Philosophy Trivia

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If you think you are good at philosophy. test your general knowledge with this trivia about philosophy.

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1.

Who wrote "Das Kapital" and "The Communist Manifesto"?
- A.
  
  Karl Marx
- B.
  
  John Locke
- C.
  
  Vladimir Lenin
- D.
  
  Friedrich Nietzsche
2.

By what name are the collected sayings of Confucius and his followers known?
- A.
  
  The Bhagavad Gita
- B.
  
  The Analects
- C.
  
  The Koran
- D.
  
  The Zen Way
3.

Who described life as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short"?
- A.
  
  Thomas Hobbes
- B.
  
  Alfred North Whitehead
- C.
  
  Adam Smith
- D.
  
  Plato
4.

What philosophical "blade" encourages one to prefer simple explanations when they fit the evidence?
- A.
  
  Darwin's Dagger
- B.
  
  Occam's Razor
- C.
  
  Neil's Knife
- D.
  
  The Sword Of Aristophanes
5.

What philosopher wrote the famous work "On Liberty"?
- A.
  
  Sir Thomas More
- B.
  
  David Hume
- C.
  
  John Stuart Mill
- D.
  
  Gottfried Leibniz
6.

What "dismal" thinker believed that human populations inevitably outstrip food supplies?
- A.
  
  Thomas Robert Malthus
- B.
  
  Immanuel Kant
- C.
  
  John Stuart Mill
- D.
  
  Soren Kierkegaard
7.

What Greek philosopher known for his triangle-related "Theorem" had numerically-obsessed followers?
- A.
  
  Pythagoras
- B.
  
  Socrates
- C.
  
  Aristotle
- D.
  
  Plato
8.

What 17th-century philosopher said "Without God nothing can be conceived"?
- A.
  
  Niccolo Machiavelli
- B.
  
  Immanuel Kant
- C.
  
  Thomas Hobbes
- D.
  
  Benedict De Spinoza
9.

What medieval philosopher fell in love with and secretly married his student, Heloise?
- A.
  
  Sir Francis Bacon
- B.
  
  Immanuel Kant
- C.
  
  Rene Descartes
- D.
  
  Peter Abelard
10.

Who wrote "Critique of Pure Reason"?
- A.
  
  Immanuel Kant
- B.
  
  John Stuart Mill
- C.
  
  Aristotle
- D.
  
  Sir Francis Bacon
11.

What philosophical "-ism" is closely associated with writer Ayn Rand?
- A.
  
  Positivism
- B.
  
  Utilitarianism
- C.
  
  Collectivism
- D.
  
  Objectivism
12.

Who famously said: "Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward."?
- A.
  
  Sigmund Freud
- B.
  
  John Stuart Mill
- C.
  
  Soren Kierkegaard
- D.
  
  Immanuel Kant
13.

What Lord Chancellor of England was executed for not accepting the king as the head of the Church?
- A.
  
  David Hume
- B.
  
  Sir Thomas More
- C.
  
  Sir Francis Bacon
- D.
  
  Thomas Hobbes

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