Deck 4: Philosophical Methods and Approaches

Question 1

Cartesian method begins with _______

A)methodic doubt
B)empirical facts
C)existence
D)dialogue

Answer 1

methodic doubt

Question 2

Cartesian doubt is not ________

A)methodic
B)positive
C)skeptical
D)intuitive

Answer 2

skeptical

Question 3

According to Descartes, genuine knowledge is ________

A)doubtful
B)clear and distinct
C)not possible
D)not certain

Answer 3

clear and distinct

Question 4

_________ is self-evident truth.

A)doubt
B)empirical fact
C)imagination
D)axiom

Question 5

Descartes rejected the reliability of _______ as a sure source of truth.

A)sense perception
B)authority
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 6

Doubt leading to 'indubitable certainty' is a characteristic feature of _________.

A)cartesian method
B)skepticism
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 7

According to Descartes, __________ is the first and most certain knowledge.

A)doubt
B)cogito ergo sum
C)skepticism
D)all these

Question 8

The axiom of ___________ is the basis of Descartes' argument for the existence of God.

A)doubt
B)method
C)knowledge
D)causality

Question 9

________ had developed a distinct philosophical method.

A)socrates
B)descartes
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 10

_________ refers to a philosophical method.

A)phenomenological
B)socratic
C)cartesian
D)all these

Question 11

Cartesian method aims at _______ knowledge.

A)skeptical
B)empirical
C)clear and distinct
D)none of these

Question 12

Descartes' passion for ________ had influenced his philosophical method.

A)philosophy
B)doubt
C)ethics
D)mathematics

Question 13

Cogito ergo sum is a/an _________ truth like 2+2=4.

A)axiomatic
B)uncertain
C)indistinct
D)doubtful

Question 14

________ was the inventor of dialectic method.

A)marx
B)descartes
C)socrates
D)husserl

Question 15

Socratic Method is not __________.

A)conceptual
B)definitional
C)mathematical
D)conversational

Question 16

'Irony' is a characteristic of _________ Method.

A)cartesian
B)phenomenological
C)socratic
D)all these

Question 17

Socratic dialectic is _________.

A)inductive
B)deductive
C)both (a) and (b)
D)neither (a) nor (b)

Question 18

Brentano and Husserl are founders of ________ method.

A)phenomenological
B)scientific
C)inductive
D)dialectical

Question 19

Phenomenologists attack __________.

A)reductionism
B)psychologism
C)scientism
D)all these

Question 20

Reduction or exclusion is a procedure in _________ method.

A)phenomenological
B)socratic
C)cartesian
D)none of these

Question 21

Bracketing existence is a procedure in _________ method.

A)socratic
B)cartesian
C)phenomenological
D)dialectical

Question 22

According to ________, presuppositionless inquiry is the acid test of a truly critical philosophy.

A)husserl
B)socrates
C)marx
D)hegel

Question 23

Epistemological epoche is a component of ________ method.

A)socratic
B)cartesian
C)mathematical
D)phenomenological

Question 24

Nothing is assumed in phenomenological method means it is ________ inquiry.

A)dialectical
B)scientific
C)presuppositionless
D)none of these

Question 25

_________ regarded philosophy as a 'rigorous science'.

A)socrates
B)husserl
C)marx
D)hegel

Question 26

Phenomenological method insists on ________ inquiry.

A)dialectical
B)presuppositionless
C)presupposed
D)doubtful