Question 1

According to the theory of truth, a belief is true if it is, or can be, integrated within the framework of all the other beliefs that we already accept as true.

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatic 
B)  foundationalist 
C)  coherence 
D)  correspondence

Question 2

If you endorse rationalist epistemology you are committed to the pragmatist view of truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Vatsyayana accepted which view of truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rationalism 
B)  Foundationalism 
C)  Correspondence 
D)  Pragmatism

Question 4

The conceptual relativist claims that we cannot know the world independently of our .

Accepted Answer

The answer of The conceptual relativist claims that we cannot...

Question 5

What philosopher wrote: "The world is the totallity of facts, not of things."?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Aquinas 
B)  Hans-Georg Gadamer 
C)  Ludwig Wittgenstein 
D)  Wilhelm Dilthey

Question 6

Do you believe that knowledge is justified true belief? Why, or why not? In answering this question you should draw on the work of both Gettier and Plato.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Do you believe that knowledge is justified...

Question 7

What philosopher argued that we should strive to develop a perfect language in which we could express our ideas with complete clarity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Aquinas 
B)  Gottfried Leibniz 
C)  Wilhelm Dilthey 
D)  Friedrich Schleiermacher

Question 8

A key problem with the correspondence theory of truth is that it assumes that we can determine if our beliefs correspond to any external reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth....

Question 10

What contemporary philosopher argues that truth is whatever has passed society's "procedures of justification"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Rorty 
B)  Bertrand Russell 
C)  John Locke 
D)  Alfred Tarski

Question 11

Which of the following philosophers proposed a version of the correspondence theory of truth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rudolf Carnap 
B)  Clarence I. Lewis 
C)  Bertrand Russell 
D)  George Bishop Berkeley

Question 12

No Eastern philosophers accept the pragmatic view of truth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following logician and philosopher argues that truth is a property of sentences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alvin Goldman 
B)  C. I. Lewis 
C)  Alfred Tarski 
D)  John Searle

Question 14

According to the theory of truth a statement is true if it is useful to believe.

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatic 
B)  coherence 
C)  foundationalist 
D)  correspondence

Question 15

What do facts need to have meaning, according to Carl L. Becker?

Accepted Answer

A)  They need to be situated in a web of circumstances that produced them. 
B)  They need to be endorsed by expert authorities. 
C)  They need to be verified. 
D)  They need to be verifiable.

Question 16

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 17

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

Question 18

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 19

If I believe that what "truth" is is context­dependent I will likely endorse a

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralist theory of truth. 
B)  coherence theory of truth. 
C)  Wittgensteinian theory of truth. 
D)  correspondence theory of truth.

Question 20

According to the theory of truth a belief is correct if it coheres with other beliefs that we regard ascorrect .

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to the theory of truth a...

Exam 6: Truth

According to the theory of truth, a belief is true if it is, or can be, integrated within the framework of all the other beliefs that we already accept as true.

If you endorse rationalist epistemology you are committed to the pragmatist view of truth.

Vatsyayana accepted which view of truth?

The conceptual relativist claims that we cannot know the world independently of our .

What philosopher wrote: "The world is the totallity of facts, not of things."?

Do you believe that knowledge is justified true belief? Why, or why not? In answering this question you should draw on the work of both Gettier and Plato.

What philosopher argued that we should strive to develop a perfect language in which we could express our ideas with complete clarity?

A key problem with the correspondence theory of truth is that it assumes that we can determine if our beliefs correspond to any external reality.

Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth.

What contemporary philosopher argues that truth is whatever has passed society's "procedures of justification"?

Which of the following philosophers proposed a version of the correspondence theory of truth?

No Eastern philosophers accept the pragmatic view of truth.

Which of the following logician and philosopher argues that truth is a property of sentences?

According to the theory of truth a statement is true if it is useful to believe.

What do facts need to have meaning, according to Carl L. Becker?

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

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

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.

If I believe that what "truth" is is contextdependent I will likely endorse a

According to the theory of truth a belief is correct if it coheres with other beliefs that we regard ascorrect .

Exam 6: Truth

According to the theory of truth, a belief is true if it is, or can be, integrated within the framework of all the other beliefs that we already accept as true.

If you endorse rationalist epistemology you are committed to the pragmatist view of truth.

Vatsyayana accepted which view of truth?

The conceptual relativist claims that we cannot know the world independently of our .

What philosopher wrote: "The world is the totallity of facts, not of things."?

Do you believe that knowledge is justified true belief? Why, or why not? In answering this question you should draw on the work of both Gettier and Plato.

What philosopher argued that we should strive to develop a perfect language in which we could express our ideas with complete clarity?

A key problem with the correspondence theory of truth is that it assumes that we can determine if our beliefs correspond to any external reality.

Bertrand Russell endorsed the theory of truth.

What contemporary philosopher argues that truth is whatever has passed society's "procedures of justification"?

Which of the following philosophers proposed a version of the correspondence theory of truth?

No Eastern philosophers accept the pragmatic view of truth.

Which of the following logician and philosopher argues that truth is a property of sentences?

According to the theory of truth a statement is true if it is useful to believe.

What do facts need to have meaning, according to Carl L. Becker?

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

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

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.

If I believe that what "truth" is is context­dependent I will likely endorse a

According to the theory of truth a belief is correct if it coheres with other beliefs that we regard ascorrect .

If I believe that what "truth" is is contextdependent I will likely endorse a