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,The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach, 7e (Lawhead)
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Philosophical Journey

1) According to Søren Kierkegaard, philosophy is the search for self-understanding.

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2) According to your text, fundamental beliefs are those convictions that cannot be rationally
justified.

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3) Epistemology concerns fundamental questions about the nature of reality.

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4) The question "Are mental events really brain events?" is a metaphysical question.

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5) Philosophy of religion is concerned with the religious beliefs of various cultures and how they
serve social needs.

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6) Logic is the study of the psychological causes of our beliefs.

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7) The Apology by Plato is an account of Socrates' trial.

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8) Socrates was punished for his ideas by being forced to leave Athens and go into exile.

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,9) Plato referred to Socrates' method as "dialectic."

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10) In his discussion with Socrates, Thrasymachus claims that justice is the interest of the
stronger.

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11) The Sophists were disciples of Socrates who were dedicated to spreading his teachings.

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12) Socrates argued against the existence of the soul.

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13) In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the prisoners were glad when their friend told them about the
world outside the cave.

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14) Plato believed that there were levels of reality that transcended the world of sense
experience.

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15) According to Plato, there is no truth about justice, for everyone has a different opinion about
it.

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16) Skepticism is the belief that we cannot have knowledge.

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, 17) A philosophy can fail the criteria of rational coherence without being contradictory.

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18) One of the six criteria listed in the text for evaluating a philosophy is emotional satisfaction.

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19) An inference to the best explanation attempts to directly prove the truth of a theory.

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20) "All opinions are false" is an example of a self-referential inconsistency.

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21) In philosophy, an argument is defined as "a contentious dispute."

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22) It is possible for a valid argument to have false premises and a false conclusion.

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23) It is possible for an invalid argument to have true premises and a true conclusion.

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24) If an argument is strong, the premises make the conclusion highly probable.

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