Question 1

Are there truths we can know a priori? Which ones? Can we know all truths a priori? Explain.

Accepted Answer

A priori knowledge refers to knowledge t

Question 2

Explain Socrates's theory of recollection and how he tries to prove it. Is his proof successful in your view? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Socrates's theory of recollection is bas

Question 3

The example of the Antarctica meteorite shows that evidence

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A)  Can be complex and hard to evaluate. 
B)  Is really just a matter of opinion. 
C)  Leads to a firm conclusion when evaluated correctly. 
D)  Has no impact on people's beliefs. 
A)  Can be complex and hard to evaluate. 
B)  Is really just a matter of opinion. 
C)  Leads to a firm conclusion when evaluated correctly. 
D)  Has no impact on people's beliefs.

Question 4

Descartes claims that it is true that

Accepted Answer

A)  We were created by an evil demon. 
B)  God is a deceiver. 
C)  Our senses always deceive us. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  We were created by an evil demon. 
B)  God is a deceiver. 
C)  Our senses always deceive us. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 5

Relations of ideas, according to Hume, are

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A)  Understandable through thought alone. 
B)  Sensible through sensation alone. 
C)  Contradictory if negated. 
D)  Both a and 
A)  Understandable through thought alone. 
B)  Sensible through sensation alone. 
C)  Contradictory if negated. 
D)  Both a and

Question 6

According to Phillips, "I hear a noise" would qualify as an indubitable immediate experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Nagel, it is impossible to know something false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Haack's analogy, the claim being considered corresponds to the crossword entry (answer). What corresponds to the crossword clue? What corresponds to the intersecting entries that are previously filled into the puzzle?

Accepted Answer

In Susan Haack's crossword puzzle analog

Question 9

According to Strawson, a successful method of finding out about the unobservable

Accepted Answer

A)  Is deductively justifiable. 
B)  Is self-contradictory. 
C)  Can only be justified inductively. 
D)  Is non-inductive. 
A)  Is deductively justifiable. 
B)  Is self-contradictory. 
C)  Can only be justified inductively. 
D)  Is non-inductive.

Question 10

According to Nagel, verbs like think and believe are factive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

One person may interpret evidence differently from another person because of his or her background beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A crossword entry's reasonableness depends on

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A)  How well it matches the clue. 
B)  How well it fits with the intersecting answers. 
C)  How much of the puzzle is completed. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  How well it matches the clue. 
B)  How well it fits with the intersecting answers. 
C)  How much of the puzzle is completed. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 13

Hume argues that we have a priori knowledge of the relation of cause and effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Does Gettier think justified true belief is knowledge? Why or why not? Do you agree with Gettier? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Gettier does not think that justified tr

Question 15

Nozick takes true belief to be necessary for knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Are you convinced by Locke that we know of the existence of the external world? Explain.

Accepted Answer

good essay will:
Describe Locke's argume

Question 17

Some truths, according to Hume, are knowable by a priori reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Why do we have to go beyond the consideration that we might be dreaming to put all of our beliefs in doubt?

Accepted Answer

We have to go beyond the consideration t

Question 19

According to Hume, why do we believe in the relation of cause and effect? Are you convinced by his analysis?

Accepted Answer

good essay will:
Explain Hume'

Question 20

According to Locke, ideas of primary qualities

Accepted Answer

A)  Are known to us through reason alone. 
B)  Are perceptions such as colors and sounds. 
C)  Resemble what exists in the external body itself. 
D)  Do not resemble what exists in the external body itself. 
A)  Are known to us through reason alone. 
B)  Are perceptions such as colors and sounds. 
C)  Resemble what exists in the external body itself. 
D)  Do not resemble what exists in the external body itself.

Are there truths we can know a priori? Which ones? Can we know all truths a priori? Explain.

Explain Socrates's theory of recollection and how he tries to prove it. Is his proof successful in your view? Why or why not?

The example of the Antarctica meteorite shows that evidence

Descartes claims that it is true that

Relations of ideas, according to Hume, are

According to Phillips, "I hear a noise" would qualify as an indubitable immediate experience.

According to Nagel, it is impossible to know something false.

In Haack's analogy, the claim being considered corresponds to the crossword entry (answer). What corresponds to the crossword clue? What corresponds to the intersecting entries that are previously filled into the puzzle?

According to Strawson, a successful method of finding out about the unobservable

According to Nagel, verbs like think and believe are factive.

One person may interpret evidence differently from another person because of his or her background beliefs.

A crossword entry's reasonableness depends on

Hume argues that we have a priori knowledge of the relation of cause and effect.

Does Gettier think justified true belief is knowledge? Why or why not? Do you agree with Gettier? Explain.

Nozick takes true belief to be necessary for knowledge.

Are you convinced by Locke that we know of the existence of the external world? Explain.

Some truths, according to Hume, are knowable by a priori reasoning.

Why do we have to go beyond the consideration that we might be dreaming to put all of our beliefs in doubt?

According to Hume, why do we believe in the relation of cause and effect? Are you convinced by his analysis?

According to Locke, ideas of primary qualities

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Exam 3: Knowing Vs Thinking

Are there truths we can know a priori? Which ones? Can we know all truths a priori? Explain.

Explain Socrates's theory of recollection and how he tries to prove it. Is his proof successful in your view? Why or why not?

The example of the Antarctica meteorite shows that evidence

Descartes claims that it is true that

Relations of ideas, according to Hume, are

According to Phillips, "I hear a noise" would qualify as an indubitable immediate experience.

According to Nagel, it is impossible to know something false.

In Haack's analogy, the claim being considered corresponds to the crossword entry (answer). What corresponds to the crossword clue? What corresponds to the intersecting entries that are previously filled into the puzzle?

According to Strawson, a successful method of finding out about the unobservable

According to Nagel, verbs like think and believe are factive.

One person may interpret evidence differently from another person because of his or her background beliefs.

A crossword entry's reasonableness depends on

Hume argues that we have a priori knowledge of the relation of cause and effect.

Does Gettier think justified true belief is knowledge? Why or why not? Do you agree with Gettier? Explain.

Nozick takes true belief to be necessary for knowledge.

Are you convinced by Locke that we know of the existence of the external world? Explain.

Some truths, according to Hume, are knowable by a priori reasoning.

Why do we have to go beyond the consideration that we might be dreaming to put all of our beliefs in doubt?

According to Hume, why do we believe in the relation of cause and effect? Are you convinced by his analysis?

According to Locke, ideas of primary qualities

What Is Philosophy

The Elements of Argument

Mind

Free Will

Identity

God

Moral Theory

Moral Problems

Society

Social Justice

Art

The Meaning of Life

Asian Outlooks

Filters