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PHIL 150 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
FALL SEMESTER, 2016
TAKE HOME
MOCK MIDTERM TEST
TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS: 85
Part I. Please, circle only one answer. In one maximum two sentences explain the meaning of the chosen
answer in the context of the philosopher’s argument.
Questions on B. Russell’s text The Value of Philosophy, 17.
1. Bertrand Russell taught that philosophy should be studied for the sake of the
a.
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2. Bertrand Russell also said that the value of philosophy is in its
a.
Uncertainty
Questions on Plato’s text Apology: Defence of Socrates, p. 21.
3. Socrates believed that the charges of his accusers were
b. true
2. The essence of the first charge against Socrates was that
b. he inquires into what is beneath the earth and in the sky and, turns the weaker argument
into stronger and teaches others to do the same.
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3. The essence of the second charge against Socrates was that
a.
he taught the conceptions of Buddhist philosophy in Athenian schools
Part II. Finish the sentence and explain its meaning in the context of the author’s argument.
Questions on Thomas A...