Introduction To Philosophy

JMJ Marist Brothers Midterm Examination
Notre Dame of Marbel University August 6-9, 2019

City of Koronadal Mr. Laurence N. Balo
Philo 101 – Introduction to Philosophy
General Directions: This examination is good for 1 hour only. Follow the directions carefully and choose
your answers wisely. Remember to keep your dignity and integrity unstained by not stealing other’s
answers. If you have any question regarding anything connected to this examination, do not hesitate to
silently go to your teacher for clarification.
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I. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If FALSE, change the identified
word or phrase to make the statement true. (20 points)
1. Philosophy is a discipline in which questions are more important than answers.
2. The world is reflected on by philosophy from a specific perspective.
3. A philosopher is a person who is genuinely interested and attempts to find out the truth.
4. Philosophy is a process of accepting our socio-cultural conditionings.
5. Secondary texts provide deeper understanding and lasting knowledge of the writer’s thoughts.
6. Summa Theologica was authored by St. Augustine.
7. To pursue knowledge for the sake of progress is the goal of Philosophy.
8. In reading philosophy, keeping a good dictionary handy is advised.
9. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is found in the Book VII of his Dialogues.
10. Philosophy investigates into the causes and principles of reality by means of rationalization.
II. CLASSIFICATION: Classify/group the following texts whether it is a primary text, secondary text and
reference material. Write ONLY the letter that corresponds to the text. (20 points)
A. Beauchamp, T. (2006). The right to die as a triumph of autonomy. Journal of Medicine and
Philosophy, 643-654.
B. Maurer, A. (1982). Medieval philosophy: an introduction. Toronto: Pontificial Institute of medieval
studies.
C. Habermas, J. (1992). Post metaphysical thinking philosophical essays. Massachusetts. MIT Press.
D. Kant, I. 2002. The categorical imperative, in Jerry Gill. Ed, The Enduring Questions. Wadsworth-
Thompson, Melbourne.
E. Ibana, R. R., & Tugado, A. F. (1998). Primary texts in moral philosophy A Philippine collection. Pasig
City: Philippine Commission on Higher Education.
F. Stumpf, SE. (2003). Philosophical problems. Selected readings. New York: McGraw-Hill.
G. Aristotle. (2008). Ethics. (E. Edghill, Trans.)
 H. Gadamer, HG. (1986). The Idea of the Good in Platonic-Aristotelian Philosophy, New Haven, CT:
Yale University Press.
I. Girard, R. (2000). The Girard Reader. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company
J. Rohlf, M. (2016). Kant's Moral Philosophy. Retrieved August 23, 2017, from Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2016/entries/kant/
III. SENTENCE COMPLETION: Complete the sentence by giving the missing term or concept. (20 points)
1. The classic medieval work The Confessions was authored by _________________.
2. The Medieval period started with the fall of the ____________ empire and it ended in the beginning of
the Renaissance.
3. Cosmology is the center of philosophizing in the __________ period of philosophy.
4. Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes are called pre-___________ philosophers.
5. In the middle ages, philosophy became the handmaid of ____________.
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6. Rene Descartes was the father of ____________ philosophy.
7. The meaning and value of actions done to people or the environment are all attributed to God. This view
is called ____________.
8. The philosophical position putting human into the center of philosophical research is called
____________.
9. The title “the laughing philosopher” is attributed to ____________.
10. “Fire is his first principle; all things are exchanged for fire and fire for all things”. This idea of the unifying
substance is of ___________.
11. The philosophical position that assumes that all actual reality can be explained via cosmos is called
____________.
12. Matter is the fundamental substance in nature and mental states and consciousness are results of
material interactions. This philosophical position in understanding reality is called ____________.
13. The tractatus logico-philosophicus and language game define the philosophy of a post-modern
philosopher named ________________.
14. A theory of reality that believes in a god who is the absolute creator of heaven and earth, out of nothing,
by an act of free will is called _____________.
15. The sources, nature and validity of human knowledge is being studied in _______________.
16. There is no dichotomy between philosophy and religion in the ____________ worldview of philosophy.
17. A philosophical theme that questions the reliability of scientific theories and the ultimate purpose
of science is known as ________________.
18. Philosophical questions are ______________ questions that puzzled people before and continue to
interest people in this post-modern time.
19. Immanuel Kant and Karl Marx are philosophers of the ____________ period.
20. Humans as separate from and superior to nature and holds that human life has intrinsic value while
other entities (including animals, plants, mineral resources,) are resources that may justifiably be exploited
for the benefit of humankind. This is the position of ______________.
III. ENUMERATION: Give what is asked for. (10 points)
1-3. List the General worldviews in Philosophy
4-5. Give the two Theories of Reality
6-8. List three Branches of Philosophy
9-10. Give two names of Post-modern Philosophers
IV. ESSAY: Answer the questions briefly but substantially. (20 points)
1. Philosophy is a set of views and principles about life, existence and anything of profound human
importance.
Create your own philosophy in life and explain.
2. Make a slogan that will show the importance of philosophy in our lives and explain your output.
Criteria Excellent Very Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Substance and Content 4 3 2 1
Grammar and Punctuation 3 2 1 0.5
Capacity for original Insight 3 2 1 0.5
“No one care how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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