Exam 6: Knowledge and Skepticism

Berkeley called _______ "a manifest repugnancy."

Descartes says that, for all he knows, he may be

According to Hume, all our thought is restricted to manipulating the materials provided to us by

Descartes says that because it is possible that an evil genius is deceiving him, he can never know that he himself exists.

Berkeley denies that sensible things have any real existence.

Hume refuses to use the principle of induction in his daily life.

Philosophers say that propositional knowledge has three necessary and sufficient conditions: To know a proposition, (1) you must believe it, (2) it must be true, and (3) you must have

How does Berkeley try to show that all we ever experience is ideas? Critique his argument.

Hume believes that propositions that are discoverable by the mere operation of thought are those regarding

At first, Descartes supposes that everything he sees is

Berkeley concludes that God exists because

The principle of induction can be justified a priori.

Descartes had been disillusioned by his discovery that many of the alleged truths learned in his youth were

Descartes thinks that only propositions that are beyond all doubt can be considered knowledge. Do you agree with this? Do we know things that are not beyond all possible doubt? Explain.

Descartes argues against trusting the senses on the grounds that

Hume argues that the principle of induction can be neither an a priori truth nor a(n)

Berkeley thinks that the sweet or bitter taste of food is inherent in the food itself.

Knowing that something is the case is called _______ knowledge.

Descartes concludes that there is no way out of his deep skepticism.

Knowledge that is gained independently of or prior to sense experience is called