Question 1

Rorty is a pragmatist about truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Martin Luther believed that there was only one true meaning of scripture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

John Searle believes that all true propositions are those

Accepted Answer

A)  That correspond to mental states 
B)  That correspond to facts 
C)  That have a certain intellectual pedigree 
D)  That rest on foundational beliefs

Question 4

Gettier examples assume

Accepted Answer

A)  That people are justified in believing things when they rely on their past experiences 
B)  That justified true belief constitutes knowledge 
C)  That people are justified in believing things when they rely on others' testimony 
D)  That people can only rely on their senses for knowledge

Question 5

Who said that we were out to "trap" nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Putnam 
B)  Descartes 
C)  Quine 
D)  James

Question 6

Searle argues that the word ____________________ was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Searle argues that the word ____________________ was...

Question 7

C.
G. Hempel rejected the coherentist view of truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Bertrand Russell developed a

Accepted Answer

A)  Foundational theory 
B)  Pragmatic theory 
C)  Correspondence theory 
D)  Skeptical theory

Question 9

Is it possible to give a literal reading of a text, untouched by interpretation? Justify your answer, and apply it to at least one practical issues, such as (a) whether judges "make law" in applying it, or (b) whether religious fundamentalism is internally coherent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is it possible to give a literal...

Question 10

____________________ hold that truth adds nothing to our statements.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ hold that truth adds nothing to...

Question 11

The view that truth is an agreement between a proposition and some facts in the world is the ____________________ theory of truth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The view that truth is an agreement...

Question 12

Do you think that the pragmatic theory of truth is a theory of truth in the same way as the correspondence and coherence theories are theories of truth? Argue for your view.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do you think that the pragmatic theory...

Question 13

Austin held that we could use a language to talk with each other even if there were no rules governing its use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Statements or sentences express the contents of our ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Statements or sentences express the contents of...

Question 15

Who argued that the truth of an idea depends on the practical difference it makes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hume 
B)  Locke 
C)  James 
D)  Russell

Exam 6: Truth

Rorty is a pragmatist about truth.

Martin Luther believed that there was only one true meaning of scripture.

John Searle believes that all true propositions are those

Gettier examples assume

Who said that we were out to "trap" nature?

Searle argues that the word ____________________ was developed so that we could talk about what it is about the real world that makes a proposition true.

C. G. Hempel rejected the coherentist view of truth.

Bertrand Russell developed a

Is it possible to give a literal reading of a text, untouched by interpretation? Justify your answer, and apply it to at least one practical issues, such as (a) whether judges "make law" in applying it, or (b) whether religious fundamentalism is internally coherent.

____________________ hold that truth adds nothing to our statements.

The view that truth is an agreement between a proposition and some facts in the world is the ____________________ theory of truth.

Do you think that the pragmatic theory of truth is a theory of truth in the same way as the correspondence and coherence theories are theories of truth? Argue for your view.

Austin held that we could use a language to talk with each other even if there were no rules governing its use.

Statements or sentences express the contents of our ____________________.

Who argued that the truth of an idea depends on the practical difference it makes?