B2Spanish · Vocabulary

Philosophy and ethics

40 words from the B2 course, each with an example sentence. The course is reviewed by people. Take the test below or download it as a PDF.

Words in this set

WordMeaning
sufrimientosuffering
principioprinciple
elecciónchoice
nociónnotion
autocontrolself-control
mediomeans
punto de vistapoint of view
esenciaessence
propósitoaim
concienciaconscience
conductaconduct
recompensareward
pensamientothought
aparienciaappearance
vicioflaw
razónreason
actitudattitude
autoconocimientoself-knowledge
castigopunishment
juiciojudgement
acciónaction
moralmorality
biengood
existenciaexistence
doctrinadoctrine
culpaguilt
malevil
evidenciaevidence
realidadreality
creenciabelief
el altruismoaltruism
el relativismorelativism
el escepticismoscepticism
el utilitarismoutilitarianism
el libre albedríofree will
el dilema moralmoral dilemma
la hipocresíahypocrisy
el sentido de la vidameaning of life
la sabiduríawisdom
el determinismodeterminism

Test yourself

20 questions. Answer them all, then check — you'll see what you got right and what to fix.

  1. 1

    Choose the right word

    point of view

  2. 2

    Choose the right word

    conduct

  3. 3

    Choose the right word

    appearance

  4. 4

    Choose the right word

    wisdom

  5. 5

    Complete the sentence

    Es una popular que el pescado es bueno para la memoria.

    It is a popular belief that fish is good for the memory.

  6. 6

    Complete the sentence

    Según el , todo lo que ocurre tiene una causa anterior.

    According to determinism, everything that happens has a prior cause.

  7. 7

    Complete the sentence

    Para él, el era ayudar a los demás.

    For him, the meaning of life was helping others.

  8. 8

    Complete the sentence

    La no se reparte a partes iguales.

    Guilt is not shared out equally.

  9. 9

    Complete the sentence

    Cada escuela filosófica tiene su propia .

    Every philosophical school has its own doctrine.

  10. 10

    Type it in Spanish

    hypocrisy

  11. 11

    Type it in Spanish

    judgement

  12. 12

    Type it in Spanish

    self-knowledge

  13. 13

    Type it in Spanish

    conscience

  14. 14

    Build the missing word from the letters

    El ajeno se olvida pronto.

    Other people's suffering is soon forgotten.

  15. 15

    Build the missing word from the letters

    Los científicos recibieron la noticia con .

    The scientists greeted the news with scepticism.

  16. 16

    Build the missing word from the letters

    Hacer el sin testigos es más difícil.

    Doing good with no witnesses is harder.

  17. 17

    Put the sentence together — some words are extra

    The reward came twenty years late.

  18. 18

    Put the sentence together — some words are extra

    Existence precedes essence, he wrote.

  19. 19

    Put the sentence together — some words are extra

    Some philosophers doubt that true altruism exists.

  20. 20

    Match each word to its meaning

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