Exam 6: Reason and the Senses

Belief B cannot be a good justification for belief A unless B is itself justified.

Lemons taste sour is an example of a truth known a posteriori.

The text argues for the principle that our senses ought to be trusted unless we have a good reason to believe they are impaired or distorted.

Believing something because you hope it is true is a good epistemic reason for belief.

Believing something because your best friend believes it is generally a good epistemic reason for belief.

Socrates believed in a priori epistemic justification.

Some epistemologists argue that beliefs can be justified on the basis of both particular to general and general to particular reasoning.

Choose a belief and justify it on the basis of sense experience.

Coherentism is a "both and" view.

The text argues that a priori reasoning is always an infallible process.

According to the infinite regression view, the justification of a belief goes on infinitely.

Believing something because you strongly want it to be true is a good epistemic reason for belief.

Choose a belief and justify it on the basis of reason alone.

Mathematics contains many a priori truths (truths known a priori).

According to foundationalism, the justification of a belief does not go on infinitely.

Truths of logic are justified a priori.

Physics contains many a posteriori truths (truths known a posteriori).

Belief B is based on belief A if A is the reason for believing B is true.

The words "a posteriori" mean "after sense experience."

All bachelors are male is an example of a truth known a priori.