Philosophy Answers

Complete the following sentence:

“A scientific theory is considered as _________________ if it has been 

rigorously tested, but not disproven.”

1) Falsified

2) Corroborated

3) Confirmed

4) Commensurated

Complete the following sentence:

“Before the eighteenth century, ‘science’ implied both _______________ 

and science as we currently understand them.”

1) Technology

2) Philosophy

3) Mathematics

4) Religion 

The fundamental supposition of an “objective scientist” is… 

1) … that his/her theoretical positions are determined by facts

alone.

2) … that empirical support for scientific theories is not required.

3) … that he/she has unbridled access to extra-subjective 

reality.

4) … that his/her scientific theories are totally self-determined. 

Identify the social science from the list provided.

1) Philosophy

2) Anthropology

3) Astrobiology

4) Psychology

Complete the following sentence:

“Logical Positivists consider ____________________ statements to be

meaningless.”

1) Epistemological

2) Logical

3) Ethical

4) Observation 

Which European city is particularly associated with the Logical Empiricist 

movement?

1) Vienna

2) Tubingen 

3) Berlin

4) Amsterdam 

What are testable claims based upon theoretical and empirical facts 

called?

1) Verified theories

2) Scientific explanations

3) Theoretical entities

4) Scientific predictions 

What does the word “science” mean?

1) Thinking

2) Study

3) Experiment

4) Knowing

Which of the following scholars was not a natural scientist?

1) Bruno

2) Copernicus

3) Tempels

4) Newton 

According to the Popperians, where does scientific inquiry have its 

origins?

1) In problems.

2) In assumptions.

3) In theories.

4) In observations.