Question 1

Locke rejected the notion of

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A)  empirical knowledge. 
B)  relations of ideas. 
C)  innate ideas. 
D)  sense data. 
A)  empirical knowledge. 
B)  relations of ideas. 
C)  innate ideas. 
D)  sense data.

Question 2

For Descartes, the statement "I am, I exist" is necessarily true every time he utters it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Hume observes that to argue that the principle of induction can be established by experience is to

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A)  make a valid argument. 
B)  prove too much. 
C)  state the obvious. 
D)  beg the question. 
A)  make a valid argument. 
B)  prove too much. 
C)  state the obvious. 
D)  beg the question.

Question 4

Briefly explain cognitive relativism and its different varieties. How would cognitive relativism make knowledge more easily attainable? Do you find cognitive relativism plausible? Why or why not?

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Cognitive relativism is the idea that kn

Question 5

Empiricists claim that we come to know even logical and mathematical truths through sense experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hume says that all reasonings concerning matters of fact are founded on the relation of

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A)  a priori ideas. 
B)  propositions of certainty. 
C)  cause and effect. 
D)  logical ideas. 
A)  a priori ideas. 
B)  propositions of certainty. 
C)  cause and effect. 
D)  logical ideas.

Question 7

What is Eve Browning Cole's argument against some postmodernist theories of knowing?

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Eve Browning Cole argues against some po

Question 8

The view that the truth about something depends on what persons or cultures believe is called ______ relativism.

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A)  cultural 
B)  cognitive 
C)  subjective 
D)  physical 
A)  cultural 
B)  cognitive 
C)  subjective 
D)  physical

Question 9

Berkeley does not believe in material substance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why is Hume skeptical about metaphysical issues?

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David Hume, an 18th-century Scottish phi

Question 11

Descartes concludes that he is a thing that breathes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Locke, all knowledge begins with sensory experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Locke believes that we have nothing in our minds that did not come from

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A)  sensation and reflection. 
B)  reflection on innate ideas. 
C)  reason alone. 
D)  cultural memory. 
A)  sensation and reflection. 
B)  reflection on innate ideas. 
C)  reason alone. 
D)  cultural memory.

Question 14

Berkeley believes that sensible things cannot exist except in

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A)  a material universe. 
B)  absolute existence. 
C)  material substance. 
D)  a mind. 
A)  a material universe. 
B)  absolute existence. 
C)  material substance. 
D)  a mind.

Question 15

Hume's argument shows that science should stop relying on the principle of induction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Descartes declares that he does not know with certainty that he is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Kant, we can have a priori knowledge about relations like cause and effect because

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A)  if we didn't, God would be a deceiver. 
B)  our minds impose such relations onto our sense experience. 
C)  all necessary relations can be known a priori. 
D)  cause and effect are primary qualities which truly represent objects. 
A)  if we didn't, God would be a deceiver. 
B)  our minds impose such relations onto our sense experience. 
C)  all necessary relations can be known a priori. 
D)  cause and effect are primary qualities which truly represent objects.

Question 18

The philosophical study of knowledge is known as

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A)  epistemology. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  metaphysics. 
D)  positivism. 
A)  epistemology. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  metaphysics. 
D)  positivism.

Question 19

Empiricism is the view that

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A)  knowledge of the empirical world is impossible. 
B)  scientific knowledge is the most reliable kind of knowledge. 
C)  knowledge of the empirical world comes solely from sense experience. 
D)  knowledge of the empirical world comes from reason alone. 
A)  knowledge of the empirical world is impossible. 
B)  scientific knowledge is the most reliable kind of knowledge. 
C)  knowledge of the empirical world comes solely from sense experience. 
D)  knowledge of the empirical world comes from reason alone.

Question 20

Locke says that a primary quality is one that is utterly inseparable from a body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Locke rejected the notion of

For Descartes, the statement "I am, I exist" is necessarily true every time he utters it.

Hume observes that to argue that the principle of induction can be established by experience is to

Briefly explain cognitive relativism and its different varieties. How would cognitive relativism make knowledge more easily attainable? Do you find cognitive relativism plausible? Why or why not?

Empiricists claim that we come to know even logical and mathematical truths through sense experience.

Hume says that all reasonings concerning matters of fact are founded on the relation of

What is Eve Browning Cole's argument against some postmodernist theories of knowing?

The view that the truth about something depends on what persons or cultures believe is called ______ relativism.

Berkeley does not believe in material substance.

Why is Hume skeptical about metaphysical issues?

Descartes concludes that he is a thing that breathes.

According to Locke, all knowledge begins with sensory experience.

Locke believes that we have nothing in our minds that did not come from

Berkeley believes that sensible things cannot exist except in

Hume's argument shows that science should stop relying on the principle of induction.

Descartes declares that he does not know with certainty that he is.

According to Kant, we can have a priori knowledge about relations like cause and effect because

The philosophical study of knowledge is known as

Empiricism is the view that

Locke says that a primary quality is one that is utterly inseparable from a body.

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Exam 6: Knowledge and Skepticism

Locke rejected the notion of

For Descartes, the statement "I am, I exist" is necessarily true every time he utters it.

Hume observes that to argue that the principle of induction can be established by experience is to

Briefly explain cognitive relativism and its different varieties. How would cognitive relativism make knowledge more easily attainable? Do you find cognitive relativism plausible? Why or why not?

Empiricists claim that we come to know even logical and mathematical truths through sense experience.

Hume says that all reasonings concerning matters of fact are founded on the relation of

What is Eve Browning Cole's argument against some postmodernist theories of knowing?

The view that the truth about something depends on what persons or cultures believe is called ______ relativism.

Berkeley does not believe in material substance.

Why is Hume skeptical about metaphysical issues?

Descartes concludes that he is a thing that breathes.

According to Locke, all knowledge begins with sensory experience.

Locke believes that we have nothing in our minds that did not come from

Berkeley believes that sensible things cannot exist except in

Hume's argument shows that science should stop relying on the principle of induction.

Descartes declares that he does not know with certainty that he is.

According to Kant, we can have a priori knowledge about relations like cause and effect because

The philosophical study of knowledge is known as

Empiricism is the view that

Locke says that a primary quality is one that is utterly inseparable from a body.

Philosophy and You

God and Religion

Morality and the Moral Life

Mind and Body

Free Will and Determinism

Aesthetics

The Just Society

The Meaning of Life

Filters