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What Is Philosophy? Multiple Choice
What Is Philosophy?
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The study of philosophy is beneficial because
It makes you popular.
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It is lucrative.
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It may help you act better.
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It shows you that you believe only true things.
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Philosophical questions tend to be
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Highly specific.
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Highly generally.
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Both a and c.
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To examine a belief is to
Question whether it is based on good reasons.
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Rephrase it in clearer language.
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Look at it through a microscope.
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Ask a professional philosopher whether she believes it.
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Which of the following is
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Clarity.
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Reasonableness.
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Fame.
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Consistency.
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Which of the following is a general rule for determining the generality and fundamentality of a belief?
Many people hold this belief.
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It is a reasonable belief.
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There is no good reason one can give for holding this belief.
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There are no such rules.
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