Question 1

According to your text,"idealism" means the belief that

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A)  one should have an optimistic outlook on life. 
B)  the task of philosophy is to search for the ideal conditions of knowledge. 
C)  ultimate reality is mental or spiritual in nature. 
D)  reality goes far beyond what we discover in sense experience. 
A)  one should have an optimistic outlook on life. 
B)  the task of philosophy is to search for the ideal conditions of knowledge. 
C)  ultimate reality is mental or spiritual in nature. 
D)  reality goes far beyond what we discover in sense experience.

Question 2

Hume says our causal judgments are based on

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A)  the experience of a necessary connection between two events. 
B)  the similarity between two events. 
C)  the bedrock certainty of the sciences. 
D)  the constant conjunction of two events in our past experience. 
A)  the experience of a necessary connection between two events. 
B)  the similarity between two events. 
C)  the bedrock certainty of the sciences. 
D)  the constant conjunction of two events in our past experience.

Question 3

In Kant's terminology,things-as-they-appear-to-us are called _________ and things-in themselves are called ________.

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A)  complex ideas/simple ideas 
B)  ideas/material objects 
C)  the phenomena/the noumena 
D)  secondary qualities/primary qualities 
A)  complex ideas/simple ideas 
B)  ideas/material objects 
C)  the phenomena/the noumena 
D)  secondary qualities/primary qualities

Question 4

What is the significance of Descartes's statement "I think,therefore I am"? Why does he think this can be the foundation stone of his philosophy?

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Descartes's statement "I think, therefor

Question 5

The empiricists reject the notion of innate ideas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A priori knowledge is knowledge that is justified independently of experience

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The text discusses the feminists' critique of four assumptions of traditional epistemology.Choose two of these traditional assumptions.For each one,explain it clearly and then discuss the reasons why the feminists reject it.

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One traditional assumption of epistemolo

Question 8

Descartes's argument for the existence of God was based on the premise that the universe had to have a cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe a concrete situation in which we would normally say that one event causes another.How would Hume argue that we really cannot be sure that there is a necessary causal connection?

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One concrete situation in which we would

Question 10

Instead of using the term "truth," John Dewey preferred to speak of

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A)  subjectively meaningful belief. 
B)  warranted assertibility. 
C)  radical perspectivism. 
D)  logically necessary propositions. 
A)  subjectively meaningful belief. 
B)  warranted assertibility. 
C)  radical perspectivism. 
D)  logically necessary propositions.

Question 11

Dewey referred to his position as "instrumentalism" because

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A)  ideas,like musical instruments,are judged solely on whether they are subjectively pleasing to the individual. 
B)  his theory was not the final truth but an instrument for achieving absolute truth. 
C)  ideas are like scientific instruments that reveal the true nature of reality. 
D)  ideas are instruments for helping us deal with the situations in life. 
A)  ideas,like musical instruments,are judged solely on whether they are subjectively pleasing to the individual. 
B)  his theory was not the final truth but an instrument for achieving absolute truth. 
C)  ideas are like scientific instruments that reveal the true nature of reality. 
D)  ideas are instruments for helping us deal with the situations in life.

Question 12

Immanuel Kant accepted without question the principles of Euclidian geometry and Newtonian physics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Plato and the traditional definition of knowledge,having a true belief is sufficient to have knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Hume was skeptical about which of the following beliefs?

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A)  our belief that the future will always be like the past 
B)  our belief in an external world 
C)  our belief in the existence of our self 
D)  all of the above 
A)  our belief that the future will always be like the past 
B)  our belief in an external world 
C)  our belief in the existence of our self 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Because George Berkeley believed all knowledge is based on experience,he did not believe in God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which philosopher's method provides the best example of the Robinson Crusoe assumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Dewey 
B)  Socrates 
C)  René Descartes 
D)  Helen Longino 
A)  John Dewey 
B)  Socrates 
C)  René Descartes 
D)  Helen Longino

Question 17

According to Berkeley,our ideas of objects are caused by

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A)  their material substance. 
B)  other ideas. 
C)  our own minds. 
D)  God. 
A)  their material substance. 
B)  other ideas. 
C)  our own minds. 
D)  God.

Question 18

Kant believed that the truth of "all events will have a cause" was based on experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Since Berkeley believes there is no external,material world,how would he explain the cause of the sensations you have of the chair on which you are sitting?

Accepted Answer

George Berkeley, an Irish philosopher of

Question 20

René Descartes believed that all true knowledge must be based upon the traditions of the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to your text,"idealism" means the belief that

Hume says our causal judgments are based on

In Kant's terminology,things-as-they-appear-to-us are called _ and things-in themselves are called .

What is the significance of Descartes's statement "I think,therefore I am"? Why does he think this can be the foundation stone of his philosophy?

The empiricists reject the notion of innate ideas.

A priori knowledge is knowledge that is justified independently of experience

The text discusses the feminists' critique of four assumptions of traditional epistemology.Choose two of these traditional assumptions.For each one,explain it clearly and then discuss the reasons why the feminists reject it.

Descartes's argument for the existence of God was based on the premise that the universe had to have a cause.

Describe a concrete situation in which we would normally say that one event causes another.How would Hume argue that we really cannot be sure that there is a necessary causal connection?

Instead of using the term "truth," John Dewey preferred to speak of

Dewey referred to his position as "instrumentalism" because

Immanuel Kant accepted without question the principles of Euclidian geometry and Newtonian physics.

According to Plato and the traditional definition of knowledge,having a true belief is sufficient to have knowledge.

Hume was skeptical about which of the following beliefs?

Because George Berkeley believed all knowledge is based on experience,he did not believe in God.

Which philosopher's method provides the best example of the Robinson Crusoe assumption?

According to Berkeley,our ideas of objects are caused by

Kant believed that the truth of "all events will have a cause" was based on experience.

Since Berkeley believes there is no external,material world,how would he explain the cause of the sensations you have of the chair on which you are sitting?

René Descartes believed that all true knowledge must be based upon the traditions of the past.

Introduction To The Philosophical Journey

The Search for Ultimate Reality

The Search for God

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Exam 3: The Search For Knowledge

According to your text,"idealism" means the belief that

Hume says our causal judgments are based on

In Kant's terminology,things-as-they-appear-to-us are called _________ and things-in themselves are called ________.

What is the significance of Descartes's statement "I think,therefore I am"? Why does he think this can be the foundation stone of his philosophy?

The empiricists reject the notion of innate ideas.

A priori knowledge is knowledge that is justified independently of experience

The text discusses the feminists' critique of four assumptions of traditional epistemology.Choose two of these traditional assumptions.For each one,explain it clearly and then discuss the reasons why the feminists reject it.

Descartes's argument for the existence of God was based on the premise that the universe had to have a cause.

Describe a concrete situation in which we would normally say that one event causes another.How would Hume argue that we really cannot be sure that there is a necessary causal connection?

Instead of using the term "truth," John Dewey preferred to speak of

Dewey referred to his position as "instrumentalism" because

Immanuel Kant accepted without question the principles of Euclidian geometry and Newtonian physics.

According to Plato and the traditional definition of knowledge,having a true belief is sufficient to have knowledge.

Hume was skeptical about which of the following beliefs?

Because George Berkeley believed all knowledge is based on experience,he did not believe in God.

Which philosopher's method provides the best example of the Robinson Crusoe assumption?

According to Berkeley,our ideas of objects are caused by

Kant believed that the truth of "all events will have a cause" was based on experience.

Since Berkeley believes there is no external,material world,how would he explain the cause of the sensations you have of the chair on which you are sitting?

René Descartes believed that all true knowledge must be based upon the traditions of the past.

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

Filters

In Kant's terminology,things-as-they-appear-to-us are called _ and things-in themselves are called .