Question 1

If mystical experiences can't be described, they must all be the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Cartesian Circle consists in the fact that Descartes

Accepted Answer

A)  proves the existence of his mind by using logic and uses logic to prove the existence of his mind. 
B)  proves the existence of God by using clear and distinct ideas, and uses clear and distinct ideas to prove the existence of God. 
C)  uses sense experience to prove that we have knowledge of the external world and uses the external world to prove that our sense experience is true. 
D)  uses dreams to prove that we can't trust our senses and uses our senses to prove that we are dreaming. 
A)  proves the existence of his mind by using logic and uses logic to prove the existence of his mind. 
B)  proves the existence of God by using clear and distinct ideas, and uses clear and distinct ideas to prove the existence of God. 
C)  uses sense experience to prove that we have knowledge of the external world and uses the external world to prove that our sense experience is true. 
D)  uses dreams to prove that we can't trust our senses and uses our senses to prove that we are dreaming.

Question 3

Descartes attempts to justify his epistemic principle by proving the existence of

Accepted Answer

A)  God. 
B)  an evil genius. 
C)  dreams. 
D)  a mad scientist. 
A)  God. 
B)  an evil genius. 
C)  dreams. 
D)  a mad scientist.

Question 4

By saying that, at birth, the mind is a tabula rasa, Locke means to highlight the empiricist view that the only source of knowledge is sense experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Locke's theory of perception, our ideas of primary qualities (shape, size, motion, etc.) correspond to the way things are in the world, but our ideas of secondary qualities (color, heat, texture, etc.) do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Descartes, an all-good God would not deceive us about the nature of reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Descartes, the criteria or principles for determining whether a claim is true are clarity and distinctness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mystical experience produces knowledge of reality because all mystics have the same experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The fact that mystical experience can transform your life proves that it must be true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Descartes' Dream Argument thought experiment is intended to show that sense experience cannot give us knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What kind of knowledge is knowing that snow is white?

Accepted Answer

A)  performative 
B)  propositional 
C)  acquaintance 
D)  intuition 
A)  performative 
B)  propositional 
C)  acquaintance 
D)  intuition

Question 12

What is the traditional analysis of knowledge? Why has it come to be viewed as inadequate?

Accepted Answer

The traditional analysis of knowledge, k

Question 13

Is having justified TRUE belief that provides the best explanation for the justifying evidence enough to have knowledge? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question you're asking touches on a

Question 14

Unger's Mad Scientist thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  a mad scientist that controls our minds right now cannot possibly exist. 
B)  because you can't be sure you're not at the mercy of a mad scientist right now, sense experience can't be a source of knowledge. 
C)  when we're sure no mad scientist exists, we can have knowledge through sense experience. 
D)  sense experience can be a source of knowledge. 
A)  a mad scientist that controls our minds right now cannot possibly exist. 
B)  because you can't be sure you're not at the mercy of a mad scientist right now, sense experience can't be a source of knowledge. 
C)  when we're sure no mad scientist exists, we can have knowledge through sense experience. 
D)  sense experience can be a source of knowledge.

Question 15

What epistemic principle does Descartes' use to bridge the gap between appearance and reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  the principle clarity and distinctness 
B)  the principle of sufficient reason 
C)  the principle of alternate possibilities 
D)  the principle of the excluded middle 
A)  the principle clarity and distinctness 
B)  the principle of sufficient reason 
C)  the principle of alternate possibilities 
D)  the principle of the excluded middle

Question 16

To say that you know that there is life on other planets necessarily implies that you believe there is life on other planets, that you have reasons to back up your belief, and that:

Accepted Answer

A)  life on other planets is perhaps vastly different from what we are used to. 
B)  you can trust your senses when you see extraterrestrial life forms. 
C)  you have experienced life on other planets personally. 
D)  there is, in fact, life on other planets. 
A)  life on other planets is perhaps vastly different from what we are used to. 
B)  you can trust your senses when you see extraterrestrial life forms. 
C)  you have experienced life on other planets personally. 
D)  there is, in fact, life on other planets.

Question 17

How would Berkeley deal with this question: If a tree fell in a forest an no one was around to hear it, would it make a sound?

Accepted Answer

George Berkeley (1685–1753), an Irish ph

Question 18

Which ideas resemble their causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas of primary qualities. 
B)  ideas of secondary qualities. 
C)  ideas of mathematical qualities. 
D)  ideas of formal qualities. 
A)  ideas of primary qualities. 
B)  ideas of secondary qualities. 
C)  ideas of mathematical qualities. 
D)  ideas of formal qualities.

Question 19

Goldman's Fake Barn thought experiment shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  the world is a collection of random causes. 
B)  all of the objects that surround us are illusory. 
C)  a caused TRUE belief is not sufficient for knowledge. 
D)  future perceptions can correct past mistakes. 
A)  the world is a collection of random causes. 
B)  all of the objects that surround us are illusory. 
C)  a caused TRUE belief is not sufficient for knowledge. 
D)  future perceptions can correct past mistakes.

Question 20

The argument from illusion is a counterexample to

Accepted Answer

A)  direct realism. 
B)  representative realism. 
C)  phenomenalism. 
D)  skepticism. 
A)  direct realism. 
B)  representative realism. 
C)  phenomenalism. 
D)  skepticism.

If mystical experiences can't be described, they must all be the same.

The Cartesian Circle consists in the fact that Descartes

Descartes attempts to justify his epistemic principle by proving the existence of

By saying that, at birth, the mind is a tabula rasa, Locke means to highlight the empiricist view that the only source of knowledge is sense experience.

According to Locke's theory of perception, our ideas of primary qualities (shape, size, motion, etc.) correspond to the way things are in the world, but our ideas of secondary qualities (color, heat, texture, etc.) do not.

According to Descartes, an all-good God would not deceive us about the nature of reality.

According to Descartes, the criteria or principles for determining whether a claim is true are clarity and distinctness.

Mystical experience produces knowledge of reality because all mystics have the same experience.

The fact that mystical experience can transform your life proves that it must be true.

Descartes' Dream Argument thought experiment is intended to show that sense experience cannot give us knowledge.

What kind of knowledge is knowing that snow is white?

What is the traditional analysis of knowledge? Why has it come to be viewed as inadequate?

Is having justified TRUE belief that provides the best explanation for the justifying evidence enough to have knowledge? Why or why not?

Unger's Mad Scientist thought experiment is intended to show that

What epistemic principle does Descartes' use to bridge the gap between appearance and reality?

To say that you know that there is life on other planets necessarily implies that you believe there is life on other planets, that you have reasons to back up your belief, and that:

How would Berkeley deal with this question: If a tree fell in a forest an no one was around to hear it, would it make a sound?

Which ideas resemble their causes?

Goldman's Fake Barn thought experiment shows that

The argument from illusion is a counterexample to

The Philosophical Enterprise

The Mind-Body Problem

Free Will and Determinism

The Problem of Personal Identity

The Problem of Relativism and Morality

The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God

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Exam 7: The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

If mystical experiences can't be described, they must all be the same.

The Cartesian Circle consists in the fact that Descartes

Descartes attempts to justify his epistemic principle by proving the existence of

By saying that, at birth, the mind is a tabula rasa, Locke means to highlight the empiricist view that the only source of knowledge is sense experience.

According to Locke's theory of perception, our ideas of primary qualities (shape, size, motion, etc.) correspond to the way things are in the world, but our ideas of secondary qualities (color, heat, texture, etc.) do not.

According to Descartes, an all-good God would not deceive us about the nature of reality.

According to Descartes, the criteria or principles for determining whether a claim is true are clarity and distinctness.

Mystical experience produces knowledge of reality because all mystics have the same experience.

The fact that mystical experience can transform your life proves that it must be true.

Descartes' Dream Argument thought experiment is intended to show that sense experience cannot give us knowledge.

What kind of knowledge is knowing that snow is white?

What is the traditional analysis of knowledge? Why has it come to be viewed as inadequate?

Is having justified TRUE belief that provides the best explanation for the justifying evidence enough to have knowledge? Why or why not?

Unger's Mad Scientist thought experiment is intended to show that

What epistemic principle does Descartes' use to bridge the gap between appearance and reality?

To say that you know that there is life on other planets necessarily implies that you believe there is life on other planets, that you have reasons to back up your belief, and that:

How would Berkeley deal with this question: If a tree fell in a forest an no one was around to hear it, would it make a sound?

Which ideas resemble their causes?

Goldman's Fake Barn thought experiment shows that

The argument from illusion is a counterexample to

The Philosophical Enterprise

The Mind-Body Problem

Free Will and Determinism

The Problem of Personal Identity

The Problem of Relativism and Morality

The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God

Filters