GST105 TMA1 08/10

What is the English meaning of the Greek word, Philo?
Ans: Love

Who do we owe the practice of definition in scientific research?
Ans: Aristotle

What is the etymological meaning of the word, philosophy?
Ans: Love of wisdom

Which of these has its origin in Egypt?
Ans: Language

Who was regarded as the greatest physician of the ancient Egypt?
Ans: Imhotep

On what does the reputation of Hypatia rests on?
Ans: Her being the first female philosopher

Who championed the division of the circle into 360 degrees?
Ans: Babylonians

Who regarded water as the source of all things?
Ans: Thales

Who theorised that the universe is composed of numbers?
Ans: Pythgoras

Who is known as the world’s first philosopher?
Ans: Ptah-Hotep
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GST105 TMA2 09/10

All living things are composed of what?
Ans: Cell

Which of these first made use of language?
Ans: Homo Habilis

What is the name given to the belief that man descended from the apes?
Ans: Evolutionism

On what do scientists who try to prove the theory of evolution rely?
Ans: Gene Mutation

Which of these is not a characteristic of scientific knowledge?
Ans: Relativity

What do we regard as the first hominids?
Ans: The Southern apes

What is another name for inductive logic?
Ans: Baconian Logic

What is regarded as the most important discovery of the stone age?
Ans: Discovery of Fire


Which of the following is not a branch of philosophy?
Ans: Science

Where do current evolutionists regard as the birthplace of man and primates?
Ans: Africa