Myths may or may not be true.
True
Myths are always false stories that try to explain the unexplainable.
False
Philosophy is the academic discipline that has as its central focus the study of living organisms.
False
The meaning of life is one of the fundamental questions considered in the study of philosophy.
True
People often learn through the study of Philosophy that they have been holding beliefs about themselves and about the world that are often times inconsistent or even outright contradictory to one another.
True
Plato taught that our senses must be trusted if we are to attain true knowledge.
False
Cosmology studies the origins of the universe.
True
The basic problems considered in philosophy are the questions of: Knowledge, Truth, Good, Beauty, GOD, Justice, Freedom, Mind, and Reality.
True
Ethics is the study of the ultimate causes of reality.
False
At the time of Socrates (472-399bc) many Greeks were no longer believers in the stories of the gods and goddesses.
True
For Socrates a basis for the grounding of morality and the social order was needed other than that provided by the stories of the Greek deities.
True
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that studies the limits of Human Knowledge.
False
Philosophy attempts to arrive at a basis for belief resting on reason.
True
Aesthetics is the area of philosophy that studies beauty and art.
True
Philosophy arises out of a cultural background.
True
Plato found not only answers but also a method for humans everywhere to work out answers without needing to rely on memorizing the official answers of previous generations and to repeat them over and over again, despite obvious problems with them.
True
The term philosophy is best defined as "just a personal opinion.
False
Axiology is the study of Being as Being.
False
Philosophy arises out of a questioning of the myths, the accepted truths, the beliefs and tales of a culture.
True
The Ancient Greek Philosopher Aristotle believed that philosophical investigation began with "wonder.
True
At the time of Socrates Greek culture was undergoing a major revolution.
True
Some of the earliest forms for the answers to life's most basic questions have been found in the form of stories that were told long, long ago.
True
Philosophy is a science.
True
The issue of truth is not dealt with in the study of philosophy, since truth is a subjective reality.
False
A formal definition of philosophy is: "the systematic, critical examination of the way in which we judge, evaluate, and act, with the aim of making ourselves wiser, more self-reflective, and therefore better men and women.
True