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Study Guide for the Final
Examination
Introduction to Philosophy, HUM 127-0C1
Fall, 2003
Remember that you must take the final exam in the
Oakton Testing Center. Be sure to
bring a picture ID. You will have
two hours to complete the exam. This
should give you more time than you will need.
- This
exam will be cumulative so please review the material from the first half of
the class as well. See the study guide for the midterm
exam.
- Part
One of the final will ask you to match philosophers with their ideas,
their important works, or important events from their lives.
The answers to these matches will be: Socrates,
Plato, Aristotle, Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, Berkeley, Hume, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Mill, Marx,
Kierkegaard, Gilligan, Rawls, Nozick, Singer, Naess. (26%)
- Part
Two of the midterm will ask you to match philosophical terms with their
definitions. The answers to
these matches will be: epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, monotheism,
ontological
argument, cosmological argument, argument from design, rationalism, empiricism, skepticism,
transcendental idealism, innate ideas, Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, validity, soundness, moral relativism, cultural relativism, act
utilitarianism, rule utilitarianism, social contract, communitarianism, categorical imperative, virtue ethics,
paternalism, liberalism, minimal state, veil of ignorance. (26%)
- Part
Three will consist of two essay questions. (48%) You will be given four essay questions, and you
will be asked to write on two. The topics for the essay questions will
come from the following list:
- Arguments
for and against ethical relativism
- How
Kant, Mill, and an advocate of virtue ethics might evaluate a particular
moral dilemma
- Arguments
for and against utilitarianism
- The
contrast between the position of Hobbes and Locke on revolution (including
the arguments that they use of their positions
- Arguments
for and against communitarianism
- The
contrast between the positions of Rawls and Nozick on distributive justice
(including the arguments that they use to support their positions
- Study
hints:
- It
may help you to review the quizzes. You
may retake any of the quizzes as part of your preparation. (Re-taking the
quiz does not change your original grade.)
- Making
flash cards and reviewing the publisher’s material and glossary may also
help.
- To
study for the essay questions, write your own questions based on the
topics and answer them. I am
happy to look at any questions and answers you want to submit for my
critique.
Remember that the intention of the essay questions is to test your
understanding of arguments.
- If
you need extra help, please see me during my office hours.
Please call or email for an appointment.
Page Author: Hollace Graff
Oakton Community College
Updated: December 1, 2003
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