Question 1

According to Locke, we acquire knowledge through sense experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Empirical knowledge is knowledge that is possible only through

Accepted Answer

A)  experience. 
B)  pure reason. 
C)  practice. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  experience. 
B)  pure reason. 
C)  practice. 
D)  None of the above

Question 3

According to Locke, ideas are

Accepted Answer

A)  primary qualities. 
B)  secondary qualities. 
C)  powers within an object. 
D)  sensations in the mind. 
A)  primary qualities. 
B)  secondary qualities. 
C)  powers within an object. 
D)  sensations in the mind.

Question 4

Does Leibniz think there are innate ideas in the mind? Is his view compelling? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Leibniz does believe that there are

Question 5

Locke claims that there are no innate principles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Some truths are knowable by a priori reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Nāgārjuna argues that the sense faculties

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot be analyzed as autonomous entities. 
B)  can be analyzed as autonomous entities. 
C)  can sometimes be analyzed as autonomous entities. 
D)  should be understood as illusory. 
A)  cannot be analyzed as autonomous entities. 
B)  can be analyzed as autonomous entities. 
C)  can sometimes be analyzed as autonomous entities. 
D)  should be understood as illusory.

Question 8

According to Kant, the following would be considered a synthetic judgment:

Accepted Answer

A)  All bodies are heavy. 
B)  All bodies are extended. 
C)  Two halves make a whole. 
D)  Triangles have three sides. 
A)  All bodies are heavy. 
B)  All bodies are extended. 
C)  Two halves make a whole. 
D)  Triangles have three sides.

Question 9

Impressions

Accepted Answer

A)  are livelier than ideas. 
B)  are derived from sensation. 
C)  are the basis for ideas. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  are livelier than ideas. 
B)  are derived from sensation. 
C)  are the basis for ideas. 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

According to Kant, the criteria of a priori knowledge includes

Accepted Answer

A)  necessity. 
B)  strict universality. 
C)  contingency. 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  necessity. 
B)  strict universality. 
C)  contingency. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 11

According to Nāgārjuna, the sense faculties cannot be analyzed as autonomous entities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Narayan argues that women's "double vision" has both advantages and disadvantages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Nāgārjuna does not include seeing as one of the sense faculties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is Nāgārjuna's argument to the conclusion that the sense faculties are empty of inherent existence? Is the argument compelling? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Nāgārjuna's argument for the conclusion

Question 15

According to Kant, there are some synthetic a priori judgments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following does Nāgārjuna not name as one of the sense faculties?

Accepted Answer

A)  seeing 
B)  hearing 
C)  introspection 
D)  telepathy 
A)  seeing 
B)  hearing 
C)  introspection 
D)  telepathy

Question 17

According to Kant, there are no analytic a posteriori judgments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lasting knowledge cannot depend on false beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Feminist epistemologists claim that women's oppression gives them a certain kind of "double vision" that confers "an epistemic advantage and access to greater critical conceptual space." What does this mean, and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

Feminist epistemologists argue that wome

Question 20

All truths are knowable a priori.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Locke, we acquire knowledge through sense experience.

Empirical knowledge is knowledge that is possible only through

According to Locke, ideas are

Does Leibniz think there are innate ideas in the mind? Is his view compelling? Why or why not?

Locke claims that there are no innate principles.

Some truths are knowable by a priori reasoning.

Nāgārjuna argues that the sense faculties

According to Kant, the following would be considered a synthetic judgment:

Impressions

According to Kant, the criteria of a priori knowledge includes

According to Nāgārjuna, the sense faculties cannot be analyzed as autonomous entities.

Narayan argues that women's "double vision" has both advantages and disadvantages.

Nāgārjuna does not include seeing as one of the sense faculties.

What is Nāgārjuna's argument to the conclusion that the sense faculties are empty of inherent existence? Is the argument compelling? Why or why not?

According to Kant, there are some synthetic a priori judgments.

Which of the following does Nāgārjuna not name as one of the sense faculties?

According to Kant, there are no analytic a posteriori judgments.

Lasting knowledge cannot depend on false beliefs.

Feminist epistemologists claim that women's oppression gives them a certain kind of "double vision" that confers "an epistemic advantage and access to greater critical conceptual space." What does this mean, and why is it important?

All truths are knowable a priori.

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According to Locke, we acquire knowledge through sense experience.

Empirical knowledge is knowledge that is possible only through

According to Locke, ideas are

Does Leibniz think there are innate ideas in the mind? Is his view compelling? Why or why not?

Locke claims that there are no innate principles.

Some truths are knowable by a priori reasoning.

Nāgārjuna argues that the sense faculties

According to Kant, the following would be considered a synthetic judgment:

Impressions

According to Kant, the criteria of a priori knowledge includes

According to Nāgārjuna, the sense faculties cannot be analyzed as autonomous entities.

Narayan argues that women's "double vision" has both advantages and disadvantages.

Nāgārjuna does not include seeing as one of the sense faculties.

What is Nāgārjuna's argument to the conclusion that the sense faculties are empty of inherent existence? Is the argument compelling? Why or why not?

According to Kant, there are some synthetic a priori judgments.

Which of the following does Nāgārjuna not name as one of the sense faculties?

According to Kant, there are no analytic a posteriori judgments.

Lasting knowledge cannot depend on false beliefs.

Feminist epistemologists claim that women's oppression gives them a certain kind of "double vision" that confers "an epistemic advantage and access to greater critical conceptual space." What does this mean, and why is it important?

All truths are knowable a priori.

The Nature of Philosophy

Reasoning

Reality

Religion

Moral Theory

Moral Problems

Society

The Good Life

Filters