Question 1

According to DeRose and Warfield, Moore's response is unsatisfactory because

Accepted Answer

A)  it fails to prove that we do know what we ordinarily take ourselves to know. 
B)  it doesn't provide evidence for the existence of the external world. 
C)  it fails to explain why the skeptic's premises seem so plausible. 
D)  it doesn't prove that the skeptic's conclusion is false. 
A)  it fails to prove that we do know what we ordinarily take ourselves to know. 
B)  it doesn't provide evidence for the existence of the external world. 
C)  it fails to explain why the skeptic's premises seem so plausible. 
D)  it doesn't prove that the skeptic's conclusion is false. C

Question 2

Skeptics often claim that we don't know that a certain skeptical hypothesis is false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Plato thinks that knowledge of the intelligible realm is more valuable than of the visible realm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Salmon argues that Popper's notion of "corroboration" goes beyond mere deduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Nozick believes that

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A)  most, if not all, of us would enter the experience machine. 
B)  most, if not all, of us would not enter the experience machine. 
C)  roughly half of us would enter the experience machine. 
D)  more people than not would enter the experience machine. 
A)  most, if not all, of us would enter the experience machine. 
B)  most, if not all, of us would not enter the experience machine. 
C)  roughly half of us would enter the experience machine. 
D)  more people than not would enter the experience machine.

Question 6

For Hume, belief belongs to the will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the principle of uniformity of nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Every occurrence is governed by causal regularities 
B)  Nothing can be established through induction, but only through deduction 
C)  Uniformities of nature that have existed in the past will continue to exist in the future 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Every occurrence is governed by causal regularities 
B)  Nothing can be established through induction, but only through deduction 
C)  Uniformities of nature that have existed in the past will continue to exist in the future 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following best describes relations of ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relations of ideas are those ideas we arrive at through sensation 
B)  Relations of ideas are those ideas we arrive at through reasoning about causes and effects 
C)  Relations of ideas can be established through thought alone, through demonstrative reasoning 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Relations of ideas are those ideas we arrive at through sensation 
B)  Relations of ideas are those ideas we arrive at through reasoning about causes and effects 
C)  Relations of ideas can be established through thought alone, through demonstrative reasoning 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

According to DeRose and Warfield, skeptical arguments are powerful because

Accepted Answer

A)  they invoke the imagination. 
B)  there is strong evidence for skeptical hypotheses. 
C)  they are valid and each premise has support. 
D)  they make us question our own existence. 
A)  they invoke the imagination. 
B)  there is strong evidence for skeptical hypotheses. 
C)  they are valid and each premise has support. 
D)  they make us question our own existence.

Question 10

Descartes finds reason to doubt everything because . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  It is possible that he is dreaming. 
B)  It is possible that there is an evil demon deceiving him about everything. 
C)  Sometimes his senses are mistaken. 
D)  He has limited mental capacities. 
A)  It is possible that he is dreaming. 
B)  It is possible that there is an evil demon deceiving him about everything. 
C)  Sometimes his senses are mistaken. 
D)  He has limited mental capacities.

Question 11

The skeptic argues that various skeptical hypotheses are probably true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Hume distinguishes between two perceptions of thought:

Accepted Answer

A)  Causes and effects 
B)  Impressions and ideas 
C)  Contiguities and resemblances 
D)  Impressions and sensations 
A)  Causes and effects 
B)  Impressions and ideas 
C)  Contiguities and resemblances 
D)  Impressions and sensations

Question 13

What, for Hume, determines our causal inferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Demonstrative reasoning 
B)  Abstruse metaphysics 
C)  Relations of ideas 
D)  Custom or habit 
A)  Demonstrative reasoning 
B)  Abstruse metaphysics 
C)  Relations of ideas 
D)  Custom or habit

Question 14

DeRose and Warfield believe that skeptical arguments are powerful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not a type of idea, according to Descartes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Innate ideas 
B)  Ideas we get from outside of us 
C)  Ideas we produce 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Innate ideas 
B)  Ideas we get from outside of us 
C)  Ideas we produce 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Hume argues that only some reasoning concerning matters of fact is founded upon cause and effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

For Descartes, what is more perfect . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot come from what is less perfect. 
B)  can come from what is less perfect. 
C)  can only be known by something equally perfect. 
D)  can't be known by something less perfect. 
A)  cannot come from what is less perfect. 
B)  can come from what is less perfect. 
C)  can only be known by something equally perfect. 
D)  can't be known by something less perfect.

Question 18

In Graham's terminology, the strategy of undermining skepticism involves

Accepted Answer

A)  showing that the real world hypothesis is true. 
B)  showing that the real world hypothesis is a better explanation of our evidence than skeptical hypotheses. 
C)  showing that the best explanation standard is incorrect. 
D)  showing that skeptical hypotheses are better explanations of our evidence than the real world hypothesis. 
A)  showing that the real world hypothesis is true. 
B)  showing that the real world hypothesis is a better explanation of our evidence than skeptical hypotheses. 
C)  showing that the best explanation standard is incorrect. 
D)  showing that skeptical hypotheses are better explanations of our evidence than the real world hypothesis.

Question 19

The strategy of undermining skepticism requires showing that the best explanation standard is incorrect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Nozick claims that, in addition to our experiences mattering to us,

Accepted Answer

A)  what we believe matters to us. 
B)  the experiences of others matter to us. 
C)  being connected to a deeper reality matters to us. 
D)  not being deceived matters to us. 
A)  what we believe matters to us. 
B)  the experiences of others matter to us. 
C)  being connected to a deeper reality matters to us. 
D)  not being deceived matters to us.

According to DeRose and Warfield, Moore's response is unsatisfactory because

Skeptics often claim that we don't know that a certain skeptical hypothesis is false.

Plato thinks that knowledge of the intelligible realm is more valuable than of the visible realm.

Salmon argues that Popper's notion of "corroboration" goes beyond mere deduction.

Nozick believes that

For Hume, belief belongs to the will.

Which of the following best describes the principle of uniformity of nature?

Which of the following best describes relations of ideas?

According to DeRose and Warfield, skeptical arguments are powerful because

Descartes finds reason to doubt everything because . . .

The skeptic argues that various skeptical hypotheses are probably true.

Hume distinguishes between two perceptions of thought:

What, for Hume, determines our causal inferences?

DeRose and Warfield believe that skeptical arguments are powerful.

Which of the following is not a type of idea, according to Descartes?

Hume argues that only some reasoning concerning matters of fact is founded upon cause and effect.

For Descartes, what is more perfect . . .

In Graham's terminology, the strategy of undermining skepticism involves

The strategy of undermining skepticism requires showing that the best explanation standard is incorrect.

Nozick claims that, in addition to our experiences mattering to us,

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Exam 3: Knowledge and Reality

According to DeRose and Warfield, Moore's response is unsatisfactory because

Skeptics often claim that we don't know that a certain skeptical hypothesis is false.

Plato thinks that knowledge of the intelligible realm is more valuable than of the visible realm.

Salmon argues that Popper's notion of "corroboration" goes beyond mere deduction.

Nozick believes that

For Hume, belief belongs to the will.

Which of the following best describes the principle of uniformity of nature?

Which of the following best describes relations of ideas?

According to DeRose and Warfield, skeptical arguments are powerful because

Descartes finds reason to doubt everything because . . .

The skeptic argues that various skeptical hypotheses are probably true.

Hume distinguishes between two perceptions of thought:

What, for Hume, determines our causal inferences?

DeRose and Warfield believe that skeptical arguments are powerful.

Which of the following is not a type of idea, according to Descartes?

Hume argues that only some reasoning concerning matters of fact is founded upon cause and effect.

For Descartes, what is more perfect . . .

In Graham's terminology, the strategy of undermining skepticism involves

The strategy of undermining skepticism requires showing that the best explanation standard is incorrect.

Nozick claims that, in addition to our experiences mattering to us,

Philosophy

God and Evil

Minds, Bodies, and Persons

Ethics and Society

Existential Issues

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