Philosophy Answers

Complete the following sentence:

“Whilst idealism considers ‘reality’ as fictive, _______________ deems 

there to be no absolute standards.”

1) Realism

2) Relativism

3) Reductivism

4) Rationalism

Complete the following sentence:

“A/n _________________ term refers to non-directly observable entities.”

1) theoretical

2) observational

3) scientific

4) falsifiable

What theoretical term describes the position that empirical science 

identifies facts without prejudice?

1) Objectivity

2) Realism

3) Rationality

4) Subjectivity

What carries the definition of “the study of scientific processes”?

1) Metaphysics

2) Epistemology

3) Instrumentalism

4) Methodology

. What can discrimination towards members of the opposite sex be called?

1) Non-racism

2) Humanism

3) Chauvinism

4) Feminism

What does Empiricism in education focuses on?

Which of the following is an important characteristic of Feminism? 

1.Religious fundamentalism creates social evils for countries. 

2.Patriarchal societies are the basis of all social knowledge. 

3.Patriarchal fundamentalism is evil in that it marginalises women. 

4.Patriarchal fundamentalism is a social evil that we cannot do without. 

Which of the following is an important characteristic of Feminism? 

1.Religious fundamentalism creates social evils for countries. 

2.Patriarchal societies are the basis of all social knowledge. 

3.Patriarchal fundamentalism is evil in that it marginalises women. 

4.Patriarchal fundamentalism is a social evil that we cannot do without. 

Which of the following two characteristics describe Critical Theory as a method of 

enquiry?

A.Critical Theory is authoritarian in nature. 

B.Critical Theory believes in power structures. 

C.Critical Theory stresses the importance of personal strengths. 

D.Critical Theory accepts all people as equal. 

1.a and b 

2.b and c 

3.c and d 

4.a and d 

Two important proponents of Critical Theory are/were

1.Kwasi Wiredu and Peter Bodunrin 

2.Paulo Freire and Peter Mc Laren 

3.Carl Jung and Martin Heidegger 

4.Karl Popper and Albert Einstein