Philosophy and Philosophers

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1. After having written (supposedly) the final book on philosophy, which philosopher quit his profession to become a village school teacher ? David Hume Friedrich Nietzsche Ludwig Wittgenstein Immanuel Kant

2. 'Peter is a real liar.' 'How do you know ?' 'Well, I don't trust the way he looks.' - This line of reasoning is called circular argument reductio ad absurdum argument ad hominem argument ad nauseam

3. Which two philosophers never met ? Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein David Hume and Immanuel Kant Karl Popper and Michel Foucault

4. The publication of the article 'Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity' by American physicist Alan Sokal in 1996 dealt a heavy blow to which 'school' in modern philosophy ? existentialism scientism scepticism postmodernism

5. Which of these Asian systems of thought is associated with the term 'nirvana' ? Taoism Buddhism Shintoism Confucianism

6. According to which philosopher did God create this world of ours as 'the best of all possible worlds' ? Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Thomas Aquinas Friedrich Nietzsche Benedict (Baruch) de Spinoza

7. Which expression is NOT appropriate when refering to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant ? existentialism pure reason categorical imperative synthetic judgement a priori

8. What is the translation of the expression from Greek philosophy 'panta rhei' ? Ignorance is strength God is dead Everything flows Know yourself

9. Which 20th century philosopher was killed by one of his (deranged) students ? Moritz Schlick Louis Althusser Kurt Godel Leon Trotzky

10. Which pair of words is appropriate when comparing Plato's philosophy with Aristotle's ? reason versus intuition autonomy versus heteronomy idea versus essence subject versus object