Question 1

What the text called the "Robinson Crusoe Assumption" is the view that

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A)  there is one universal human nature. 
B)  the gender,race,or class of the knower is irrelevant to epistemology. 
C)  the ideal of rationality is that of pure objectivity. 
D)  the acquisition of knowledge is primarily a project of isolated individuals. 
A)  there is one universal human nature. 
B)  the gender,race,or class of the knower is irrelevant to epistemology. 
C)  the ideal of rationality is that of pure objectivity. 
D)  the acquisition of knowledge is primarily a project of isolated individuals.

Question 2

In her essay "The Man of Reason," Genevieve Lloyd seeks to resolve the traditional reason vs.emotions dichotomy by

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A)  calling for men to get in touch with their emotions. 
B)  calling for a broader notion of reason that will apply to both men and women. 
C)  claiming that women can be just as detached,analytical,and rational as men. 
D)  rejecting reason altogether in favor of the emotions,intuitions,and imagination. 
A)  calling for men to get in touch with their emotions. 
B)  calling for a broader notion of reason that will apply to both men and women. 
C)  claiming that women can be just as detached,analytical,and rational as men. 
D)  rejecting reason altogether in favor of the emotions,intuitions,and imagination.

Question 3

Nietzsche claimed that his philosophy provided absolute truth,while other philosophies were simply interpretations of the objective truth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Explain how Descartes finally became convinced that the physical world exists.

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Descartes finally became convinced that

Question 5

Since fire has burned us in the past,we believe that fire will burn us in the future.According to Hume,this reasoning is based on

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A)  the laws of logic. 
B)  impressions. 
C)  the principle of induction. 
D)  methodological skepticism. 
A)  the laws of logic. 
B)  impressions. 
C)  the principle of induction. 
D)  methodological skepticism.

Question 6

Descartes uses the case of the "phantom limb" to demonstrate that

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A)  you can't always trust common folk tales. 
B)  it is possible to be mistaken in believing that one's body exists. 
C)  there are spiritual beings that exist beyond the bounds of science. 
D)  reason must be guided by the senses. 
A)  you can't always trust common folk tales. 
B)  it is possible to be mistaken in believing that one's body exists. 
C)  there are spiritual beings that exist beyond the bounds of science. 
D)  reason must be guided by the senses.

Question 7

With respect to relativism,James believed that

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A)  all truths are completely objective. 
B)  all truths are subjective and relative. 
C)  one cannot know whether there are objective truths or not. 
D)  some facts are objective and some issues are relative to the individual. 
A)  all truths are completely objective. 
B)  all truths are subjective and relative. 
C)  one cannot know whether there are objective truths or not. 
D)  some facts are objective and some issues are relative to the individual.

Question 8

When Descartes found that his first certainty was his belief that he existed,he was referring to his body.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Descartes decided to suspend judgment concerning any belief only if the following condition was the case:

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A)  he was absolutely certain the belief was false 
B)  he could think of any possibility that the belief could be mistaken 
C)  the truth or falsity of the belief had no important consequences 
D)  the belief did not conform to the accepted body of knowledge of his time 
A)  he was absolutely certain the belief was false 
B)  he could think of any possibility that the belief could be mistaken 
C)  the truth or falsity of the belief had no important consequences 
D)  the belief did not conform to the accepted body of knowledge of his time

Question 10

The view that we do not directly experience objects but only the ideas they produce within us is known as

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A)  subjective idealism. 
B)  immaterialism. 
C)  representative realism. 
D)  subjective relativism. 
A)  subjective idealism. 
B)  immaterialism. 
C)  representative realism. 
D)  subjective relativism.

Question 11

The pragmatist's claim that all our knowledge is tentative and subject to revision is called

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A)  fallibilism. 
B)  methodological skepticism. 
C)  fideism. 
D)  pragmatic revisionism. 
A)  fallibilism. 
B)  methodological skepticism. 
C)  fideism. 
D)  pragmatic revisionism.

Question 12

Innate ideas are ideas that

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A)  are acquired through experience. 
B)  based on an individual's cultural traditions. 
C)  can never be known to be true. 
D)  the mind already contains prior to experience. 
A)  are acquired through experience. 
B)  based on an individual's cultural traditions. 
C)  can never be known to be true. 
D)  the mind already contains prior to experience.

Question 13

David Hume believed that reason can only tell us about the relationship between our ideas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following was one of the three anchor points of rationalism?

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A)  Scientific knowledge is the only kind of knowledge there is. 
B)  The fundamental truths about the world can be known a priori. 
C)  There is no God. 
D)  The reasons we have for our beliefs are nothing more than human opinions. 
A)  Scientific knowledge is the only kind of knowledge there is. 
B)  The fundamental truths about the world can be known a priori. 
C)  There is no God. 
D)  The reasons we have for our beliefs are nothing more than human opinions.

Question 15

How is the position of epistemological relativism similar to Kant's epistemology? How do the two positions differ?

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Epistemological relativism and Kant's ep

Question 16

Gottfried Leibniz's comparison of the mind to a block of marble was used to illustrate his theory that

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A)  the innate structure of the mind results in natural inclinations to think in certain ways. 
B)  the way in which the mind is formed is purely a result of experience. 
C)  the human mind has certain prejudices which block the acquisition of truth. 
D)  the mind is really the brain. 
A)  the innate structure of the mind results in natural inclinations to think in certain ways. 
B)  the way in which the mind is formed is purely a result of experience. 
C)  the human mind has certain prejudices which block the acquisition of truth. 
D)  the mind is really the brain.

What the text called the "Robinson Crusoe Assumption" is the view that

In her essay "The Man of Reason," Genevieve Lloyd seeks to resolve the traditional reason vs.emotions dichotomy by

Nietzsche claimed that his philosophy provided absolute truth,while other philosophies were simply interpretations of the objective truth.

Explain how Descartes finally became convinced that the physical world exists.

Since fire has burned us in the past,we believe that fire will burn us in the future.According to Hume,this reasoning is based on

Descartes uses the case of the "phantom limb" to demonstrate that

With respect to relativism,James believed that

When Descartes found that his first certainty was his belief that he existed,he was referring to his body.

Descartes decided to suspend judgment concerning any belief only if the following condition was the case:

The view that we do not directly experience objects but only the ideas they produce within us is known as

The pragmatist's claim that all our knowledge is tentative and subject to revision is called

Innate ideas are ideas that

David Hume believed that reason can only tell us about the relationship between our ideas.

Which of the following was one of the three anchor points of rationalism?

How is the position of epistemological relativism similar to Kant's epistemology? How do the two positions differ?

Gottfried Leibniz's comparison of the mind to a block of marble was used to illustrate his theory that

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What the text called the "Robinson Crusoe Assumption" is the view that

In her essay "The Man of Reason," Genevieve Lloyd seeks to resolve the traditional reason vs.emotions dichotomy by

Nietzsche claimed that his philosophy provided absolute truth,while other philosophies were simply interpretations of the objective truth.

Explain how Descartes finally became convinced that the physical world exists.

Since fire has burned us in the past,we believe that fire will burn us in the future.According to Hume,this reasoning is based on

Descartes uses the case of the "phantom limb" to demonstrate that

With respect to relativism,James believed that

When Descartes found that his first certainty was his belief that he existed,he was referring to his body.

Descartes decided to suspend judgment concerning any belief only if the following condition was the case:

The view that we do not directly experience objects but only the ideas they produce within us is known as

The pragmatist's claim that all our knowledge is tentative and subject to revision is called

Innate ideas are ideas that

David Hume believed that reason can only tell us about the relationship between our ideas.

Which of the following was one of the three anchor points of rationalism?

How is the position of epistemological relativism similar to Kant's epistemology? How do the two positions differ?

Gottfried Leibniz's comparison of the mind to a block of marble was used to illustrate his theory that

Introduction To The Philosophical Journey

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The Search for God

The Search for Ethical Values

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