Study Guide & Educational Overview
### Key Philosophical Movements & Concepts:
* **Ancient Epistemology & Metaphysics**: Socrates introduced elenchus (dialectical questioning); Plato illustrated dualist epistemic reality via the Allegory of the Cave; Aristotle pioneered virtue ethics as a golden mean between extremes.
* **Normative Moral Philosophy**: Deontology (Immanuel Kant) assesses actions by adherence to duty and categorical imperatives; Utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill) evaluates actions purely by net utility or aggregate happiness; Consequentialism prioritizes outcomes over motives.
* **Existentialism & Absurdity**: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Camus examined human freedom, anguish, authenticity, and creating subjective meaning in an indifferent cosmos.
* **Eastern Philosophical Pillars**: Buddhism emphasizes the Four Noble Truths and dependent origination; Daoism centers on wu wei (effortless action); Confucianism stresses ren (benevolence) and filial piety.
* **Ancient Epistemology & Metaphysics**: Socrates introduced elenchus (dialectical questioning); Plato illustrated dualist epistemic reality via the Allegory of the Cave; Aristotle pioneered virtue ethics as a golden mean between extremes.
* **Normative Moral Philosophy**: Deontology (Immanuel Kant) assesses actions by adherence to duty and categorical imperatives; Utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill) evaluates actions purely by net utility or aggregate happiness; Consequentialism prioritizes outcomes over motives.
* **Existentialism & Absurdity**: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Sartre, and Camus examined human freedom, anguish, authenticity, and creating subjective meaning in an indifferent cosmos.
* **Eastern Philosophical Pillars**: Buddhism emphasizes the Four Noble Truths and dependent origination; Daoism centers on wu wei (effortless action); Confucianism stresses ren (benevolence) and filial piety.
Frequently Asked Questions
It contrasts utilitarian calculations (maximizing saved lives) against deontological ethics (prohibiting direct harm or treating persons solely as instruments).
Yes! The in-game Options modal lets you practice in 10, 15, or 25 randomized question subsets drawn from the 50-item bank.
