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Introduction To Philosophy(Sost 134)  Question Paper

Introduction To Philosophy(Sost 134)  

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2011



TIME : 2 HOURS

Instructions:

Answer any THREE questions.
Question One
Explain the meaning of the following divisions of philosophy
Ethics
Logics
Epistemology
Metaphysics
(8mks)
What is an argument as used in philosophy?
(3mks)
Discuss any three types of arguments giving examples in each case.
(9mks)

Questions Two
Discuss the role of philosophy in an institution of higher learning. (20mks)
Question Three.
An informal fallacy is an argument whose stated premises fail to support their proposes conclusion. List and explain five such fallacies. (20mks)

Question four.
Clearly explain the three revolutions of thought in the History of Western philosophy.
(9mks)
Show the contributions of skepticism and idealism schools in theories of knowledge.
(6mks)
Distinguish between priori and posterior knowledge.
(5mks)

Question Five.
Discuss the contributions made by Aristotle in Philosophy.
(10mks)
What is a collective moral responsibility?
(2mks)
What are some of the ways institutions of learning portray collective moral responsibility?
(8mks)

Question Six.
State and explain five different ways of knowing.
(10mks)
Explain the methods used in philosophy.
(10mks)






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