Phil. 102: Introduction to Philosophy
Test 2: Philosophical Ethics
Spring 2009 c
2009 GFDL
Caution: All work on this test must be your own work. Especially, note the
following from the Syllabus for this course. “It is imperative that tests or parts
of tests are not copies or simple paraphrases of notes or tutorials taken from the
Web. All writing is to be the student’s own interpretations and work.” If you
use quotations from the Internet or from books, you must use a proper citation
method: e.g.,MLA,APA, or Chicago Style.
When submitting tests, do not include the questions. Just write the number
of the question followed by the answer. Statistical checks for academic honesty
are done on every paper for true/false, distinctions, and essay questions. All
work must be done independently and without help from other students.
1 True–False Questions (25 pts.)
Directions: State whether or not the following sentences are “true” or are
“false.” Just type the question number and the answer without the question
asked.
1. Anselm’s Ontological Argument is an argument
that does not rely on empirical or scientific evidence.
2. Aristotle’s notion of “material cause” is the
same concept as the current scientific use of “cause” today.
3. Aquinas’ Argument from Gradation relies on
the concept of “The Great Chain of Being.”
4. Aquinas’ Argument from Gradation (or De-
grees of Being) not only attempts to prove God’s existence, but also proves,
according to Aquinas, the existence of an all-Evil Being at the other end
of the scale.
5. The Argument from Design is also known as
the Teleological Argument.
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