Question 1

The followers of Pyrrho held that nothing can be proven because

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A)  either we will have an infinite regress of reasons or we will assume what we are trying to prove. 
B)  it is possible that an evil being is confusing our minds. 
C)  all knowledge must be based on religious faith and not reason. 
D)  proofs are based on language,but language is ambiguous. 
A)  either we will have an infinite regress of reasons or we will assume what we are trying to prove. 
B)  it is possible that an evil being is confusing our minds. 
C)  all knowledge must be based on religious faith and not reason. 
D)  proofs are based on language,but language is ambiguous.

Question 2

Kant's categories of the understanding are

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A)  habits of thought acquired through experience. 
B)  his name for the laws of logic. 
C)  laws of nature discovered by science. 
D)  organizing principles the mind brings to experience. 
A)  habits of thought acquired through experience. 
B)  his name for the laws of logic. 
C)  laws of nature discovered by science. 
D)  organizing principles the mind brings to experience.

Question 3

In her book Maternal Thinking,Sara Ruddick argues that

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A)  knowledge involves the traits of caring,intimacy,responsibility,and trust. 
B)  women ought to be compensated by society for carrying out the task of mothering. 
C)  men cannot exemplify the traits of maternal thinking. 
D)  feminism ought to be rejected in favor of more traditional gender roles. 
A)  knowledge involves the traits of caring,intimacy,responsibility,and trust. 
B)  women ought to be compensated by society for carrying out the task of mothering. 
C)  men cannot exemplify the traits of maternal thinking. 
D)  feminism ought to be rejected in favor of more traditional gender roles.

Question 4

Descartes's first bedrock of certainty was

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A)  "God exists." 
B)  "I am not now dreaming." 
C)  "I am,I exist." 
D)  "I have a body." 
A)  "God exists." 
B)  "I am not now dreaming." 
C)  "I am,I exist." 
D)  "I have a body."

Question 5

According to your text,gender refers to the biological differences between males and females.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to your text,Descartes believed,contrary to what seems obvious,it is possible that 2 + 3 = 17 - 1/2 because

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A)  mathematics doesn't have the certainty of sense experience. 
B)  mathematics is based on arbitrary assumptions. 
C)  an evil demon could be deceiving his mind. 
D)  he could be dreaming. 
A)  mathematics doesn't have the certainty of sense experience. 
B)  mathematics is based on arbitrary assumptions. 
C)  an evil demon could be deceiving his mind. 
D)  he could be dreaming.

Question 7

Kant says that space and time are

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A)  ways that the mind structures experience. 
B)  objective features of reality outside of us. 
C)  necessarily experienced the same by both God and humans. 
D)  mysterious and impossible to talk about. 
A)  ways that the mind structures experience. 
B)  objective features of reality outside of us. 
C)  necessarily experienced the same by both God and humans. 
D)  mysterious and impossible to talk about.

Question 8

According to your text,the only major philosophical movement to originate in America is pragmatism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to Berkeley,there is difference between ideas produced by our imagination and real things because

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A)  ideas of sense are more strong,lively,and distinct. 
B)  ideas produced by our imagination are dependent on our minds,but real things are outside the mind. 
C)  God gives us the ideas in our imagination,but the external world gives us the ideas of real things. 
D)  ideas of sense have a steadiness,order,and coherence,and are not excited at random. 
E)  both a and d 
A)  ideas of sense are more strong,lively,and distinct. 
B)  ideas produced by our imagination are dependent on our minds,but real things are outside the mind. 
C)  God gives us the ideas in our imagination,but the external world gives us the ideas of real things. 
D)  ideas of sense have a steadiness,order,and coherence,and are not excited at random. 
E)  both a and d

Question 10

According to your text,Friedrich Nietzsche had nothing but disdain for subjective relativism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Kant,the mind makes knowledge possible by

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A)  creating reality out of itself. 
B)  imposing its own form on the materials of experience. 
C)  mirroring the structures of reality. 
D)  discovering the innate truths within the mind. 
A)  creating reality out of itself. 
B)  imposing its own form on the materials of experience. 
C)  mirroring the structures of reality. 
D)  discovering the innate truths within the mind.

Question 12

Explain Nietzsche's theory of perspectivism and its implications for the possibility of objective knowledge about realty.

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Nietzsche's theory of perspectivism is t

Question 13

Berkeley believed that the word "matter" refers to

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A)  nothing at all. 
B)  any object that be studied scientifically. 
C)  the external cause of our perceptual experiences. 
D)  something that is real,but only known indirectly. 
A)  nothing at all. 
B)  any object that be studied scientifically. 
C)  the external cause of our perceptual experiences. 
D)  something that is real,but only known indirectly.

Question 14

Three of the empiricists discussed in the text were

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A)  John Locke,George Berkeley,and David Hume. 
B)  Plato,René Descartes,and John Locke. 
C)  Plato,Gottfried Leibniz,and George Berkeley. 
D)  Gottfried Leibniz,John Locke,and David Hume. 
A)  John Locke,George Berkeley,and David Hume. 
B)  Plato,René Descartes,and John Locke. 
C)  Plato,Gottfried Leibniz,and George Berkeley. 
D)  Gottfried Leibniz,John Locke,and David Hume.

Question 15

Ideas that are inborn or that the mind already contains prior to experience are called innate ideas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Nativism is the contemporary attempt to use scientific studies to support

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A)  Nietzsche's radical perspectivism is rooted in our biological nature. 
B)  the view that the mind is a blank tablet at birth. 
C)  the view that our knowledge is structured by our gender. 
D)  our minds have innate content. 
A)  Nietzsche's radical perspectivism is rooted in our biological nature. 
B)  the view that the mind is a blank tablet at birth. 
C)  the view that our knowledge is structured by our gender. 
D)  our minds have innate content.

Question 17

According to Descartes,the significance of dreams is

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A)  we sometimes arrive at the solution to problems in our dreams. 
B)  we learn about our hidden desires in our dreams. 
C)  there is no way to distinguish dreaming from being awake. 
D)  dreams are provoked by events in the external world. 
A)  we sometimes arrive at the solution to problems in our dreams. 
B)  we learn about our hidden desires in our dreams. 
C)  there is no way to distinguish dreaming from being awake. 
D)  dreams are provoked by events in the external world.

Question 18

"Kant's revolution" refers to his proposal to

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A)  overthrow the king. 
B)  replace Newtonian physics with his theory. 
C)  reverse the relationship between knowledge and its objects in epistemology. 
D)  overthrow the claims of empiricism and return to pure rationalism. 
A)  overthrow the king. 
B)  replace Newtonian physics with his theory. 
C)  reverse the relationship between knowledge and its objects in epistemology. 
D)  overthrow the claims of empiricism and return to pure rationalism.

Question 19

With reference to his reading selections in your text,explain why Friedrich Nietzsche is considered an epistemological relativist.

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Friedrich Nietzsche is considered an epi

Question 20

According to David Hume,all the objects of human reason fall into the two categories of

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A)  relations of ideas and matters of fact. 
B)  moral knowledge and scientific knowledge. 
C)  primary qualities and secondary qualities. 
D)  the subjective contents within our minds and objects external to our minds. 
A)  relations of ideas and matters of fact. 
B)  moral knowledge and scientific knowledge. 
C)  primary qualities and secondary qualities. 
D)  the subjective contents within our minds and objects external to our minds.

The followers of Pyrrho held that nothing can be proven because

Kant's categories of the understanding are

In her book Maternal Thinking,Sara Ruddick argues that

Descartes's first bedrock of certainty was

According to your text,gender refers to the biological differences between males and females.

According to your text,Descartes believed,contrary to what seems obvious,it is possible that 2 + 3 = 17 - 1/2 because

Kant says that space and time are

According to your text,the only major philosophical movement to originate in America is pragmatism.

According to Berkeley,there is difference between ideas produced by our imagination and real things because

According to your text,Friedrich Nietzsche had nothing but disdain for subjective relativism.

According to Kant,the mind makes knowledge possible by

Explain Nietzsche's theory of perspectivism and its implications for the possibility of objective knowledge about realty.

Berkeley believed that the word "matter" refers to

Three of the empiricists discussed in the text were

Ideas that are inborn or that the mind already contains prior to experience are called innate ideas.

Nativism is the contemporary attempt to use scientific studies to support

According to Descartes,the significance of dreams is

"Kant's revolution" refers to his proposal to

With reference to his reading selections in your text,explain why Friedrich Nietzsche is considered an epistemological relativist.

According to David Hume,all the objects of human reason fall into the two categories of

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The followers of Pyrrho held that nothing can be proven because

Kant's categories of the understanding are

In her book Maternal Thinking,Sara Ruddick argues that

Descartes's first bedrock of certainty was

According to your text,gender refers to the biological differences between males and females.

According to your text,Descartes believed,contrary to what seems obvious,it is possible that 2 + 3 = 17 - 1/2 because

Kant says that space and time are

According to your text,the only major philosophical movement to originate in America is pragmatism.

According to Berkeley,there is difference between ideas produced by our imagination and real things because

According to your text,Friedrich Nietzsche had nothing but disdain for subjective relativism.

According to Kant,the mind makes knowledge possible by

Explain Nietzsche's theory of perspectivism and its implications for the possibility of objective knowledge about realty.

Berkeley believed that the word "matter" refers to

Three of the empiricists discussed in the text were

Ideas that are inborn or that the mind already contains prior to experience are called innate ideas.

Nativism is the contemporary attempt to use scientific studies to support

According to Descartes,the significance of dreams is

"Kant's revolution" refers to his proposal to

With reference to his reading selections in your text,explain why Friedrich Nietzsche is considered an epistemological relativist.

According to David Hume,all the objects of human reason fall into the two categories of

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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