PHI103 WEEK1 MEDIA QUIZ Essay Example

PHI103 – Week 1: Media Quiz
Answers are marked with *

Question 1.

West claims that we die without ever being able to have the totality of life.

Student Answer:

* True

False

Instructor Explanation:

The answer can be found in the video Examined Life: Cornel West on Truth.

Question 2.

The term used to describe presenting things from a specific perspective while not paying much attention to other views.

Student Answer:

Subjectivity

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Vested Interest

* Bias

None of the above Instructor
The answer can be found in the video Credibility – Critical Thinking.

Question 3.

According to West, one of the primary questions that one can use to orient oneself in relation to the pursuit of philosophy is the following:

Student Answer:

How can I find the truth?

What is the nature of reality?

*How can I learn how to die?

How can I be happy?

All of the above? Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in the video Examined Life: Cornel West on Truth.

Question 4.

For West, philosophy does not confront political domination.

Student Answer:

True

* False Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in the video Examined Life: Cornel West on Truth.

Question 5.
West claims that those who live in libraries are actually more alive than people walking around in society.

Student Answer:

*True

False Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in the video Examined Life: Cornel West on Truth.

Question 6.

What does Plato say about the unexamined life?

Student Answer:

It is worth living.

*It is not worth living.

It is unnecessary.

It is unholy.

None of the above. Instructor Explanation: The answer can