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Who is considered the father of Western philosophy?

  • René Descartes
  • Socrates (correct)
  • Immanuel Kant
  • Plato

What is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of reality?

  • Metaphysics (correct)
  • Rationalism
  • Ethics
  • Epistemology

Who is the philosopher known for his theory of the 'cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)?

  • Immanuel Kant
  • Plato
  • René Descartes (correct)
  • John Stuart Mill

What is the philosophical term for the study of values and moral principles?

<p>Ethics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the philosopher known for his concept of the 'will to power' and his criticism of traditional morality?

<p>Friedrich Nietzsche (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the philosophical term for the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable?

<p>Determinism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the philosophical term for the study of beauty and the nature of art?

<p>Aesthetics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which philosopher is known for his theory of the 'social contract' and the idea of a just society?

<p>Jean-Jacques Rousseau (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the philosophical term for the belief that reality is ultimately composed of a single, unified substance?

<p>Monism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the philosopher known for his theory of the 'invisible hand' and his defense of free-market capitalism?

<p>Adam Smith (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the philosophical term for the belief that the mind and body are two distinct entities?

<p>Mind-body dualism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the philosopher known for his theory of the 'veil of ignorance' and his concept of justice as fairness?

<p>John Rawls (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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