GED 212 Unit 4/Unit #4 Essay Introduction to Philosophy
Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
- According to Einstein, _________ will be perceived the same whether the observer is
moving or not.
- Space-time continuum
- String theory
- The speed of light
- Theory of Relativity
- Einstein’s theory about the ______implies that reality has four dimensions, not three.
- Space-time continuum
- String theory
- The speed of light
- Theory of Relativity
- _______________is based on the claim that the ultimate building blocks of reality
aren’t subatomic particles, but even smaller vibrating one-dimensional strings of
energy.
- Space-time continuum
- String theory
- The speed of light
- Theory of Relativity
- The world of subatomic particles spawned a separate branch of physics called quan-
tum mechanics.
- True
- False
- Imagine two twins. One gets onto a space ship and travels close to the speed of
light for what the ship’s clocks record as a few months. The other twin remains on
earth. When the space ship returns, there will be no difference in their ages.
- True
- False
- Imagine that you are standing still, while a friend of yours is on a train heading north.
You see two lightning bolts strike the ground at the same instant – one to the north
and the other to the south. Einstein would say that your friend on the train experi-
ences things differently, seeing the northern bolt strike before the southern bolt.
- True
- False
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- Unlike Newton, Einstein believes that space is constant and absolute and cannot
“bend.”
- True
- False
- One of the philosophical implications of Newton’s view of the universe is that human
actions are totally free.
- True
- False
- In ______________ “conventional” morality, including stages three and four, we un-
derstand right and wrong in terms of laws and the expectations of others.
- Kohlberg’s
- Belenky’s
- Gilligan’s
- Perry
- If we are at Perry’s second stage, “ unacceptable multiplicity,” and we hear two op-
posite accounts of the causes of the Reformation, we would probably think that one,
but only one, of the two accounts is true.
- True
- False
- In Belenky’s first stage, “____________,” knowledge is what some external authority
says it is.
- Constructed knowledge
- Received knowledge
- Subjective knowledge
- Procedural knowledge
- In Belenky’s final stage, “_______________,” believing is more important than doubt-
ing.
- Constructed knowledge
- Received knowledge
- Subjective knowledge
- Procedural knowledge
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- If we combine the two perspectives represented by Kohlberg and Gilligan, the prob-
lem of the moral justification of an action becomes more difficult and involved.
- True
- False
- Sex refers to societal roles, whereas gender refers to biology.
- True
- False
- In Perry’s final stage, “relativism,” we generally believe that truth is a function of
cultural norms.
- True
- False
- According to Gilligan, in the view of most women, “the moral person is one who can
understand and act in accordance with philosophical principles such as Kant’s ‘cat-
egorical imperative’”
- True
- False
- “Human” and “person” are different, but related, ideas. “Human” is a biological
concept, while “person” is a _____________ concept.
- Theological
- Philosophical
- Scientific
- Emotional
- Humans’ curiosity about dolphins can be traced back at least to ancient__________.
- Rome
- China
- Greece
- None of the above
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- The one dolphin sense that acts as both their eyes and ears in the water is like the
modern human sonar system onboard submarines.
- True
- False
- Dolphins have a body temperature of _________ degrees.
- 98.6
- 96.8
- 90.2
- 92.2
- As far as the criteria for “personhood” are concerned, dolphins probably do possess
“awareness” because the fact that they can be so easily trained shows that they are
aware of the external world and able to interact with it.
- True
- False
- The fact that dolphins can perform leaps, dives and flips on cue from trainers: prove
that dolphins are not intelligent enough to be persons, because persons would not
perform such menial behaviors.
- True
- False
- In terms of the criteria for personhood developed in this chapter, dolphins, on bal-
ance, did pretty well.
- True
- False
- Dolphins live very solitary lives.
- True
- False
- One reason for choosing dolphins for such an inquiry is that it lets us keep the con-
cept “person” from being too heavily colored by the notion “human.” This is possible
because there are substantial differences between humans and dolphins.
- True
- False
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Written Assignment for Unit Four
Be sure to refer to this course syllabus for instructions on format,
length, and other information on how to complete this assignment.
Please answer ONE of the following:
- Explain Newton’s Law of Motion.
- Describe Perry’s Stages of “Male” Knowing.
- According to Kohlberg’s “Masculine” Ethics of Justice; there are stages of Ethical
Development, describe these stages.
- Explain the Philosophical criteria for personhood.
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Multiple Choice
- According to Einstein, _________ will be perceived the same whether the observer is
moving or not. The speed of light
- Einstein’s theory about the ______implies that reality has four dimensions, not three.Space-time continuum
- _______________is based on the claim that the ultimate building blocks of reality
aren’t subatomic particles, but even smaller vibrating one-dimensional strings of
energy. String theory
- The world of subatomic particles spawned a separate branch of physics called quan-
tum mechanics. True
Essay
Question #4: Explain the Philosophical criteria for personhood.
“Personhood” is a philosophical idea that shows a being has sure limits, including a sort of modern cognizance or inward world. Personhood would show that one knows about the world that they live in and they know of their encounters. Fundamentally, they have “mindfulness.” To figure out if or not a being has personhood, you ought to assess the being utilizing eight (8) criteria. Alive: The most straightforward criteria to decide…..
