Question 1

Leibniz divides truths into two types:

Accepted Answer

A)  truths of reason and truths of contradiction. 
B)  truths of reason and truths of fact. 
C)  truths of knowledge and truths of belief. 
D)  truths of fact and truths of belief. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  truths of reason and truths of contradiction. 
B)  truths of reason and truths of fact. 
C)  truths of knowledge and truths of belief. 
D)  truths of fact and truths of belief. 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

According to rationalists:

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A)  God does not exist. 
B)  the Cogito Argument was unsound. 
C)  knowledge can never be certain. 
D)  logic is the model for all true knowledge. 
E)  all knowledge is based on sense perceptions. 
A)  God does not exist. 
B)  the Cogito Argument was unsound. 
C)  knowledge can never be certain. 
D)  logic is the model for all true knowledge. 
E)  all knowledge is based on sense perceptions.

Question 3

Together, Descartes' methods of inquiry and doubt drive us to epistemological skepticism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the empiricists:

Accepted Answer

A)  logic and mathematics are the models for true knowledge. 
B)  Descartes' views are correct. 
C)  nothing can ever meet Descartes' criteria for certainty. 
D)  all valid knowledge claims must be justified by reason. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  logic and mathematics are the models for true knowledge. 
B)  Descartes' views are correct. 
C)  nothing can ever meet Descartes' criteria for certainty. 
D)  all valid knowledge claims must be justified by reason. 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

According to Kant, the categories are:

Accepted Answer

A)  individual thoughts and impressions. 
B)  types of thoughts. 
C)  brute facts of consciousness. 
D)  rules for unifying thoughts in the mind. 
E)  barriers to be eliminated in order to achieve unity of consciousness. 
A)  individual thoughts and impressions. 
B)  types of thoughts. 
C)  brute facts of consciousness. 
D)  rules for unifying thoughts in the mind. 
E)  barriers to be eliminated in order to achieve unity of consciousness.

Question 6

In the author's view, since the beginning of the 17th century, the most important field of philosophy has been the study of:

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A)  human nature. 
B)  cosmology. 
C)  psychology. 
D)  epistemology 
E)  logic and reasoning. 
A)  human nature. 
B)  cosmology. 
C)  psychology. 
D)  epistemology 
E)  logic and reasoning.

Question 7

The book whose publication marks the beginning of modern philosophy is:

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A)  The Epistemological Turn. 
B)  Meditations on First Philosophy. 
C)  The Method of Doubt. 
D)  Critique of Pure Reason. 
E)  The Monadology. 
A)  The Epistemological Turn. 
B)  Meditations on First Philosophy. 
C)  The Method of Doubt. 
D)  Critique of Pure Reason. 
E)  The Monadology.

Question 8

Solipsism is the belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)  nothing exists. 
B)  no belief can ever be adequately justified. 
C)  I exist, but nothing else can be proven to exist. 
D)  beliefs gained through the senses cannot be justified. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  nothing exists. 
B)  no belief can ever be adequately justified. 
C)  I exist, but nothing else can be proven to exist. 
D)  beliefs gained through the senses cannot be justified. 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

Hume divides the content of the mind into:

Accepted Answer

A)  impressions and ideas. 
B)  necessary and contingent propositions. 
C)  reason and imagination. 
D)  knowledge and belief. 
E)  the empirical and the rational. 
A)  impressions and ideas. 
B)  necessary and contingent propositions. 
C)  reason and imagination. 
D)  knowledge and belief. 
E)  the empirical and the rational.

Question 10

Descartes' criteria of certainty were clarity and consistency. .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The epistemological thought of the 17th century has influenced:

Accepted Answer

A)  poetry. 
B)  art. 
C)  economic views. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  poetry. 
B)  art. 
C)  economic views. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

Descartes believes that if his senses have deceived him once, he ought not to believe anything he has learned through his senses is true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Descartes' method is:

Accepted Answer

A)  both a method of doubt and a method of inquiry. 
B)  a method of discovery. 
C)  both a method of discovery and a method of verification. 
D)  a way of setting forth one's knowledge in a systematic way. 
E)  a way to prove with certainty things one already knows. 
A)  both a method of doubt and a method of inquiry. 
B)  a method of discovery. 
C)  both a method of discovery and a method of verification. 
D)  a way of setting forth one's knowledge in a systematic way. 
E)  a way to prove with certainty things one already knows.

Question 14

According to the Law of the Excluded Middle:

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 15

Descartes argues that he might be dreaming without being aware of it in order to demonstrate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  he cannot be sure of his sanity. 
B)  he might be deceived by an "evil genius." 
C)  even the clearest sense perceptions may be false. 
D)  even the simplest arithmetic calculations, such as that 2+3=5, might be wrong. 
E)  even the simplest logical inferences might be invalid. 
A)  he cannot be sure of his sanity. 
B)  he might be deceived by an "evil genius." 
C)  even the clearest sense perceptions may be false. 
D)  even the simplest arithmetic calculations, such as that 2+3=5, might be wrong. 
E)  even the simplest logical inferences might be invalid.

Question 16

The Cogito Argument proves to Descartes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  he and all other people exist, though we don't know exactly what they are. 
B)  he exists, and is identical with his body. 
C)  his soul exists. 
D)  a non-deceiving God exists. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  he and all other people exist, though we don't know exactly what they are. 
B)  he exists, and is identical with his body. 
C)  his soul exists. 
D)  a non-deceiving God exists. 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

Anna Leach argues that plagiarism isn't wrong:

Accepted Answer

A)  because it is a form of collaboration. 
B)  in countries where it isn't illegal. 
C)  as long as no one finds out. 
D)  if you didn't realize you were doing it. 
E)  unless you make money from it. 
A)  because it is a form of collaboration. 
B)  in countries where it isn't illegal. 
C)  as long as no one finds out. 
D)  if you didn't realize you were doing it. 
E)  unless you make money from it.

Question 18

Which of the following was not one of Descartes' rules for conducting an inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Difficult problems should be divided into as many parts as possible. 
B)  Review your reasoning to make sure nothing has been omitted. 
C)  Reasoning should proceed from simple concepts to complicated ones. 
D)  Ensure that your subject is a philosophical or mathematical matter, rather than a religious or poetic one. 
E)  Accept nothing as true that you do not clearly recognize as being so. 
A)  Difficult problems should be divided into as many parts as possible. 
B)  Review your reasoning to make sure nothing has been omitted. 
C)  Reasoning should proceed from simple concepts to complicated ones. 
D)  Ensure that your subject is a philosophical or mathematical matter, rather than a religious or poetic one. 
E)  Accept nothing as true that you do not clearly recognize as being so.

Question 19

If I'm a solipsist, I can't be sure of the existence of my body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most philosophers are still convinced that Descartes' solution to the problem of certainty was correct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Leibniz divides truths into two types:

According to rationalists:

Together, Descartes' methods of inquiry and doubt drive us to epistemological skepticism.

According to the empiricists:

According to Kant, the categories are:

In the author's view, since the beginning of the 17th century, the most important field of philosophy has been the study of:

The book whose publication marks the beginning of modern philosophy is:

Solipsism is the belief that:

Hume divides the content of the mind into:

Descartes' criteria of certainty were clarity and consistency. .

The epistemological thought of the 17th century has influenced:

Descartes believes that if his senses have deceived him once, he ought not to believe anything he has learned through his senses is true.

Descartes' method is:

According to the Law of the Excluded Middle:

Descartes argues that he might be dreaming without being aware of it in order to demonstrate that:

The Cogito Argument proves to Descartes that:

Anna Leach argues that plagiarism isn't wrong:

Which of the following was not one of Descartes' rules for conducting an inquiry?

If I'm a solipsist, I can't be sure of the existence of my body.

Most philosophers are still convinced that Descartes' solution to the problem of certainty was correct.

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Exam 2: Theory of Knowledge

Leibniz divides truths into two types:

According to rationalists:

Together, Descartes' methods of inquiry and doubt drive us to epistemological skepticism.

According to the empiricists:

According to Kant, the categories are:

In the author's view, since the beginning of the 17th century, the most important field of philosophy has been the study of:

The book whose publication marks the beginning of modern philosophy is:

Solipsism is the belief that:

Hume divides the content of the mind into:

Descartes' criteria of certainty were clarity and consistency. .

The epistemological thought of the 17th century has influenced:

Descartes believes that if his senses have deceived him once, he ought not to believe anything he has learned through his senses is true.

Descartes' method is:

According to the Law of the Excluded Middle:

Descartes argues that he might be dreaming without being aware of it in order to demonstrate that:

The Cogito Argument proves to Descartes that:

Anna Leach argues that plagiarism isn't wrong:

Which of the following was not one of Descartes' rules for conducting an inquiry?

If I'm a solipsist, I can't be sure of the existence of my body.

Most philosophers are still convinced that Descartes' solution to the problem of certainty was correct.

What Is Philosophy

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

Filters