Question 1

The correspondence theory of truth says

Accepted Answer

A)  a claim is TRUE when someone believes it to be true. 
B)  a claim is TRUE when it works. 
C)  a claim is TRUE when it coheres with other beliefs. 
D)  a claim is TRUE when the world is as it says it is. 
A)  a claim is TRUE when someone believes it to be true. 
B)  a claim is TRUE when it works. 
C)  a claim is TRUE when it coheres with other beliefs. 
D)  a claim is TRUE when the world is as it says it is.

Question 2

According to Locke, ____ qualities can be sensed by more than one sense.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  secondary 
A)  primary 
B)  secondary

Question 3

Berkeley suggests that his theory prevents the skeptic from denying the existence of God, because in Berkeley's philosophy, God is needed to explain:

Accepted Answer

A)  the cause of our sensations. 
B)  the difference between primary and secondary qualities. 
C)  the existence of material objects. 
D)  the existence of material properties. 
A)  the cause of our sensations. 
B)  the difference between primary and secondary qualities. 
C)  the existence of material objects. 
D)  the existence of material properties.

Question 4

Cognitive cultural relativists claim that truth is socially constructed by each culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When justifying evidence is said to be truth-resistant, it resists the contravening of

Accepted Answer

A)  TRUE propositions. 
B)  FALSE propositions. 
C)  God. 
D)  intuition. 
A)  TRUE propositions. 
B)  FALSE propositions. 
C)  God. 
D)  intuition.

Question 6

Berkeley uses his doctrine that "to be is to be perceived" to show that there are no material objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The theory that nothing comes between our perception of the world and the world itself.

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A)  perceptionism 
B)  phenomenalism 
C)  direct realism 
D)  representative realism 
A)  perceptionism 
B)  phenomenalism 
C)  direct realism 
D)  representative realism

Question 8

What kind of knowledge is the ability to ride a bicycle?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Berkeley's famous dictum is

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A)  I think, therefore I am. 
B)  The unexamined life is not worth living. 
C)  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 
D)  To be is to be perceived. 
A)  I think, therefore I am. 
B)  The unexamined life is not worth living. 
C)  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 
D)  To be is to be perceived.

Question 10

According to Kant, all synthetic a priori judgments are false.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An a posteriori statement is one whose truth/falsity is known without having to appeal to experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Can we be certain that the way the world appears corresponds to the way it really is? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The question of whether the way the worl

Question 13

Gettier's Guy in Barcelona thought experiment is intended to show that knowledge requires justification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Gettier's thought experiments show that the standard account of knowledge is inadequate because

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A)  none of these. 
B)  it's possible to not have knowledge even if all of the conditions are met. 
C)  it's circular (begging the question). 
D)  because it specifies too many conditions. 
E)  it minimizes the role of intuition. 
A)  none of these. 
B)  it's possible to not have knowledge even if all of the conditions are met. 
C)  it's circular (begging the question). 
D)  because it specifies too many conditions. 
E)  it minimizes the role of intuition.

Question 15

The pragmatic theory of truth says

Accepted Answer

A)  a claim is TRUE when someone believes it to be true. 
B)  a claim is TRUE when it works. 
C)  a claim is TRUE when it coheres with other beliefs. 
D)  a claim is TRUE when the world is as it says it is. 
A)  a claim is TRUE when someone believes it to be true. 
B)  a claim is TRUE when it works. 
C)  a claim is TRUE when it coheres with other beliefs. 
D)  a claim is TRUE when the world is as it says it is.

Question 16

Cognitive subjectivists claim that truth is objective and independent of any one's beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Kant, we know that every event has a cause because our minds use the concept of cause to structure our experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Gettier-type problems arise when people have justified true belief but don't seem to know.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Is it inconceivable for something to exist unconceived? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The concept of something existing unconc

Question 20

After noting that we sometimes have been deceived by our senses, Descartes argues that sense experience cannot serve as the basis for knowledge because:

Accepted Answer

A)  sense experience is never accurate. 
B)  the concept of doubt is derived from sense experience. 
C)  science depends on sense experience. 
D)  we cannot be certain that our sense experience is accurate. 
A)  sense experience is never accurate. 
B)  the concept of doubt is derived from sense experience. 
C)  science depends on sense experience. 
D)  we cannot be certain that our sense experience is accurate.

The correspondence theory of truth says

According to Locke, ____ qualities can be sensed by more than one sense.

Berkeley suggests that his theory prevents the skeptic from denying the existence of God, because in Berkeley's philosophy, God is needed to explain:

Cognitive cultural relativists claim that truth is socially constructed by each culture.

When justifying evidence is said to be truth-resistant, it resists the contravening of

Berkeley uses his doctrine that "to be is to be perceived" to show that there are no material objects.

The theory that nothing comes between our perception of the world and the world itself.

What kind of knowledge is the ability to ride a bicycle?

Berkeley's famous dictum is

According to Kant, all synthetic a priori judgments are false.

An a posteriori statement is one whose truth/falsity is known without having to appeal to experience.

Can we be certain that the way the world appears corresponds to the way it really is? Why or why not?

Gettier's Guy in Barcelona thought experiment is intended to show that knowledge requires justification.

Gettier's thought experiments show that the standard account of knowledge is inadequate because

The pragmatic theory of truth says

Cognitive subjectivists claim that truth is objective and independent of any one's beliefs.

According to Kant, we know that every event has a cause because our minds use the concept of cause to structure our experience.

Gettier-type problems arise when people have justified true belief but don't seem to know.

Is it inconceivable for something to exist unconceived? Why or why not?

After noting that we sometimes have been deceived by our senses, Descartes argues that sense experience cannot serve as the basis for knowledge because:

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

The correspondence theory of truth says

According to Locke, ____ qualities can be sensed by more than one sense.

Berkeley suggests that his theory prevents the skeptic from denying the existence of God, because in Berkeley's philosophy, God is needed to explain:

Cognitive cultural relativists claim that truth is socially constructed by each culture.

When justifying evidence is said to be truth-resistant, it resists the contravening of

Berkeley uses his doctrine that "to be is to be perceived" to show that there are no material objects.

The theory that nothing comes between our perception of the world and the world itself.

What kind of knowledge is the ability to ride a bicycle?

Berkeley's famous dictum is

According to Kant, all synthetic a priori judgments are false.

An a posteriori statement is one whose truth/falsity is known without having to appeal to experience.

Can we be certain that the way the world appears corresponds to the way it really is? Why or why not?

Gettier's Guy in Barcelona thought experiment is intended to show that knowledge requires justification.

Gettier's thought experiments show that the standard account of knowledge is inadequate because

The pragmatic theory of truth says

Cognitive subjectivists claim that truth is objective and independent of any one's beliefs.

According to Kant, we know that every event has a cause because our minds use the concept of cause to structure our experience.

Gettier-type problems arise when people have justified true belief but don't seem to know.

Is it inconceivable for something to exist unconceived? Why or why not?

After noting that we sometimes have been deceived by our senses, Descartes argues that sense experience cannot serve as the basis for knowledge because:

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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