Question 1

In real life we seem to believe that "truth" means different things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Searle argues that the word was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Searle argues that the word was developed...

Question 3

According to the view of scientific truth, scientific theories are literally true or false.

Accepted Answer

A)  pragamatist 
B)  relativist 
C)  realist 
D)  instrumentalist 
A)  pragamatist 
B)  relativist 
C)  realist 
D)  instrumentalist

Question 4

Gettier examples assume

Accepted Answer

A)  That people are justified in believing things when they rely on their past experiences 
B)  That justified true belief constitutes knowledge 
C)  That people are justified in believing things when they rely on others' testimony 
D)  That people can only rely on their senses for knowledge 
A)  That people are justified in believing things when they rely on their past experiences 
B)  That justified true belief constitutes knowledge 
C)  That people are justified in believing things when they rely on others' testimony 
D)  That people can only rely on their senses for knowledge

Question 5

Martin Luther believed that there was only one true meaning of scripture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One objection to the coherence view of truth is that testing the truth of a belief by reference to other beliefs might be
to test it against false beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following philosophers accepted the coherence theory of truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dharmakirti 
B)  Vatsyayana 
C)  John Dewey 
D)  Charles S. Peirce 
A)  Dharmakirti 
B)  Vatsyayana 
C)  John Dewey 
D)  Charles S. Peirce

Question 8

Rorty is a pragmatist about truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In real life we seem to believe that "truth" means different things.

Searle argues that the word was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

According to the view of scientific truth, scientific theories are literally true or false.

Gettier examples assume

Martin Luther believed that there was only one true meaning of scripture.

One objection to the coherence view of truth is that testing the truth of a belief by reference to other beliefs might be to test it against false beliefs.

Which of the following philosophers accepted the coherence theory of truth?

Rorty is a pragmatist about truth.

The Nature of Philosophy

Human Nature

Reality and Being

Philosophy, Religion, and God

The Sources of Knowledge

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Exam 6: Truth

In real life we seem to believe that "truth" means different things.

Searle argues that the word was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

According to the view of scientific truth, scientific theories are literally true or false.

Gettier examples assume

Martin Luther believed that there was only one true meaning of scripture.

One objection to the coherence view of truth is that testing the truth of a belief by reference to other beliefs might be to test it against false beliefs.

Which of the following philosophers accepted the coherence theory of truth?

Rorty is a pragmatist about truth.

The Nature of Philosophy

Human Nature

Reality and Being

Philosophy, Religion, and God

The Sources of Knowledge

Ethics

Social and Political Philosophy

Postscript: the Meaning of Life

Filters