Philosophy 101

Philosophy is the ancient school of thinking and asking questions about the world, our reality, our connections to each other and every other thing we can point to and ask "Why?". How much do you know of basic philosophy and the great philosophers of history? This trivia quiz is going to check that out...
 
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This school of philosophy maintains that existence is senseless and useless.
Hedonism
Nihilism
Taoism
Stoicism
 
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Hint
Who wrote the famous book of philosophy 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'?
Immanuel Kant
Friedrich Nietzsche
Socrates
John Locke
 
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Which philosopher is best known for his statement cogito ergo sum "I think, Therefore I Am."?
René Descartes
Immanuel Kant
Socrates
Baruch Spinoza
 
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The philosophical view that all events can be completely inferred by previously existing causes is known as...
Determinism
Nihilism
Existenalism
Marxism
 
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Thomas Aquinas’s cosmological arguments argue for…
The existence of God
The location of the Garden of Eden
Kindness between all people
Hedonism
 
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Philosophy comes from the Greek 'philosophia', meaning what?
Love of Questions
Love of God
Love of Wisdom
Love of Knowledge
 
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Hint
The famous allegory of the cave argues what?
Perceptions are sources of absolute knowledge.
There is value in ignorance.
We are born with infinite knowledge.
Our perceptions may not be accurate.
 
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Metaphysics is the study of…
Ethics
Politics
Reality
Knowledge
 
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Hint
Who said: "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."
Confucius
Lao Tzu
Aristotle
Ramanuja
 
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The four main divisions of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and...
Ethics
Logic
Existentialism
Aesthetics
 
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For Socrates, the soul is harmed by lack of...
Happiness
Love
Courage
Knowledge
 
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Hint
Which philosopher believed that that God is “the sum of the natural and physical laws of the universe and certainly not an individual entity or creator." - In other words, that God is not an entity but the sum of the universe and everything in it.
Baruch Spinoza
Fredrich Nietzsche
Immanuel Kant
Ludwig Wittgenstein
 
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Jain philosophy is mainly practiced in...
Japan
Jamaica
India
South Korea
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