i heard that a guy sat a philosophy exam and the only question was
"why?"
the answer he gave was "why not"
and he passed the exam
do you think this is true?
2006-12-18 10:27:49 · 15 answers · asked by arnold j rimmer 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Hi Gavin,
Yes this is true, the beauty of philosophy is that there are no rules. A philosophical question that asks 'why?' has an infinite amount of connotations and possible answers, as long as the answer has thought behind it then it is valid. 'Why?' is a fundamental issue of philosophy, and if the exam were to ask a question like this, i for one, believe that the examiner cannot penalise for a response just as enigmatic.
2006-12-18 10:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by pseudoname 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If unicorns don't exist, how do they have horns?
I think it's an urban myth about the 'why' exam question. Whereas the unicorn question appeals to a genuine philosophical problem, responding to which the student could demonstrate knowledge of the field and an ability to think philosophically.
2006-12-18 22:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess so, but he would've found the exam rather boring? Then again somehow I passed my German GCSE after getting the giggles in the oral test and not remembering anything I was meant to say, I fell asleep in the listening test, and was writing 'ich getten inen de showeren' in the writing test... I guess coursework helps a lot!
2006-12-18 11:52:26 · answer #3 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting
2006-12-18 11:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by MK <>< 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, this is an urban legend.
The real answer is: "Why? Because professor thinks that he is being clever, while he is being really stupid by asking irrelevant questions on the exam."
2006-12-18 19:55:50 · answer #5 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the one i heard was the guy went to the exam and the question was "there is a table and a chair in a room....discuss" and simply wrote "what table? what chair?" and he passed.
2006-12-18 11:39:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a perfectly gud answer. Only if it were so easy to pass exams on real courses (ouch).
2006-12-18 10:31:34 · answer #7 · answered by brap16 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can't see this question---> why ...for a major psychology exam ..it might have been a pop quiz...
2006-12-18 10:38:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do we really mean by "exam"?
2006-12-18 12:16:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very good.
2016-05-23 05:27:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋