LIST OF QUESTIONS FOR MODULE I: HISTORICAL-PHILOSOPHICAL
INTRODUCTION
1. The subject, concepts and content of philosophy.2. The
worldview. The structure of worldview. Historical types of
worldview. 3. The correlation between mythology and philosophy,
religion and philosophy, science and philosophy.4. The specificity
of philosophical knowledge. Functions of philosophy.5. The main
question of philosophy. Materialism and idealism as the basic
directions of philosophy.6. The genesis of philosophy.7. The
features of Eastern philosophy and its differences from Western
philosophy.8. Major philosophical schools of ancient India, their
classification and problems.9. Ethical orientation of the ancient
Chinese philosophy. Confucianism. Taoism.10. The features and main
stages of development of ancient Greek philosophy.11. The Early
period of ancient Greek philosophy. Heraclitus. Atomistic doctrine
of Democritus.12. The problem of the human in Classical Greek
philosophy.13. The basic philosophical ideas of Socrates, Plato and
Aristotle.14. Main philosophical directions of Hellenistic-Roman
philosophy.15. The main features of Philosophy of the Middle Ages.
Specificity of the medieval Christian worldview and philosophy.16.
Stages of development of medieval philosophy.17. Patristic, its
main problems. Augustine of Hippo.18. Scholasticism. Philosophy of
Thomas Aquinas. 19. Islamic philosophy of the Middle Ages.20.
Humanism and anthropocentrism of the Renaissance philosophy.21.
Naturalistic and natural-philosophical thought of the Renaissance:
N.Cusanus, N.Copernicus, G.Galilei, G.Bruno.22. Philosophy of
Modern times and its features. 23. The scientific revolution of the
XVIII century and the problem of the method of cognition.24. Main
directions of cognition: empiricism and rationalism.25. Methods of
cognition: induction of F.Bacon and deduction of R.Descartes.26.
The philosophy of the Enlightenment. French materialism of the
XVIII century.27. General characteristic of German classical
philosophy and its place in the history of philosophy.28.
Philosophy of I.Kant.29. Idealistic views of J.Fichte and
F.Schelling.30. Dialectical idealism of G.Hegel.31. Anthropological
materialism of L.Feuerbach.32. Ukrainian philosophy - part of the
Ukrainian spiritual culture: the features of Ukrainian
philosophy.33. The periodization of development of Ukrainian
philosophy and scope of its problems.34. The main ideas of the
philosophy of Kievan Rus.35. The philosophy of the Enlightenment.
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. 36. Philosophical views of H.Skovoroda. 37.
Philosophical views of Ukrainian philosophers: T.Shevchenko,
P.Yurkevych, I.Franko, V.Vernadskyj.38. The main features of modern
Western philosophy.39. The problem of human life in the philosophy
of existentialism.40. Philosophy of F.Nietzsche and his theory of
"overman".41. Psychoanalytic philosophy of S.Freud and his
followers.42. Religious philosophy.43. Problems of knowledge in the
philosophy of the XX century (positivism, neo-positivism,
structuralism, hermeneutics).
1. What is the worldview? a) the way the person feels the
world;b) lack of knowledge about the world;c) the practical
experience of the person;d) the sum of opinions, evaluations, norms
and attitudes of human beings towards to the world.
2. The main question of philosophy is:a) the relation between
people;b) the relation between human and world;c) the relation
between human and nature;d) what is life;
3. What is religion?a) a belief in God;b) a worldview based on
the denial of God;c) a knowledge of God;d) the emotional experience
of the person.
4. Philosophy is:a) a system of views;b) a science;c) an art;d)
a synthesis of science and religion.
5. The word "philosophy" means:a) "love of life"b) "love of
knowledge"c) "love of wisdom"d) "love of rationality"
6. Historical types of worldview are:a) mythological, religious,
scientificb) mythological, religious, philosophical, scientificc)
mythological, religious, philosophicald) religious, philosophical,
scientific
7. Generalization is a feature of:a) worldviewb) mythologyc)
religiond) philosophy
8. Philosophy is rather thinking about thinking than thinking
abouta) realityb) existencec) personalityd) world
9. Substance is:a) matterb) ideac) bothd) it depends on
philosophical school
10. A philosophical theory which maintains that experience is
ultimately based on mental activity:a) materialismb) dualismc)
idealismd) individualism
11. A doctrine which stays that there are only two fundamental
things, substances, or aspects of reality in the universe is known
as:a) ambivalentb) binaryc) dualisticd) twofold
12. Main philosophical studies are:a) metaphysics, ethics,
existentialismb) logic, positivism, ontologyc) dogmatism,
hermeneutics, philosophical anthropologyd) metaphysics, ethics,
social philosophy
13.What concepts does Buddhism
reject?a)Charvakab)Jainismc)Hindud)Confucianism
14. In Confucianism Li
means:a)relationshipb)worshipc)rituald)humaneness
15.Act in according with nature is the concept
of:a)Buddhismb)Yogac)Confucianismd)Daoism
16.Darshana from Sanskrit
means:a)philosophyb)schoolc)wayd)book
17.Principles of Yin and Yang native
to:a)Buddhismb)Yogac)Confucianismd)(D)Taoism? (nie bylo w
odpowiedziach)18.What is Brahman?a)Universal lawb)Universal
goalc)Universal sould)Universal moral system
19. In Confucianism Zhong
means:a)relationshipb)loyaltyc)rituald)humaneness
20.Golden rule is the concept
of:a)Buddhismb)Yogac)Confucianismd)Daoism
21.Nirvana is a state of:a)no doingb)nonbeingc)no
thinkingd)absolute peace
22.Buddhism appeared in:a) VI century B. C.b) II century B. C.c)
I century A. D.d) VI century A. D.
23.What was the Pre-Socratic period about:a)the problems of
humanb) the problems of societyc) the problems of natured) the
problems of pollution
24.Hellenistic philosophy does not
include:a)Neo-Platonismb)Cynicismc)Epicureanismd)Atomism
25.The concept of separate existence of things and ideas was
denied by:a)Heraclitusb)Socratesc)Platod)Aristotle
26. The concept of ataraxia belongs to:a)Neo-Platonismb)Milesian
schoolc)Epicureanismd)Skepticism
27. Phrase Everything comes from fire belongs
to:a)Heraclitusb)Socratesc)Platod)Aristotle
28.Question-and-answer style was proposed
by:a)Heraclitusb)Socratesc)Platod)Aristotle
29.Hellenistic philosophy does not
include:a)Neo-Platonismb)Milesian
schoolc)Epicureanismd)Skepticism
30.The concept of separate existence of things and ideas was
proposed by:a)Heraclitusb)Socratesc)Platod)Aristotle
31. The concept of Ideal State belongs
to:a)Heraclitusb)Socratesc)Platod)Aristotle
32. Whose goal of teaching philosophy was not truth but to win
in conversation?a)skepticsb)cinicsc)skeptics ???d)Socrates
33.The study of Early Christian writers, known as the Church
Fathers is
called:a)nominalism;b)realism;c)patristic;d)scholasticism.
34.Teaching about "The City of God" and "The City of Man"
belongs to:a)Giordano Bruno;b)Augustine of Hippo;c)Francis of
Assisi;d)Thomas Aquinas.
35.Who is the central aspect to our existence according to the
theocentrism:a)plant;b)animal;c)human;d)God.
36.The philosophy of the ancient classical philosophers with
medieval Christian theology was first reconciled
by:a)Scholasticism??b)Patristicc)Renaissance philosophy
d)Aristotle
37.What was not the main problem to solve in patristic? a)the
problem of trinityb)the relationship of faith and reasonc)the
problem of good and evild)the method of getting knowledge?
38. Five proofs of Gods existence belong to:a)Giordano
Bruno;b)Augustine of Hippo;c)Aristotle;d)Thomas Aquinas.
39.Thomas More, Desiderius Erasmus and Niccol Machiavelli are
representatives ofa) Middle Ages philosophyb) Renaissance
philosophyc) New Age philosophyd) mankind
40. Copernican revolution was made by:a) N. Copernicb) I. Kantc)
no one, it is fictiond) no correct answer
41.The point of view when the human is in the middle of universe
is called:a)logocentrism;b) heliocentrism;c)
geocentricism;d)anthropocentrism.
42.An approach that focuses on human values and concerns is
called:a)rationalism;b)empiricism;c)humanism;d)idealism.
43.Utopia is:a)not ideal community or societyb)an ideal
community or society with perfect socio-political systemc)a society
that existed once upon a timed)a community where everyone lives
according to his own desires
44.Who are well known for their works about society?a)T.More and
T.Campanellab)T.More and T.Aquinasc)T.Aquinas and
T.Campanellad)T.More and T.Hobbes
45.Who proposed the heliocentric system?a)Giordano
Brunob)Nicolas Copernicusc)Galileo Galileid)Nicolaus Cusanus
46. What is the main problem for philosophers of New Age?a) the
problem of natureb) the problem of Godc) the method of cognitiond)
the electrification
47. Both, induction and deduction, are:a) forms of philosophyb)
forms of logical reasoningc) forms of beliefsd) Science
48. Civil society and social contract are the ideas of:a) Middle
Ages philosophyb) Enlightenmentc) German classical philosophyd)
Modern Western philosophy
49. Deism says that:a) God is oneb) God is in naturec) God
created world but does not interfere with itd) God does not
exist
50. Mechanicism and materialism are inherent to:a) Middle Ages
philosophyb) French materialismc) German classical philosophyd)
Modern Western philosophy
51. Ways of cognition (ant, spider, bee) were analyzed by:a) R.
Descartesb) J. Lockec) B. Spinozad) F. Bacon
52. Encyclopedia, or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences by
Denis Diderot was a result of era of:a) Middle Ages philosophyb)
Renaissance philosophyc) New Age philosophyd) Enlightenment
53. What feature is not represented in German classical
philosophys?a) development of epistemology problemsb) problem of
naturec) creation of philosophical systems d) formation of moral
principles and ideas
54. Anthropological materialism was proposed by:a) I.Kantb)
J.Fichtec) G.Hegeld) L.Feuerbach
55. Concept of categorical imperative belongs to:a) I.Kantb)
J.Fichtec) G.Hegeld) L.Feuerbach
56. F. Schelling resumes that:a) Nature is invisible Beingb)
Nature is visible Matterc) Nature is visible Spiritd) Nature is not
real
57. Phenomenology of Spirit was written bya) I.Kantb) J.Fichtec)
G.Hegeld) F.Schelling
58. Concept of thing in itself and thing for us belongs to:a)
I.Kantb) J.Fichtec) G.Hegeld) F.Schelling
59. Law of Negation of negation contains next components:a)
Thesis, Antithesis, Genesisb) Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesisc)
Thesis, Antithesis, Oppositionsd) Thesis, Antithesis, Analysis
60. J.Fichte is known for his idea of:a) I (das Ich)b)
consciousness and unconsciousc) tabula rasad) categorical
imperative
61. What feature is not represented in German classical
philosophy?a) development of epistemology problemsb) creation of
philosophical systemsc) rationalismd) problem of nature
62. Dialectical idealism was proposed by:a) I.Kantb) J.Fichtec)
G.Hegeld) L.Feuerbach
63.One of the main features of modern Western philosophy
is:a)dogmatismb)rationalismc)empiricismd)irrationalism
64.S.Kierkegard is regarded as a father
of:a)existentialismb)psychoanalytic
philosophyc)positivismd)religious philosophy
65.The Will to power was proposed
by:a)S.Freudb)F.Nietzschec)S.Kierkegaardd)W.Dilthey
66.What philosophical school represents religious philosophy of
the XX century?a)neo-positivismb) "Left Hegelians"c)
neo-Kantianismd)neo-Thomism
67.To what philosophical school a statement Back to things
belongs?a)positivismb)neo-positivismc)existentialismd)hermeneutics68.One
of the main features of modern Western philosophy
is:a)pluralismb)rationalismc)empiricismd)dogmatism
69.S.Freud is regarded as a father
of:a)existentialismb)psychoanalytic
philosophyc)positivismd)religious philosophy
70.The concept of Overman was proposed
by:a)S.Freudb)F.Nietzschec)S.Kierkegaardd)W.Dilthey
71.A.Kamus and J.-P. Sartre belong
to:a)positivismb)neo-positivismc)existentialismd)hermeneutics
72.What philosophical school was interested in science as in one
and the only right way for achieving truth?
a)structuralismb)positivismc)existentialismd)hermeneutics
73.What period of philosophy did not exist in Ukrainian
philosophy?a) philosophy of Kyivan Rus b) philosophy of Middle
Agesc) philosophy of Enlightenmentd) philosophy of Ukrainian
Romanticism
74.Philosophy of Kyivan Rus was influenced by:a) Christianityb)
Catholic churchc) Protestant churchd) Judaism
75.Philosophy of Ukrainian Enlightenment lasted during:a) IX -
XII centuryb) XV centuryc) second half of the XVIII century early
XIX centuryd) late XIX - early XX century
76.What are the two parts of the world, according to
H.Skovoroda?a) explored and unexploredb) known and unknownc)
touchable and untouchabled) visible and invisible77.Who created the
doctrine of the noosphere?a) I.Vishenskyb) V.Vernadskyj c)
M.Kostomarovd) T.Prokopovich
78. Ivan Vishensky and Cleric Ostrozkyyare representatives of a)
philosophy of Ukrainian Renaissanceb) philosophy of Enlightenmentc)
philosophy of Ukrainian Romanticismd) philosophy of "Young
Ukraine"
79. "Philosophy of the heart" was founded by:a) Vyacheslav
Lipinskyb) Hryhorii Skovorodac) Ivan Frankod) Pamphil Yurkevych
80. Cordocentrism and anteism are the main principles of
philosophy ofa) Theophan Prokopovich b) Panteleimon Kulishc)
Illariond) Ivan Vishensky
