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1. L02 Intro to Philosophy
1. What does the term philosophy mean? • Select your answer.
a) "love of goodwill “
b) "love of critical thinking “
c) "love of wisdom “
d) "love of logic" 30
2. What point of view looks at all aspects of a situation? •
a) holistic
b) partial
c) holism
d) partition
3. What is the process of engaging oneself in matters of utility and methodologies
to clear out any practical problem or abstract idea?
a) doing philosophy
b) doing history
c) doing mathematics
d) doing pedantry
4. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?
a) referring to only one source of information for your position paper
b) participating in a class discussion
c) listening to both your teachers’ and parents’ advice on how to improve
your grades
d) watching videos over the internet
5. Which of the following situations demonstrates pedantry?
a) answering “letter J” when asked, “What is the capital of Japan?”
b) making a review of literature on the phenomenon of bullying in the
Philippines
c) reading about the history of one agricultural company
d) debating with a friend about the health impacts of sleeping late
6. Who among the following students may have already developed a broader
philosophical perspective?
a) Mara, who regularly monitors the emotional well-being of her classmates
b) Julie, who always listens to all sides of the argument before giving any
advice
c) Kristia, who consistently chats with her classmates about their interests
and beliefs
d) Trish, who rarely talks with her classmates, but is always observant of
them
7. What makes doing philosophy different from doing other disciplines of science?
a) It always requires logical and critical thinking.
b) It always asks questions about life.
c) It always ends with a conclusion.
d) It always requires empirical proof.

2. 8. Which of the following statements is true?
1. Both partial and holistic points of view are good contributors to doing
philosophy. 2. Reflection is not required in doing philosophy.
a) Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
b) Statement 1 is false. Statement 2 is true.
c) Statement 1 is true. Statement 2 is false.
d) Both statements 1 and 2 are true.
9. Which statement validly describes the process of doing philosophy?
1. It may involve the use of different philosophical methods.
2. It may only tackle the meaning of life. •
a) statement 2
b) neither statement 1 nor 2
c) statement 1
d) both statements 1 and 2 38
10. Which statement about philosophy is correct?
1. Doing philosophy is also a way of engaging in scientific inquiry.
2. Points of view from different people are always contradicting.
3. Philosophical reflection does not develop evaluative skills.
a) statement 2
b) statement 3
c) statement 1
d) All statements are incorrect.