Question 1

The "epistemological turn" began with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato, and ended with Descartes. 
B)  Descartes, and ended with Leibniz. 
C)  Descartes, and ended with Kant. 
D)  Kant, and is still continuing. 
E)  Descartes, and is still continuing. 
A)  Plato, and ended with Descartes. 
B)  Descartes, and ended with Leibniz. 
C)  Descartes, and ended with Kant. 
D)  Kant, and is still continuing. 
E)  Descartes, and is still continuing.

Question 2

In Meditation I, Descartes believed that he would have to evaluate each of his beliefs, one by one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Descartes, which of the following is beyond doubt?

Accepted Answer

A)  God exists. 
B)  2 + 3 = 5. 
C)  Washington, D.C. is the capital of the U.S. 
D)  I am awake, and not just dreaming. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  God exists. 
B)  2 + 3 = 5. 
C)  Washington, D.C. is the capital of the U.S. 
D)  I am awake, and not just dreaming. 
E)  None of the above

Question 4

Kant suggests that we derive our individuality from the unique collection of categories each of our minds contains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Stanley Fish did not mind that his work was plagiarized. FALSE110. According to Stanley Fish, plagiarism is not a philosophical issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The "thought experiment" with the lump of wax shows that Descartes was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a rationalist. 
B)  an empiricist. 
C)  an epistemological skepticist. 
D)  a solipsist. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  a rationalist. 
B)  an empiricist. 
C)  an epistemological skepticist. 
D)  a solipsist. 
E)  None of the above

Question 7

According to Leibniz, a truth of fact is contingent, which means its contradictory could have been true instead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Leibniz says the sufficient reason for the world is:

Accepted Answer

A)  God. 
B)  the laws of logic. 
C)  a necessary substance. 
D)  a contingent substance. 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  God. 
B)  the laws of logic. 
C)  a necessary substance. 
D)  a contingent substance. 
E)  Both A and C

Question 9

If Locke's theory is correct, then:

Accepted Answer

A)  God's existence is known from experience. 
B)  we have no idea of God. 
C)  God is necessarily omnipotent. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  None of the above 
A)  God's existence is known from experience. 
B)  we have no idea of God. 
C)  God is necessarily omnipotent. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

Hume holds that whatever exists must have had something that caused it to exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Descartes begins by doubting everything but the existence of God.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The criteria of truth offered by Descartes in the second Meditation are:

Accepted Answer

A)  certainty and reliability. 
B)  clearness and distinctness. 
C)  skepticism and solipsism. 
D)  rationalism and empiricism. 
E)  reason and sense perception. 
A)  certainty and reliability. 
B)  clearness and distinctness. 
C)  skepticism and solipsism. 
D)  rationalism and empiricism. 
E)  reason and sense perception.

Question 13

After Descartes, philosophers considered questions of how we know to be more important than questions of what we know.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Your visual image of this page would be considered by Hume to be a complex idea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following are rationalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  David Hume 
B)  G.W. Leibniz 
C)  René Descartes 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  David Hume 
B)  G.W. Leibniz 
C)  René Descartes 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

Stanley Fish compares the rules of plagiarism to the rules of:

Accepted Answer

A)  hockey 
B)  baseball 
C)  golf 
D)  football 
E)  basketball 
A)  hockey 
B)  baseball 
C)  golf 
D)  football 
E)  basketball

Question 17

Solipsism is an extreme form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  epistemological skepticism. 
B)  epistemological relativism. 
C)  rationalism. 
D)  empiricism. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  epistemological skepticism. 
B)  epistemological relativism. 
C)  rationalism. 
D)  empiricism. 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

According to John Locke, all knowledge is founded on:

Accepted Answer

A)  reason. 
B)  logic. 
C)  experience 
D)  imagination. 
E)  Both A and B 
A)  reason. 
B)  logic. 
C)  experience 
D)  imagination. 
E)  Both A and B

Question 19

Descartes, in the first Meditation, believes that he might be mistaken when he thinks a square has four sides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Truths of fact are justified by appeal to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the laws of logic. 
B)  the law of contradiction. 
C)  clear and distinct perceptions. 
D)  the Principle of Sufficient Reason. 
E)  the Law of the Excluded Middle. 
A)  the laws of logic. 
B)  the law of contradiction. 
C)  clear and distinct perceptions. 
D)  the Principle of Sufficient Reason. 
E)  the Law of the Excluded Middle.

The "epistemological turn" began with:

In Meditation I, Descartes believed that he would have to evaluate each of his beliefs, one by one.

According to Descartes, which of the following is beyond doubt?

Kant suggests that we derive our individuality from the unique collection of categories each of our minds contains.

Stanley Fish did not mind that his work was plagiarized. FALSE110. According to Stanley Fish, plagiarism is not a philosophical issue.

The "thought experiment" with the lump of wax shows that Descartes was:

According to Leibniz, a truth of fact is contingent, which means its contradictory could have been true instead.

Leibniz says the sufficient reason for the world is:

If Locke's theory is correct, then:

Hume holds that whatever exists must have had something that caused it to exist.

Descartes begins by doubting everything but the existence of God.

The criteria of truth offered by Descartes in the second Meditation are:

After Descartes, philosophers considered questions of how we know to be more important than questions of what we know.

Your visual image of this page would be considered by Hume to be a complex idea.

Which of the following are rationalists?

Stanley Fish compares the rules of plagiarism to the rules of:

Solipsism is an extreme form of:

According to John Locke, all knowledge is founded on:

Descartes, in the first Meditation, believes that he might be mistaken when he thinks a square has four sides.

Truths of fact are justified by appeal to:

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Exam 2: Theory of Knowledge

The "epistemological turn" began with:

In Meditation I, Descartes believed that he would have to evaluate each of his beliefs, one by one.

According to Descartes, which of the following is beyond doubt?

Kant suggests that we derive our individuality from the unique collection of categories each of our minds contains.

Stanley Fish did not mind that his work was plagiarized. FALSE110. According to Stanley Fish, plagiarism is not a philosophical issue.

The "thought experiment" with the lump of wax shows that Descartes was:

According to Leibniz, a truth of fact is contingent, which means its contradictory could have been true instead.

Leibniz says the sufficient reason for the world is:

If Locke's theory is correct, then:

Hume holds that whatever exists must have had something that caused it to exist.

Descartes begins by doubting everything but the existence of God.

The criteria of truth offered by Descartes in the second Meditation are:

After Descartes, philosophers considered questions of how we know to be more important than questions of what we know.

Your visual image of this page would be considered by Hume to be a complex idea.

Which of the following are rationalists?

Stanley Fish compares the rules of plagiarism to the rules of:

Solipsism is an extreme form of:

According to John Locke, all knowledge is founded on:

Descartes, in the first Meditation, believes that he might be mistaken when he thinks a square has four sides.

Truths of fact are justified by appeal to:

What Is Philosophy

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

Filters