Question 1

Descartes' most important contribution to philosophy was his:

Accepted Answer

A)  analysis of dreams. 
B)  rejection of received opinion. 
C)  work in analytic geometry. 
D)  method of examining problems. 
E)  ability to make daring inferences. 
A)  analysis of dreams. 
B)  rejection of received opinion. 
C)  work in analytic geometry. 
D)  method of examining problems. 
E)  ability to make daring inferences.

Question 2

Descartes' project was to justify established doctrine and the authority of the ancients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Descartes' intent in the Meditations was to provide a foundation of certain knowledge on which the sciences could build.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If the Cogito Argument is sound, Descartes has proven he exists, but he doesn't know what he is.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The aim of epistemological skepticism is to get us to stop believing things are true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Hume thought we could eventually be trained to give up our irrational belief in causal judgments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By the end of the first Meditation, Descartes no longer doubts the existence of an all-powerful God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Descartes' method of inquiry tells us to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make the standard of proof absolute certainty. 
B)  adopt the point of view of someone who knows something and is trying to explain it. 
C)  adopt the point of view of someone who is ignorant but is trying to learn. 
D)  deal with questions of being before questions of knowing. 
E)  doubt everything except truths of arithmetic and logic. 
A)  make the standard of proof absolute certainty. 
B)  adopt the point of view of someone who knows something and is trying to explain it. 
C)  adopt the point of view of someone who is ignorant but is trying to learn. 
D)  deal with questions of being before questions of knowing. 
E)  doubt everything except truths of arithmetic and logic.

Question 9

In place of the psychological tests of certainty used by Descartes, Leibniz used:

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional criteria. 
B)  logical criteria. 
C)  mathematical criteria. 
D)  empiricist criteria. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  emotional criteria. 
B)  logical criteria. 
C)  mathematical criteria. 
D)  empiricist criteria. 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

Before Descartes, philosophers didn't study epistemology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Descartes' method is to be used for actual discovery of new knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The taste of an apple is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  complex impression. 
B)  simple impression. 
C)  perception that can be distinguished into parts. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  complex impression. 
B)  simple impression. 
C)  perception that can be distinguished into parts. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  Both B and C

Question 13

Locke believed that we are born with certain ideas already present in our minds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"We should stipulate nothing," is a good paraphrase of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the epistemological turn. 
B)  epistemological skepticism. 
C)  Descartes' method of inquiry 
D)  Descartes' method of doubt. 
E)  the Law of the Excluded Middle. 
A)  the epistemological turn. 
B)  epistemological skepticism. 
C)  Descartes' method of inquiry 
D)  Descartes' method of doubt. 
E)  the Law of the Excluded Middle.

Question 15

Epistemological skepticism is the view that nothing is true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Descartes uses his method to systematically set forth the things he knew.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An invalid argument will always have a false conclusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Descartes' method is both a method of doubt and a method of inquiry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the Law of Contradiction:

Accepted Answer

A)  either a statement or its contradictory must be true. 
B)  a statement and its contradictory might both be true. 
C)  a statement and its contradictory can't both be true. 
D)  either a statement or its contradictory must be false. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  either a statement or its contradictory must be true. 
B)  a statement and its contradictory might both be true. 
C)  a statement and its contradictory can't both be true. 
D)  either a statement or its contradictory must be false. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 20

The first rule of Descartes' method was to consider everything false that wasn't certainly true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Descartes' most important contribution to philosophy was his:

Descartes' project was to justify established doctrine and the authority of the ancients.

Descartes' intent in the Meditations was to provide a foundation of certain knowledge on which the sciences could build.

If the Cogito Argument is sound, Descartes has proven he exists, but he doesn't know what he is.

The aim of epistemological skepticism is to get us to stop believing things are true.

Hume thought we could eventually be trained to give up our irrational belief in causal judgments.

By the end of the first Meditation, Descartes no longer doubts the existence of an all-powerful God.

Descartes' method of inquiry tells us to:

In place of the psychological tests of certainty used by Descartes, Leibniz used:

Before Descartes, philosophers didn't study epistemology.

Descartes' method is to be used for actual discovery of new knowledge.

The taste of an apple is an example of a:

Locke believed that we are born with certain ideas already present in our minds.

"We should stipulate nothing," is a good paraphrase of:

Epistemological skepticism is the view that nothing is true.

Descartes uses his method to systematically set forth the things he knew.

An invalid argument will always have a false conclusion.

Descartes' method is both a method of doubt and a method of inquiry.

According to the Law of Contradiction:

The first rule of Descartes' method was to consider everything false that wasn't certainly true.

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Exam 2: Theory of Knowledge

Descartes' most important contribution to philosophy was his:

Descartes' project was to justify established doctrine and the authority of the ancients.

Descartes' intent in the Meditations was to provide a foundation of certain knowledge on which the sciences could build.

If the Cogito Argument is sound, Descartes has proven he exists, but he doesn't know what he is.

The aim of epistemological skepticism is to get us to stop believing things are true.

Hume thought we could eventually be trained to give up our irrational belief in causal judgments.

By the end of the first Meditation, Descartes no longer doubts the existence of an all-powerful God.

Descartes' method of inquiry tells us to:

In place of the psychological tests of certainty used by Descartes, Leibniz used:

Before Descartes, philosophers didn't study epistemology.

Descartes' method is to be used for actual discovery of new knowledge.

The taste of an apple is an example of a:

Locke believed that we are born with certain ideas already present in our minds.

"We should stipulate nothing," is a good paraphrase of:

Epistemological skepticism is the view that nothing is true.

Descartes uses his method to systematically set forth the things he knew.

An invalid argument will always have a false conclusion.

Descartes' method is both a method of doubt and a method of inquiry.

According to the Law of Contradiction:

The first rule of Descartes' method was to consider everything false that wasn't certainly true.

What Is Philosophy

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

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