Phil. 102: Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry
Quiz 2: Science and Philosophy
Fall 2002 ©2002 OPL
Directions: Carefully study statements 1-10 Decide whether each statement is true or false and write in the spaces provided the word ``true'' or the word ``false'' in accordance with your decision.
- __________________________ Russell implies that the various branches of philosophy had their origin in science.
- __________________________ Russell points out that in general philosophy has achieved few concrete results in comparison to the sciences..
- __________________________ A major value of philosophy is not so much the knowledge achieved, but the new questions that are raised.
- __________________________ Anyone hwo has a Ph.D. is a doctor of philosophy in some area of study..
- __________________________ The only science which developed independently of philosophy was mathematics.
- __________________________ Philosophy is almost exclusively concerned with the outcomes and conclusions of other fields of inquiry.
- __________________________Both philosophy and science seek knowledge, but part of the value of philosophy lies in its uncertainty.
- __________________________ Many philosophers in the history of philosophy are now considered scientists.
- __________________________ Philosophy is, in part, an attempt to discover the assumptions or presuppositions for any kind of systematic inquiry.
- __________________________ The concrete results of philosophy are mainly the origins of the sciences themselves.
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Phil. 102: Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry
Quiz 2: Science and Philosophy
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