Exam 5: The Sources of Knowledge

Are there any differences between Descartes' skepticism and that of Hume? If you think that there are, outline them, and explain how they might have contributed to the different epistemological views of these two philosophers. If you think that there are no such differences between the skepticisms of these two philosophers, provide an explanation of how their respective epistemologies are so different from each other.

Do you agree with Hume that we cannot know whether our ideas about reality are accurate? What assumption does Hume make when he makes this claim? Do you believe that this assumption is justified?

Anne Conway was an empiricist.

____________________ refers to the processes of seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting.

Martin Luther launched the Protestant revolution.

Descartes' methodological departure is an attitude of ____________________ and skepticism.

____________________ claimed that both rationalists and empiricists take partial notions for real parts.

Who compared the mind to a blank slate?

Descartes methodological point of departure was

Locke held that ____________________ qualities are subjective.

Critical realists hold that only ____________________ ____________________ is present in the consciousness of objects.

Descartes believed that our knowledge of was derived from our senses.

Locke believed that there was no difference between primary and secondary qualities.

In what way does Kant's account of knowledge combine elements of both rationalism and empiricism? Do you believe that Kant is successful in overcoming Humean skepticism? Explain your answer.

Leibniz held that innate ideas were tendencies.