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Which of the following best describes philosophy?
Which of the following best describes philosophy?
- The study of science
- The exploration of multiple questions
- The pursuit of single answers
- The art of discovering perspectives (correct)
What did the Logical Positivists believe about inquiry?
What did the Logical Positivists believe about inquiry?
- There is no rational inquiry
- Science exhausts inquiry
- Inquiry outside of science is useless
- Only scientific matters can be intelligibly inquired into (correct)
How does the author view the relationship between philosophy and science?
How does the author view the relationship between philosophy and science?
- Philosophy and science are unrelated
- Philosophy is any form of inquiry outside of science (correct)
- Philosophy is the only form of inquiry
- Philosophy is a subset of scientific inquiry
What does the author suggest about the idea that science covers all of rational inquiry?
What does the author suggest about the idea that science covers all of rational inquiry?
What is the author's favorite answer to the question 'What is philosophy'?
What is the author's favorite answer to the question 'What is philosophy'?
True or false: Philosophy is the art of discovering perspectives.
True or false: Philosophy is the art of discovering perspectives.
True or false: Philosophy is most useful when seeking a single answer to a question.
True or false: Philosophy is most useful when seeking a single answer to a question.
True or false: Philosophy is considered any form of inquiry outside of science.
True or false: Philosophy is considered any form of inquiry outside of science.
True or false: The Logical Positivists believed that science covers all of rational inquiry.
True or false: The Logical Positivists believed that science covers all of rational inquiry.
True or false: The question of whether or not science covers all of rational inquiry is addressed by philosophy.
True or false: The question of whether or not science covers all of rational inquiry is addressed by philosophy.