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| In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the cave represents our own ignorance to the truth, the shackles represent things holding us back from discovering the truth. What is used to represent the truth? |
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| Kretchmar describes his approach as being drawn from a wide variety of varied and different sources. What word does he use to describe this approach? |
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| Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is meant to be read as a parable for how to live a better, more meaningful life through contemplation and philosophic reflection on the Truth, and how humanity denies this truth and actively fights to maintain their ignorance to it. Why does Plato believe there will always be resistance to the truth? |
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| Because the process of enlightenment is a painful and oftentimes uncomfortable one. |
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| What order does the book, Practical Philosophy of Sport and Physical Activityfollow? (i.e. put the following four units in order: (a) ethics and values, (b) the nature of philosophy, (c) the nature of kinesiology subject matter, (d) the nature of the person) |
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| B, D, C, A: The nature of philosophy, the nature of the person, the nature of kinesiology subject matter, ethics and values |
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| On the philosophic readiness inventory (the three C’s), when a person scores low on __________, that person will also likely score low on __________. |
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| A proper philosophic analysis should contain three elements. List them in order. |
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| Develop a thesis, clarify the problem, search for arguments |
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| The primary difference between philosophy and the sciences is that philosophers don’t take the _______ turn. |
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| List at least two (2) of Kretchmar’s five (5) arguments described in “The Case for Philosophy” section. |
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| Common-Sense, Missing-Information, Against Reductionism, Against linear causation, Against single-direction causation |
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| When philosophers debate the nature of competition, for example, they are engaged in which of the five branches of philosophy we discussed? |
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| If I asked you to select one example of a sport, and then add/subtract certain aspects of it to determine what is essential to it, you would be involved in which kind of philosophic reasoning? |
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| Intuitive/descriptive reasoning |
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| “When one or more premises are invalid, the conclusions are also likely to be invalid.” This problem relates to which kind of reasoning? |
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| “Should healthcare professionals always tell the truth as a part of their basic moral obligation to patients?” is a question about good behavior. Which branch of philosophy does this relate to? |
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| “Thinking must occur before one can act effectively.” This claim comes from which type of dualism? |
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| Which of the four faces of materialism emphasizes the mindless and meaningless nature of the universe? |
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| “But giving athletes some theory about performance (knowing that) often does not work effectively. They still cannot perform very well (knowing how).” This is a question that is most likely to be raised against which type of dualism? |
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| A _______ materialist would tend to look for the causes of chronic stomach pains at the chemical level for the underlying cause of the illness. (hint: Yes, scientific, but more specifically...) |
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| If you are a ________ dualist, then you are therefore also a ________ dualist. (Hint: has multiple correct answers) |
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| Many combinations: value; substance, behavior; value, knowledge; value, etc. |
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| “The human is simply a complex machine” characterizes which philosophical approach to the human being? |
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| “Exercise is medicine!” is kinesiology’s attempt to switch teams in game 3 of the dualistic tournament, from team serendipity to team ______? |
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| The primary judging criterion for the tournament of materialism is (i.e. the winning team is more...): _______. |
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| On the Horizontal Image, which axis expands the notion of intelligence by indicating that smart can be found in both sedentary and motor-active places? |
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| What is the key move in shifting from dualism to holism? From looking at ________ to _________? |
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| From looking at parts of people to looking at quality of behavior |
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| In our holistic image of intelligence, human behavior differs in __________ between sedentary and motor-active, and in __________ between less impressive and more impressively intelligent. |
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| True/False - Holism argues, in effect, that a human being is 50% mind and 50% body (or at least a percentage that is very close to that.) Pt. 2: If true, leave it as is. If false, correct the statement to make it true. |
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| False, Holism argues that a human being is defined in terms of their behavior; that a human is more than the sum of its parts. |
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