level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Love of wisdom | Philosophy (philos * sophia) |
| study of reality | metaphysics |
| study of knowledge | epistemology |
| man/humanity | anthropology |
| assumptions | presuppositions |
| ex: Ptolemaic | paradigms |
| a can't be b and non-b at same time | Law of non-contradiction |
| a is either true or false | law of excluded middle |
| a is identical to a | law of identity |
| from nothing, nothing comes | ex nihilo, nihilo fit |
| A v B (A or B)| -A | ... A | disjunctive argument |
| A . B (A and B) | A | ... B | conjunctive argument |
| a then B | A | ... B | modus ponens |
| A then B | -B | -A | modus tollens |
| a then B | B then C | ... A then C | hypothetical syllogism |
| (a then b) . (c then d) | A v C | ... B v D | constructive dilemma |
| a then b | -A | ... -B | denying the antecedent |
| a then b | b | ... a | affirming the consequent |