Test Bank For The Philosophical Journey An Interactive Approach 7TH Edition By William Lawhead

Test Bank For The Philosophical Journey An Interactive Approach 7TH Edition By William Lawhead

The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach, 7eCHAPTER 1:  Introduction to the Philosophical JourneyCHAPTER 2:  The Search for Ultimate RealityCHAPTER 3:  The Search for KnowledgeCHAPTER 4:  The Search for GodCHAPTER 5:  The Search for Ethical ValuesCHAPTER 6:  The Search for the Just SocietyCHAPTER 7:  Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

The Philosophical Journey: An Interactive Approach, 7e (Lawhead)

Chapter 2   The Search for Ultimate Reality

1) Philosophical questions about the nature of reality fall under the heading of metaphysics.

Answer:  TRUE

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2) According to your text, a metaphysical idealist is a person who is very optimistic.

Answer:  FALSE

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3) Metaphysical materialism is a form of dualism.

Answer:  FALSE

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4) Your text said that fundamental reality is that upon which everything else depends.

Answer:  TRUE

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5) Hugh Elliot’s story of “Tantalus” was meant to illustrate the fact that thoughts are the product of a nonphysical mind.

Answer:  FALSE

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6) Descartes’s position on the mind-body issue is a form of metaphysical dualism.

Answer:  TRUE

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7) René Descartes was more certain about the existence of his mind than the existence of his body.

Answer:  TRUE

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8) Descartes believed that the mind and body interact in the pineal gland.

Answer:  TRUE

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9) David Chalmers argued that physicalism is false.

Answer:  TRUE

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10) According to your text, the principle of Ockham’s razor lends support to the dualist.

Answer:  FALSE

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