Philosophy Answers

Identify the type of writing in the following extract from the options provided below.

“Bowen was to make the stunning discovery that South Africa had fielded a coloured player –

Charles Bennet “Buck” Llewellyn… of all cricketers who had represented South Africa, Llewellyn 

was ‘the only man who has been openly avowed as a coloured man…’” (Winch & Parry, Too Black 

to Wear Whites: The Remarkable Story of Krom Hendricks, a Cricket Hero was Rejected by Cecil 

John Rhode’s Empire, 2020).

1 Argumentative

2 Narrative

3 Descriptive

4 Explanatory

Identify the type of writing in the following extract from the options provided below.

“Bowen was to make the stunning discovery that South Africa had fielded a coloured player –

Charles Bennet “Buck” Llewellyn… of all cricketers who had represented South Africa, Llewellyn 

was ‘the only man who has been openly avowed as a coloured man…’” (Winch & Parry, Too Black 

to Wear Whites: The Remarkable Story of Krom Hendricks, a Cricket Hero was Rejected by Cecil 

John Rhode’s Empire, 2020).

Complete the following sentence making use of one of the options provided below (the two words 

per option are indicated in the order that they should appear in the sentence):

“The statement which gives support for the _________________ statement is called a 

____________________.”

1 proposition; reason

2 concluding; premise

3 premise; conclusion

4 summary; rationale

Which sentence does not accurately describe what “critical reasoning” does?

1 It develops independent thought by analysing work practises.

2 It encourages critical thinking by analysing belief systems.

3 It analyses thought processes to understand cognitive functioning.

4 It attempts to develop independent thought by analysing knowledge bases

What is the following an example of?

All M is S

All P is M

 All S is P

1 Natural language 

2 Informal logic 

3 Mathematic logic

4 Formal logic

1. Complete the following sentence making use of one of the options provided below:

“The arguments which ___________________ consider, are comprised of those which are either 

structurally valid or invalid.”

1 Informal logic

2 Critical reasoning

3 Lexical argumentation

4 Formal logic

1. Given the complexity of Akan’s belief in destiny, do you find Kwame Gyekye’s (1995) defence of its compatibility with free will and responsibility plausible? Why or why not?

Empiricism as a philosophy of education insists that 

What is the call for an African Renaissance in education about

“If we follow the philosophy of Hermeneutics, our educational aim will be much more modest: as teachers, we will simple be enabling the learner to become a more competent and perceptive participant in the community."

Indicate how a philosophy of education based on Hermeneutics would influence your classroom practice.