Question 1

In John Locke's terminology,the experience of the sweetness of sugar would be an idea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What was Kant's new way of understanding the relation of the objects of knowledge to the mind? Why does he compare his epistemology to the Copernican revolution? How is his view both similar to and different from rationalism on the one hand and empiricism on the other?

Accepted Answer

Kant's new way of understanding the rela

Question 3

"Tadpoles become frogs" is an example of a posteriori knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Hume's view on the role of reason in human life is:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is necessary that our beliefs be based on reason and they do have rational foundations. 
B)  It is necessary that our beliefs be based on reason,but reason fails to provide this basis. 
C)  What reason cannot demonstrate can be known through religious faith. 
D)  There is no need to rationally demonstrate our beliefs for them to be practically useful. 
A)  It is necessary that our beliefs be based on reason and they do have rational foundations. 
B)  It is necessary that our beliefs be based on reason,but reason fails to provide this basis. 
C)  What reason cannot demonstrate can be known through religious faith. 
D)  There is no need to rationally demonstrate our beliefs for them to be practically useful.

Question 5

The pragmatists rejected the correspondence theory of truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What sorts of research is used to support contemporary nativism? In what ways does this lend support to rationalism? How do contemporary empiricist's reply to the nativists' claims?

Accepted Answer

Contemporary nativism is supported by va

Question 7

Hume believed that we can never experience the self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Descartes thought the one thing he could be sure of was the existence of his own self.How would Hume try to convince Descartes that he was wrong about this?

Accepted Answer

Hume would likely argue that Descartes'

Question 9

According to the rationalist,logical truths,mathematical truths,and metaphysical truths are all examples of which kind of knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A)  empirical knowledge 
B)  a posteriori knowledge 
C)  a priori knowledge 
D)  truths that do not tell us anything about the world. 
A)  empirical knowledge 
B)  a posteriori knowledge 
C)  a priori knowledge 
D)  truths that do not tell us anything about the world.

Question 10

What would be the best label for the following claim? "In our society,science is the standard of truth,but in other societies religious leaders are the standard of truth.What is genuinely true or false depends on what society you are in."

Accepted Answer

A)  solipsism 
B)  subjective relativism 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  constructivism 
A)  solipsism 
B)  subjective relativism 
C)  cultural relativism 
D)  constructivism

Question 11

Kant believed we could have objective,universal,and necessary knowledge about the world of experience because

Accepted Answer

A)  God gives us our ideas and he would not deceive us. 
B)  reality imposes its structure on our minds. 
C)  everyone's mind structures experience in the same universal and necessary way. 
D)  we have innate ideas that are written on the soul and do not have to depend on the contents of experience to know reality. 
A)  God gives us our ideas and he would not deceive us. 
B)  reality imposes its structure on our minds. 
C)  everyone's mind structures experience in the same universal and necessary way. 
D)  we have innate ideas that are written on the soul and do not have to depend on the contents of experience to know reality.

Question 12

James's position on the doctrine of free will was that

Accepted Answer

A)  it had been proven by the latest scientific evidence. 
B)  it was an illusion that was refuted by science. 
C)  it could not be proven or disproven,so we should suspend judgment on the issue. 
D)  it could not be proven,but it should be believed because it made more sense out of life. 
A)  it had been proven by the latest scientific evidence. 
B)  it was an illusion that was refuted by science. 
C)  it could not be proven or disproven,so we should suspend judgment on the issue. 
D)  it could not be proven,but it should be believed because it made more sense out of life.

Question 13

The skeptic believes that if it is possible to doubt a belief,then that belief cannot constitute knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Descartes doubted every one of his beliefs except those that were based on solid sense experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Plato believed that true knowledge is always based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Universals. 
B)  the information gained from our emotions and feelings. 
C)  the concrete,particular things that we experience. 
D)  the collective wisdom of society which is transmitted through our cultural traditions. 
A)  Universals. 
B)  the information gained from our emotions and feelings. 
C)  the concrete,particular things that we experience. 
D)  the collective wisdom of society which is transmitted through our cultural traditions.

Question 16

Descartes initially employed skeptical doubt in order to arrive at certainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

With respect to relativism,Peirce believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  there could be many equally true stories about the world. 
B)  it was false,because experience in the long run would favor the one true theory. 
C)  it should be rejected because it would lead to immorality. 
D)  no one could ever know if it was true or not. 
A)  there could be many equally true stories about the world. 
B)  it was false,because experience in the long run would favor the one true theory. 
C)  it should be rejected because it would lead to immorality. 
D)  no one could ever know if it was true or not.

Question 18

In Hume's philosophy,the term "ideas" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  our immediate sensations. 
B)  the contents of our memories and imagination. 
C)  the emotional effects of something. 
D)  abstract ideas. 
A)  our immediate sensations. 
B)  the contents of our memories and imagination. 
C)  the emotional effects of something. 
D)  abstract ideas.

Question 19

Friedrich Nietzsche's epistemology is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  subjectivism. 
B)  rationalism. 
C)  empiricism. 
D)  skepticism. 
A)  subjectivism. 
B)  rationalism. 
C)  empiricism. 
D)  skepticism.

Question 20

According to your text,objectivism is a dogmatic,authoritarian position in which the speaker claims that he or she has the absolute truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In John Locke's terminology,the experience of the sweetness of sugar would be an idea.

What was Kant's new way of understanding the relation of the objects of knowledge to the mind? Why does he compare his epistemology to the Copernican revolution? How is his view both similar to and different from rationalism on the one hand and empiricism on the other?

"Tadpoles become frogs" is an example of a posteriori knowledge.

Hume's view on the role of reason in human life is:

The pragmatists rejected the correspondence theory of truth.

What sorts of research is used to support contemporary nativism? In what ways does this lend support to rationalism? How do contemporary empiricist's reply to the nativists' claims?

Hume believed that we can never experience the self.

Descartes thought the one thing he could be sure of was the existence of his own self.How would Hume try to convince Descartes that he was wrong about this?

According to the rationalist,logical truths,mathematical truths,and metaphysical truths are all examples of which kind of knowledge?

What would be the best label for the following claim? "In our society,science is the standard of truth,but in other societies religious leaders are the standard of truth.What is genuinely true or false depends on what society you are in."

Kant believed we could have objective,universal,and necessary knowledge about the world of experience because

James's position on the doctrine of free will was that

The skeptic believes that if it is possible to doubt a belief,then that belief cannot constitute knowledge.

Descartes doubted every one of his beliefs except those that were based on solid sense experience.

Plato believed that true knowledge is always based on

Descartes initially employed skeptical doubt in order to arrive at certainty.

With respect to relativism,Peirce believed that

In Hume's philosophy,the term "ideas" refers to

Friedrich Nietzsche's epistemology is an example of

According to your text,objectivism is a dogmatic,authoritarian position in which the speaker claims that he or she has the absolute truth.

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Exam 3: The Search For Knowledge

In John Locke's terminology,the experience of the sweetness of sugar would be an idea.

What was Kant's new way of understanding the relation of the objects of knowledge to the mind? Why does he compare his epistemology to the Copernican revolution? How is his view both similar to and different from rationalism on the one hand and empiricism on the other?

"Tadpoles become frogs" is an example of a posteriori knowledge.

Hume's view on the role of reason in human life is:

The pragmatists rejected the correspondence theory of truth.

What sorts of research is used to support contemporary nativism? In what ways does this lend support to rationalism? How do contemporary empiricist's reply to the nativists' claims?

Hume believed that we can never experience the self.

Descartes thought the one thing he could be sure of was the existence of his own self.How would Hume try to convince Descartes that he was wrong about this?

According to the rationalist,logical truths,mathematical truths,and metaphysical truths are all examples of which kind of knowledge?

What would be the best label for the following claim? "In our society,science is the standard of truth,but in other societies religious leaders are the standard of truth.What is genuinely true or false depends on what society you are in."

Kant believed we could have objective,universal,and necessary knowledge about the world of experience because

James's position on the doctrine of free will was that

The skeptic believes that if it is possible to doubt a belief,then that belief cannot constitute knowledge.

Descartes doubted every one of his beliefs except those that were based on solid sense experience.

Plato believed that true knowledge is always based on

Descartes initially employed skeptical doubt in order to arrive at certainty.

With respect to relativism,Peirce believed that

In Hume's philosophy,the term "ideas" refers to

Friedrich Nietzsche's epistemology is an example of

According to your text,objectivism is a dogmatic,authoritarian position in which the speaker claims that he or she has the absolute truth.

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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