Exam 4: Philosophical Methods and Approaches

According to ________, presuppositionless inquiry is the acid test of a truly critical philosophy.

_________ is self-evident truth.

Doubt leading to 'indubitable certainty' is a characteristic feature of _________.

Brentano and Husserl are founders of ________ method.

The axiom of ___________ is the basis of Descartes' argument for the existence of God.

Phenomenological method insists on ________ inquiry.

Cartesian method begins with _______

________ had developed a distinct philosophical method.

Socratic dialectic is _________.

Descartes' passion for ________ had influenced his philosophical method.

Cartesian doubt is not ________

________ was the inventor of dialectic method.

Cogito ergo sum is a/an _________ truth like 2+2=4.

According to Descartes, genuine knowledge is ________

Phenomenologists attack __________.

Descartes rejected the reliability of _______ as a sure source of truth.

Reduction or exclusion is a procedure in _________ method.

_________ refers to a philosophical method.

Epistemological epoche is a component of ________ method.

_________ regarded philosophy as a 'rigorous science'.