Question 1

Kant argues that there is a way the world is and must be,but that the necessity of the world is based on structures in the human mind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Give one argument for idealism.

Accepted Answer

Idealism can be argued,from the seemingl

Question 3

How does a teleological view of the world differ from a mechanistic one?

Accepted Answer

In a teleological view of the world,the

Question 4

Pythagoras thought that numbers were more real than trees and tables because

Accepted Answer

A)  numbers were created by god,while trees and tables were not. 
B)  numbers were eternal,while trees and tables were not. 
C)  numbers were social constructions,while trees and tables were not. 
D)  numbers unlike trees and tables were composed of more basic elements. 
A)  numbers were created by god,while trees and tables were not. 
B)  numbers were eternal,while trees and tables were not. 
C)  numbers were social constructions,while trees and tables were not. 
D)  numbers unlike trees and tables were composed of more basic elements.

Question 5

A problem for Descartes is that if substances are by definition ultimate and totally independent of one another,then

Accepted Answer

A)  how can God create them? 
B)  how can we know them? 
C)  how can they interact? 
D)  how can they be real? 
A)  how can God create them? 
B)  how can we know them? 
C)  how can they interact? 
D)  how can they be real?

Question 6

According to Bertrand Russell,even if reality is not what it appears to be,we probably still can know whether there is any reality at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Kant argues that there is a way the world is and must be,but that the necessity of the world is based on structures in the human mind.

Give one argument for idealism.

How does a teleological view of the world differ from a mechanistic one?

Pythagoras thought that numbers were more real than trees and tables because

A problem for Descartes is that if substances are by definition ultimate and totally independent of one another,then

According to Bertrand Russell,even if reality is not what it appears to be,we probably still can know whether there is any reality at all.

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Search for Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Non-Western Philosophy

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Exam 4: The Nature of Reality

Kant argues that there is a way the world is and must be,but that the necessity of the world is based on structures in the human mind.

Give one argument for idealism.

How does a teleological view of the world differ from a mechanistic one?

Pythagoras thought that numbers were more real than trees and tables because

A problem for Descartes is that if substances are by definition ultimate and totally independent of one another,then

According to Bertrand Russell,even if reality is not what it appears to be,we probably still can know whether there is any reality at all.

Philosophical Questions

The Meaning of Life

God

The Search for Truth

Self

Freedom

Morality and the Good Life

Justice and the Good Society

Non-Western Philosophy

Beauty

Filters