Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person

4th Quarter Examination

SY 2019 - 2020
General Directions: Write your answers on a separate
sheet.

I. Choose the correct answer from the box below. (10 pts.; 1 pt. each)

1. “Philosophy” comes from the Greek words “Philos” which means “love” and “Sophia” which means
“_________”.
2. It is a fact that has been verified.
3. He is the philosopher who believes that “All human beings desire the good”.
4. It refers to tendencies or influences which affect the views of people.
5. This refers to the innate right to be valued and respected.
6. It is the union and integration of the body and the spirit.
7. It is the ability to surpass limitations.
8. Global warming is primarily caused by this substance.
9.A theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing
causes.
10. It is the position or view that causal determinism is true, but we still act as free, morally responsible
agents when, in the absence of external constraints, our actions are caused by our desires.

Reputation Dignity Fallacy Plato

Carbon-based Destiny Compatibilism Fertilization
Truth Wisdom Knowledge Claim
Transcendence Socrates Embodiment
Bias Determinism Freewill Sulfur-based

II. Write True if you agree to the statement. If otherwise, write False. (20 pts.; 2 pts. each)

1. Philosophy seeks the ultimate explanations that can be arrived at by applying reasoning to facts
supplied by experience.
2. Holistic point of view looks at all aspects of a situation.
3. Biases are arguments based on faulty reasoning.
4. Consequences are optional to be regarded.
5. The human person is an spirited body..
6. Ecocentrism is correlated to environmental crisis.
7. Commercial fishing is a major contributor to our country’s fishing industry, thus, it should operate
freely without intervention.
8. Science itself can solve environmental crisis.
9. According to hard determinists people should be held responsible for their actions.
10. Because soft determinists (as opposed to hard determinists) believe that some of our actions are
free, they have to acknowledge that some of our actions are not caused or determined by anything but
our own motives and interests.

III. Choose the letter of the best answer. (30 pts.; 2 pts. each)

1. What branch of philosophy do you visit if you want to study the inspiration behind Leonardo da
Vinci’s painting Mona Lisa?
a. Epistemology
c. Logic
b. Metaphysics
d. Aesthetics

2. According to the nature of philosophy, why do people gather around when there is an accident?
a. Human beings are moral in nature thus they have the desire to care and to help.
c. Human beings possess a keen desire to know the causes of events or happenings.
b. Human beings have become social media addicts that they are eager to post and share anything even
the tragic events.
d. Human beings are social beings in nature that’s why they tend to gather sometimes unawarely.

3. Which is not a reason why we study philosophy?

a. To sharpen critical thinking
c. To expand comprehension
b. To improve standard of living
d. To make way to freedom

4. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a partial point of view?

a.The Philippine government checking out best practices of other countries on managing nCoV virus
effectively.
b. Dr. Champagne immediately diagnoses a patient experiencing cough, colds and flu as nCoV postive.
c. President Duterte raises the whole nation to Code Red Sub-level 2.
d. Reading only ABS-CBN news for nCoV2019 news and updates.

5. Who among the following students may have already developed a broader philosophical perspective
the most?
a. Aida conducts survey to 50 Informatics students to determine the market of her ampalaya ice cream
to be sold in entire Brgy. Alabang.
b. Lorna studies only her programming subjects.
c. Fe tries different methods on her science experiment to convert goat feces to chocolate.
d. Matilda, a determinist, parties every night and sleeps during the day because there's no point coming
in to school everyday as everything are predetermined anyway.

6. A lawyer wants to examine the statement of his client who said that she took time to pick out a dress
before proceeding to the party where the crime took place. If you were the lawyer, how would you
probe the statement of your client?
a. "How much time do you mean when you say that you 'took your time'?"
b. "What is your relationship with the person who hosted the party?"
c. "Where is your invitation to the party?"
d. "What took you so long to choose a dress?"

7. Which of these is an OPINION?

a. People wear special shoes for working.
b. People in Mexico like to wear open shoes.
c. Babouches are sometimes decorated.
d. Wooden shoes are the most comfortable of them all.

8. Evaluate the strength of the two arguments below.

Statement: Should all the unauthorized structures in the city be demolished?
Arguments:
1. No. Where will the people residing in such houses live?
2. Yes. This will give a clear message to general public and they will refrain from constructing
unauthorized buildings.
a. Only argument A is strong c. Neither A nor B is strong
b. Only argument B is strong d. Both A and B are strong

9. Evaluate the strength of the two arguments below.

Statement: Can pollution be controlled?
Arguments:
1. Yes. If everyone realizes the hazards it may create and cooperates to get rid of it, pollution may be
controlled.
2. No. The crowded highways, factories and industries and an ever-growing population eager to acquire
more and more land for constructing houses are beyond control.

a. Only argument A is strong c. Neither A nor B is strong

b. Only argument B is strong d. Both A and B are strong

10. Which portrays instrumental value?

a. I report illegal logging activities in my barrio.
c. I just watch my new neighbor burn his garbage bag in a vacant lot.
b. I participate in a coastal cleanup drive in the next town.
d. I start being a vegan to show support against animal cruelty.

11. What is not needed in nature?

a. Interdependence c. Instability
b. Harmony d. Balance

12. Who among the following students may have already developed environmental concern the most?
a. Jack who regularly watches videos about environment crisis.
b. Jill who actively participates in her school’s cleanup drive and tree planting activities.
c. Florante who consistently contributes writeups about saving the environment in the school paper.
d. Laura who constantly shares environmental awareness posts in her Facebook timeline.

13. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates prudence in decision making?

a. Sakuragi decides not to drink one Friday night and instead buys 5-kilos of rice for his family.
b. Rukawa quits schooling after failing 2 of his 8 subjects.
c. Maki smokes a pack of cigarettes a day inside his home where his family lives.
d. Sendoh accepts dinner invitation from her beautiful secretary instead of attending his daughter’s
school play.

14. Which of the following scenarios does not demonstrate misuse of freedom?
a. Romeo, a third year college student, has been living alone in a room has been known to be anti-social.
b. Juliet, a daddy’s girl, has been going home late for five nights now.
c. Florante, who lives alone in his apartment, enjoys the scenic view of the night from his balcony writing
his song compositions.
d. Laura, a sweet and composed girl in her elementary years, is now a heavy partygoer and liberated
college student.
15. Bruno, a serial killer, has been acquitted from crimes of killing 20 people because it has been found
out that a tumor in his brain causes his violent and sadistic behaviour. The judicial system must be a
a. determinist
b. libertarian
c. compatibilist
d. republican.