God exists? Prove it! What is Philosophy? Ethical Egoism Utilitarianism Kantian ethics
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What is a watch?
Paley's teleological argument for God compares objects in the natural world to this object. (Don't be late!)
100
What is "love of wisdom"?
Philosophy originates from the Greek translation of this phrase.
100
Who is the person acting?
Ethical egoism defines a morally right act as the act that benefits this person. Don't get too big headed!
100
What is pleasure/happiness?
Jeremy Bentham believed that this was the ultimate human good.
100
What is wrong?
Right or wrong? According to Kant, killing someone to save five other lives is...
200
What is the First Mover argument and the First Cause argument?
This is the name of the two cosmological-type arguments St. Thomas Aquinas offers to prove God's existence.
200
Who is Socrates?
This famous philosopher was imprisoned and forced to drink poison (hemlock) in 399 BC.
200
What is the state of nature?
According to Thomas Hobbes, this pre-political "state" (with no laws or institutions) is described as "nasty, brutish, and short".
200
What is happiness?
The morally right act is the act the generates THIS for the greatest number of people.
200
What is the motive?
"Consequences of an act, be damned!"... This is what is matters for Kant when judging the moral worth of an act.
300
What are moral and natural evil?
These are the two types of "evil" that are distinguished by philosophers.
300
Who is Plato?
This famous philosopher offers a story of prisoners in a cave who have been shackled since birth.
300
What is selfish?
Thomas Hobbes described human nature as essentially this.
300
Who is Jeremy Bentham?
At the University of College of London, you can still see this philosopher's body on display in a glass casing.
300
What is "acting according to duty"?
Between "acting from duty" and "acting according to duty", this phrase describes a good act that is performed from the wrong (e.g., selfish) motive.
400
What is a necessary feature?
360 degrees is this type of feature of a circle - after all, if not 360 degrees, we are talking of another shape entirely.
400
What is corrupting the youth (or impiety)?
One of two charges against Socrates at his trial.
400
Who is Ayn Rand?
This 20th century philosopher argued that selfishness is a virtue.
400
Who is John Stuart Mill?
Besides Jeremy Bentham, this 19th century British philosopher is also known for his views of utilitarianism.
400
What is their worth?
According to Kant's second rule (humanity rule), all actions should respect THIS about human beings.
500
What are omnipotence, omnibenevolence, and omniscience.
These are the three divine attributes that are highlighted in the argument from evil.
500
Who is Socrates?
This philosopher once said, "The unexamined life is not worth living."
500
What is benefits him?
A teacher who is an ethical egoist would go beyond his regular classroom hours to help students only if helping them does this.
500
What are the consequences of the action?
When it comes to determining the moral worth of an action, the utilitarian focuses on this.
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What is in a way that we would expect all people to act?
According to Kant's first rule (universal law rule), we should only act in this way.






Philosophy 100 - Midterm Review - Jeopardy Round

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