Question 1

William James applied his pragmatic theory of truth to religious belief.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Kant,the traditional proofs for the existence of God are

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A)  an attempt to go beyond experience and the limits of reason. 
B)  flawed and,therefore,atheism is the only reasonable option. 
C)  valid and should convince any honest seeker of the truth. 
D)  weak,but it is still possible that some future thinker will come up with a solid proof. 
A)  an attempt to go beyond experience and the limits of reason. 
B)  flawed and,therefore,atheism is the only reasonable option. 
C)  valid and should convince any honest seeker of the truth. 
D)  weak,but it is still possible that some future thinker will come up with a solid proof.

Question 3

If one is an epistemological relativist,then one is committed to being an ethical relativist also.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Kant says that the notions of self,cosmos,and God

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A)  are irrational and should be discarded. 
B)  cannot be known,but are useful in regulating our thought. 
C)  are the clearest and best proven beliefs we have. 
D)  can be objects of knowledge,but only by formulating rational proofs about them. 
A)  are irrational and should be discarded. 
B)  cannot be known,but are useful in regulating our thought. 
C)  are the clearest and best proven beliefs we have. 
D)  can be objects of knowledge,but only by formulating rational proofs about them.

Question 5

Feminists who believe that gender characteristics are social constructs are called

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A)  essentialists. 
B)  nonessentialists. 
C)  biological determinists. 
D)  liberal feminists. 
A)  essentialists. 
B)  nonessentialists. 
C)  biological determinists. 
D)  liberal feminists.

Question 6

The text referred to René Descartes's strategy for finding certainty as

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A)  the scientific method. 
B)  the inference to the best explanation. 
C)  the Socratic method. 
D)  methodological skepticism. 
A)  the scientific method. 
B)  the inference to the best explanation. 
C)  the Socratic method. 
D)  methodological skepticism.

Question 7

Descartes came to be certain that his body and the external world existed,because of his belief that there was a good God.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Epistemology concerns philosophical questions about knowledge.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The term that David Hume uses to refer to any of the contents of consciousness is

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A)  perceptions. 
B)  images. 
C)  sense data. 
D)  brain states. 
A)  perceptions. 
B)  images. 
C)  sense data. 
D)  brain states.

Question 10

Discuss Locke's view of how we arrive at knowledge of the nature of apples in terms of the following questions.(a)How do we get from the simple ideas of sensation to the idea of "apple"? (b)How do we get from knowledge of particular apples to the general idea of apples? (c)Which properties associated with apples are primary qualities and which are secondary qualities?

Accepted Answer

John Locke, a prominent philosopher of t

Question 11

Nietzsche says that every great philosophy is

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A)  like a window that reveals reality to us. 
B)  a record of how the truth has been revealed to its age. 
C)  something of enduring value that will be true for all ages. 
D)  a personal confession and an unconscious memoir. 
A)  like a window that reveals reality to us. 
B)  a record of how the truth has been revealed to its age. 
C)  something of enduring value that will be true for all ages. 
D)  a personal confession and an unconscious memoir.

Question 12

According to Plato,since justice is not something that can be perceived,we can only have different opinions about it,but not knowledge.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When Nietzsche says that "God is dead," he means that

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A)  his personal faith had died. 
B)  in the act of creation,the living God became one with the world. 
C)  the notion of "God" is no longer relevant to our culture. 
D)  people have turned away from the true God. 
A)  his personal faith had died. 
B)  in the act of creation,the living God became one with the world. 
C)  the notion of "God" is no longer relevant to our culture. 
D)  people have turned away from the true God.

Question 14

Which of the following claims did Immanuel Kant assert?

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A)  All our knowledge begins with experience. 
B)  Experience alone cannot give us universal and necessary knowledge. 
C)  The mind constructs the objects of knowledge. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  All our knowledge begins with experience. 
B)  Experience alone cannot give us universal and necessary knowledge. 
C)  The mind constructs the objects of knowledge. 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

According to Descartes,the explanation of how he had the idea of God in his mind is that

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A)  he intuited it from the beauty and grandeur of the universe. 
B)  God planted the idea within him. 
C)  his conscience and inner moral feelings led him to the idea of God. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  he intuited it from the beauty and grandeur of the universe. 
B)  God planted the idea within him. 
C)  his conscience and inner moral feelings led him to the idea of God. 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

In his initial examination of his beliefs,the one thing that Descartes could not doubt was that

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A)  he was doubting. 
B)  he had a body. 
C)  2 + 3 = 5. 
D)  he was awake and not dreaming. 
A)  he was doubting. 
B)  he had a body. 
C)  2 + 3 = 5. 
D)  he was awake and not dreaming.

Question 17

What does Kant think about the possibility of having knowledge about (a)the self, (b)the world-as-a-whole,and (c)God? Why does this position follow logically from his epistemology?

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Kant's views on the possibility of havin

Question 18

The empiricist believes that

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A)  the only source of genuine knowledge is sense experience. 
B)  apart from experience,reason is an unreliable and inadequate route to knowledge. 
C)  there is no evidence of innate ideas within the mind. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the only source of genuine knowledge is sense experience. 
B)  apart from experience,reason is an unreliable and inadequate route to knowledge. 
C)  there is no evidence of innate ideas within the mind. 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

According to Locke,the idea of an apple is a complex idea.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

James said that an idea is true if

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A)  it is based on a priori reasoning which is independent of experience. 
B)  it corresponds to a sensory impression. 
C)  it helps us to get into a satisfactory relation with other parts of our experience. 
D)  it is based entirely on objective considerations that are free of any subjective interests. 
A)  it is based on a priori reasoning which is independent of experience. 
B)  it corresponds to a sensory impression. 
C)  it helps us to get into a satisfactory relation with other parts of our experience. 
D)  it is based entirely on objective considerations that are free of any subjective interests.

William James applied his pragmatic theory of truth to religious belief.

According to Kant,the traditional proofs for the existence of God are

If one is an epistemological relativist,then one is committed to being an ethical relativist also.

Kant says that the notions of self,cosmos,and God

Feminists who believe that gender characteristics are social constructs are called

The text referred to René Descartes's strategy for finding certainty as

Descartes came to be certain that his body and the external world existed,because of his belief that there was a good God.

Epistemology concerns philosophical questions about knowledge.

The term that David Hume uses to refer to any of the contents of consciousness is

Nietzsche says that every great philosophy is

According to Plato,since justice is not something that can be perceived,we can only have different opinions about it,but not knowledge.

When Nietzsche says that "God is dead," he means that

Which of the following claims did Immanuel Kant assert?

According to Descartes,the explanation of how he had the idea of God in his mind is that

In his initial examination of his beliefs,the one thing that Descartes could not doubt was that

What does Kant think about the possibility of having knowledge about (a)the self, (b)the world-as-a-whole,and (c)God? Why does this position follow logically from his epistemology?

The empiricist believes that

According to Locke,the idea of an apple is a complex idea.

James said that an idea is true if

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William James applied his pragmatic theory of truth to religious belief.

According to Kant,the traditional proofs for the existence of God are

If one is an epistemological relativist,then one is committed to being an ethical relativist also.

Kant says that the notions of self,cosmos,and God

Feminists who believe that gender characteristics are social constructs are called

The text referred to René Descartes's strategy for finding certainty as

Descartes came to be certain that his body and the external world existed,because of his belief that there was a good God.

Epistemology concerns philosophical questions about knowledge.

The term that David Hume uses to refer to any of the contents of consciousness is

Nietzsche says that every great philosophy is

According to Plato,since justice is not something that can be perceived,we can only have different opinions about it,but not knowledge.

When Nietzsche says that "God is dead," he means that

Which of the following claims did Immanuel Kant assert?

According to Descartes,the explanation of how he had the idea of God in his mind is that

In his initial examination of his beliefs,the one thing that Descartes could not doubt was that

What does Kant think about the possibility of having knowledge about (a)the self, (b)the world-as-a-whole,and (c)God? Why does this position follow logically from his epistemology?

The empiricist believes that

According to Locke,the idea of an apple is a complex idea.

James said that an idea is true if

Introduction To The Philosophical Journey

The Search for Ultimate Reality

The Search for God

The Search for Ethical Values

The Search for the Just Society

Philosophy and the Meaning of Life

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