique
  • Elenchus (correct)
  • Inquisitive dialogue
  • Cross-examination model

    • What does the dialectic method involve?

  • Observing and experimenting with ideas
  • Agreeing with one another to reach a conclusion
  • Avoiding conversations
  • Talking back and forth, disagreeing, and reaching a conclusion from contradicting arguments (correct)

    • What is the origin of the term 'science'?

    <p>From the Latin word 'SCIENTIA' meaning to produce knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is truth?

    <p>A fact that has been verified</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes a good mixture?

    <p>It is a combination of two or more substances that retain their individual properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does epistemology study?

    <p>The nature and scope of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the cognitive branch of philosophy focus on?

    <p>The mind and mental processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of philosophy deals with ethics, politics, and aesthetics?

    <p>Normative Branch Political philosophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of normative branch ethics?

    <p>Correct doing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In philosophy, what does the term 'reality' refer to?

    <p>A real event, entity, or state of affairs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of cognitive branch in philosophy?

    <p>The mind and mental processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'reality' refer to in philosophy?

    <p>A real event, entity, or state of affairs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do normative branches in philosophy focus on?

    <p>Correct doing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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