Philosophy Answers

Complete the following sentence making use of one of the options provided 

below:

“A(n) _____________________ protects a theory from rejection.”

1) Ad hoc hypothesis

2) Scientific hypothesis

3) Verified hypothesis

4) Corroborated hypothesis 

According to Popperians, how is an hypothesis falsified?

1) Through observations

2) Through verifications

3) Through induction

4) Through experimentation 

Who of the following would you not associate with Postmodernism? 

1.Jean-Francois Lyotard 

2.Nicholas Burbules 

3.Ludwig Wittgenstein 

4.Bertrand Russell 

Which of the following is an important characteristic of Feminism?

1.Human experience is located within the realm of animals.

2.Human experience depends on male domination.

3.Human experience is the basis of all known knowledge.

4.Human experience is seriously affected by male domination.

Which three of the following ideas apply to Modernism? 

A.Science can improve our lives on earth. 

B.Human beings are rational beings. 

C.Technology is the saviour of the world. 

D.Problem solving should be done by following our emotions and rationality. 

1.a, b and c 

2.a, b and d 

3.a, c and d 

4.b, c and d 

Education, from a Feminist perspective, would tend to emphasise.

1.The moral and social development of each individual for the betterment of society

2.The socialisation of both boys and girls into the traditions of community life

3.A system in which the value systems of the community and all its members are critically

examined and assessed to ensure an equitable distribution of roles and responsibilities

4.The cognitive and moral development of girls and young women in the community

What is philosophy of education

Ontology” is the philosophical sub-discipline concerned with theories 

of…

1) … morality.

2) … science.

3) … knowledge.

4) … being.

Which of the following refers to “metaphysics”?

1) The study of theories of reality.

2) The study of theories of being.

3) The study of theories of knowledge.

4) The study of methodologies. 

Pinpoint the argument type wherein the denial of the conclusion is 

contradictory to the affirmation of the premises.

1) Deductive argument

2) Falsified argument

3) Logical argument 

4) Inductive argument