Question 1

What are Berkeley's reasons for using the term "idea" rather than the term "things"?

Accepted Answer

Berkeley's reasons for using the term "i

Question 2

For Plato, shadows and reflections in water and in solid, smooth, and polished bodies and the like are called images.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Berkeley says, "Now the set rules or established methods wherein the Mind we depend on excites in us the ideas of sense, are called the ________________; and these we learn by experience, which teaches us that such and such ideas are attended with such and such other ideas, in the ordinary course of things."

Accepted Answer

A)  deductions of logic 
B)  laws of nature 
C)  reasons for existence 
D)  clarity of thought 
A)  deductions of logic 
B)  laws of nature 
C)  reasons for existence 
D)  clarity of thought

Question 4

For Heidegger, "All essential questioning in philosophy necessarily remains ________, and this is because philosophy either projects far beyond its own time or else binds its time back to this time's earlier and inceptive past."

Accepted Answer

A)  inscrutable 
B)  untimely 
C)  relative 
D)  sacrosanct 
A)  inscrutable 
B)  untimely 
C)  relative 
D)  sacrosanct

Question 5

According to Cavendish, every part of nature has both verisimilitude and veracity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Kant, "The ideality of outer appearances, and the doctrine of this ideality is called instrumentalism."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Kant says, "I do not mean by this a criticism of books and systems, but a critical inquiry into the faculty of reason, with reference to the cognitions to which it strives to attain without the aid of experience; in other words, the solution of the question regarding the possibility or impossibility of ..."

Accepted Answer

A)  metaphysics. 
B)  epistemology. 
C)  ethics. 
D)  logic. 
A)  metaphysics. 
B)  epistemology. 
C)  ethics. 
D)  logic.

Question 8

Arendt says that the moment someone "sits down to write his thoughts he ceases to be concerned primarily with __________ and shifts his attention to leaving some trace of them. He has entered the vita activa [active life] and chosen its way of permanence and potential immortality."

Accepted Answer

A)  physical objects 
B)  representations 
C)  sensations 
D)  eternity 
A)  physical objects 
B)  representations 
C)  sensations 
D)  eternity

Question 9

Kant argues that the claims of metaphysics "established by a kind of physiology of the human understanding" based on Locke's ideas which was built on "common experience" ultimately resulted in metaphysics falling "back into the antiquated and rotten constitution of ..."

Accepted Answer

A)  dogmatism. 
B)  rationality. 
C)  mythology. 
D)  holism. 
A)  dogmatism. 
B)  rationality. 
C)  mythology. 
D)  holism.

Question 10

Heidegger says that if we properly pursue the first question in its sense as a question, we must avoid emphasizing any particular, individual being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain the idea behind the claim that science cannot really contribute to metaphysics, and that scientific findings grossly underdetermine metaphysical claims.

Accepted Answer

The claim that science cannot really con

Question 12

Shepherd concludes by saying, "and thus it may be seen that the whole of our sensations includes our knowledge of ______________, which are unperceived."

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract entities 
B)  Platonic Forms 
C)  continuous existences 
D)  mythological creatures 
A)  abstract entities 
B)  Platonic Forms 
C)  continuous existences 
D)  mythological creatures

Question 13

Hume says that "It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract science or of demonstration are ________ and ________, and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion."

Accepted Answer

A)  quantity; number 
B)  proof; conjecture 
C)  hypotheses; theories 
D)  data; experiments 
A)  quantity; number 
B)  proof; conjecture 
C)  hypotheses; theories 
D)  data; experiments

Question 14

According to Kant, what is transcendental idealism?

Accepted Answer

Transcendental idealism is a philosophic

Question 15

According to MacDonald, "Engels makes one mistake in this connection, I think, which is also made by many other philosophers. He confuses what common sense knows with what it proves."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For Aristotle, the end of practical knowledge is action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Cavendish, what role does experimental philosophy play?

Accepted Answer

Henry Cavendish, an 18th-century British

Question 18

According to MacDonald, which of the following is not what Engels seems to be saying about the statement "This is a tree":

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a common sense statement. 
B)  it is an antiquated, though historically justified, scientific hypothesis. 
C)  it is a metaphysical proposition. 
D)  it is a valid deduction. 
A)  it is a common sense statement. 
B)  it is an antiquated, though historically justified, scientific hypothesis. 
C)  it is a metaphysical proposition. 
D)  it is a valid deduction.

Question 19

According to Kant, "The belief in the possible certainty in regard to objects of outer sense is called ..."

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarianism. 
B)  instrumentalism. 
C)  idealism. 
D)  dualism. 
A)  authoritarianism. 
B)  instrumentalism. 
C)  idealism. 
D)  dualism.

Question 20

Leibniz claims that each Monad must be _____________ every other Monad.

Accepted Answer

A)  different from 
B)  the same as 
C)  dependent on 
D)  related to 
A)  different from 
B)  the same as 
C)  dependent on 
D)  related to

What are Berkeley's reasons for using the term "idea" rather than the term "things"?

For Plato, shadows and reflections in water and in solid, smooth, and polished bodies and the like are called images.

For Heidegger, "All essential questioning in philosophy necessarily remains ________, and this is because philosophy either projects far beyond its own time or else binds its time back to this time's earlier and inceptive past."

According to Cavendish, every part of nature has both verisimilitude and veracity.

According to Kant, "The ideality of outer appearances, and the doctrine of this ideality is called instrumentalism."

Arendt says that the moment someone "sits down to write his thoughts he ceases to be concerned primarily with __________ and shifts his attention to leaving some trace of them. He has entered the vita activa [active life] and chosen its way of permanence and potential immortality."

Kant argues that the claims of metaphysics "established by a kind of physiology of the human understanding" based on Locke's ideas which was built on "common experience" ultimately resulted in metaphysics falling "back into the antiquated and rotten constitution of ..."

Heidegger says that if we properly pursue the first question in its sense as a question, we must avoid emphasizing any particular, individual being.

Explain the idea behind the claim that science cannot really contribute to metaphysics, and that scientific findings grossly underdetermine metaphysical claims.

Shepherd concludes by saying, "and thus it may be seen that the whole of our sensations includes our knowledge of ______________, which are unperceived."

Hume says that "It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract science or of demonstration are and , and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion."

According to Kant, what is transcendental idealism?

According to MacDonald, "Engels makes one mistake in this connection, I think, which is also made by many other philosophers. He confuses what common sense knows with what it proves."

For Aristotle, the end of practical knowledge is action.

According to Cavendish, what role does experimental philosophy play?

According to MacDonald, which of the following is not what Engels seems to be saying about the statement "This is a tree":

According to Kant, "The belief in the possible certainty in regard to objects of outer sense is called ..."

Leibniz claims that each Monad must be _____________ every other Monad.

The Role of Philosophy

Plato Knowledge Is Recollection

Plato the Beginning of Everything

René Descartes Mind and Body

John Locke Free Agents

Plato Why Should We Be Good

Plato Apology

Aristotle Tragedy

Epicurus in Waking or in Dream

Bertrand Russell the Value of Philosophy

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Exam 3: Plato the Divided Line and the Cave

What are Berkeley's reasons for using the term "idea" rather than the term "things"?

For Plato, shadows and reflections in water and in solid, smooth, and polished bodies and the like are called images.

For Heidegger, "All essential questioning in philosophy necessarily remains ________, and this is because philosophy either projects far beyond its own time or else binds its time back to this time's earlier and inceptive past."

According to Cavendish, every part of nature has both verisimilitude and veracity.

According to Kant, "The ideality of outer appearances, and the doctrine of this ideality is called instrumentalism."

Arendt says that the moment someone "sits down to write his thoughts he ceases to be concerned primarily with __________ and shifts his attention to leaving some trace of them. He has entered the vita activa [active life] and chosen its way of permanence and potential immortality."

Kant argues that the claims of metaphysics "established by a kind of physiology of the human understanding" based on Locke's ideas which was built on "common experience" ultimately resulted in metaphysics falling "back into the antiquated and rotten constitution of ..."

Heidegger says that if we properly pursue the first question in its sense as a question, we must avoid emphasizing any particular, individual being.

Explain the idea behind the claim that science cannot really contribute to metaphysics, and that scientific findings grossly underdetermine metaphysical claims.

Shepherd concludes by saying, "and thus it may be seen that the whole of our sensations includes our knowledge of ______________, which are unperceived."

Hume says that "It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract science or of demonstration are ________ and ________, and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion."

According to Kant, what is transcendental idealism?

According to MacDonald, "Engels makes one mistake in this connection, I think, which is also made by many other philosophers. He confuses what common sense knows with what it proves."

For Aristotle, the end of practical knowledge is action.

According to Cavendish, what role does experimental philosophy play?

According to MacDonald, which of the following is not what Engels seems to be saying about the statement "This is a tree":

According to Kant, "The belief in the possible certainty in regard to objects of outer sense is called ..."

Leibniz claims that each Monad must be _____________ every other Monad.

The Role of Philosophy

Plato Knowledge Is Recollection

Plato the Beginning of Everything

René Descartes Mind and Body

John Locke Free Agents

Plato Why Should We Be Good

Plato Apology

Aristotle Tragedy

Epicurus in Waking or in Dream

Bertrand Russell the Value of Philosophy

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Hume says that "It seems to me, that the only objects of the abstract science or of demonstration are and , and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion."