Metaphysics Quiz Challenge

Test your knowledge on the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of reality and existence.

published on May 06
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What is the study of existence, being, and reality known as?

What is the study of existence, being, and reality known as?
Metaphysics
Ethics
Epistemology
Ontology
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Which philosopher is known for his theory of Forms?

Which philosopher is known for his theory of Forms?
Plato
Aristotle
Descartes
Kant
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What is the principle that states 'simpler explanations are more likely to be true'?

What is the principle that states 'simpler explanations are more likely to be true'?
Occam's Razor
Hume's Fork
The Categorical Imperative
The Golden Rule
4/12

Which branch of metaphysics deals with the nature of being and existence?

Ontology
Aesthetics
Logic
Phenomenology
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Who famously stated 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)?

Who famously stated 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am)?
Descartes
Kant
Hume
Aristotle
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Which philosopher is known for his argument of the Unmoved Mover?

Aristotle
Hume
Locke
Hegel
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What is the belief that reality consists of two different substances known as?

Dualism
Monism
Materialism
Idealism
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Who is considered the father of modern philosophy?

Descartes
Hume
Kant
Hegel
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Which philosopher is associated with the concept of the 'eternal return'?

Nietzsche
Sartre
Heidegger
Hume
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What is the theory that reality is nothing more than an illusion known as?

Idealism
Empiricism
Materialism
Skepticism
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Which philosopher is known for his concept of the 'Veil of Ignorance'?

Rawls
Bentham
Mill
Locke
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What is the belief that reality is fundamentally non-physical known as?

What is the belief that reality is fundamentally non-physical known as?
Idealism
Materialism
Dualism
Monism