Question 1

Berkeley holds that "From what has been said it follows there is not any other Substance than Spirit, or that which perceives." He then goes on to offer what he calls a "fuller proof of this point." Explain what that "fuller proof" amounts to.

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The answer of Berkeley holds that "From what has been...

Question 2

For Shepherd, every thought, notion, idea, feeling, and perception, which distinguishes a sentient nature from unconscious existence, may be considered generally as matter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Hawley says, "I will take it that metaphysical claims may be __________ even when they are not subject to empirical confirmation or disconfirmation."

Accepted Answer

A)  false 
B)  true 
C)  meaningful 
D)  meaningless

Question 4

According to Leibniz, "The passing condition, which involves and represents a multiplicity in the unit or in the simple substance, is nothing but what is called __________, which is to be distinguished from _____________."

Accepted Answer

A)  advancement; dissolution 
B)  perception; consciousness 
C)  creation; death 
D)  maturation; succession

Question 5

Leibniz claims that each monad has qualities that differentiate it from every other monad, which accounts for our experience of change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When Locke says, "For in bare naked perception, the mind is, for the most part, only passive," what does he mean?

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The answer of When Locke says, "For in bare naked...

Question 7

According to Locke, "The particular bulk, number, figure, and motion of the parts of, for example, fire or snow, are really in them, whether anyone's senses perceive them or no: and therefore they may be called ...

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract qualities. 
B)  fictional qualities. 
C)  organic qualities. 
D)  real qualities.

Question 8

Hume concludes: "If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No." Then ...

Accepted Answer

A)  its knowledge is trustworthy. 
B)  commit it to the flames. 
C)  it must be difficult to master. 
D)  perhaps its secrets are beyond human comprehension.

Question 9

According to Plato, knowledge belongs to the Conceptual World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Kant, what is transcendental realism?

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The answer of According to Kant, what is transcendental realism?...

Question 11

According to Cavendish, there are some objects which are not perceptible by sense perception, yet they are subject to our ...

Accepted Answer

A)  tactile perception. 
B)  behavioral perception. 
C)  normative perception. 
D)  rational perception.

Question 12

According to Plato, the areas above the divided line are where our minds are capable of understanding the world of ideas, which is the ...

Accepted Answer

A)  eternal and unchanging world. 
B)  fleeting and changing world. 
C)  the world of fantasy. 
D)  the world of physical objects.

Question 13

Cavendish warns us that the dangers in the process of human reason can be remedied by ...

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental philosophy. 
B)  strict deduction from first principles. 
C)  abstract concepts. 
D)  faith in God.

Question 14

"The great, basic thought," according to Engels, which dialectical materialism inherited from Hegel, was "that the world is not to be comprehended as a complex of ready-made things, but as a complex of ..."

Accepted Answer

A)  relations. 
B)  organisms. 
C)  processes. 
D)  thoughts.

Question 15

Plato says that "Our argument shows that the power and capacity of learning exists ..."

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A)  in the soul already. 
B)  only in our physical bodies. 
C)  until we perish. 
D)  every time we say I know.

Question 16

What is MacDonald's main point when she says, "That the sun goes round the earth is not of course perceived by anyone but may be an erroneous deduction from what is perceived"? Do you agree with MacDonald? Explain your answer.

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The answer of What is MacDonald's main point when she...

Question 17

Locke argues that we are not born with innate ideas, that our minds are like blank slates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain what Plato means by reasoning and understanding.

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The answer of Explain what Plato means by reasoning and...

Exam 3: Plato the Divided Line and the Cave

Berkeley holds that "From what has been said it follows there is not any other Substance than Spirit, or that which perceives." He then goes on to offer what he calls a "fuller proof of this point." Explain what that "fuller proof" amounts to.

For Shepherd, every thought, notion, idea, feeling, and perception, which distinguishes a sentient nature from unconscious existence, may be considered generally as matter.

Hawley says, "I will take it that metaphysical claims may be __________ even when they are not subject to empirical confirmation or disconfirmation."

According to Leibniz, "The passing condition, which involves and represents a multiplicity in the unit or in the simple substance, is nothing but what is called , which is to be distinguished from ___."

Leibniz claims that each monad has qualities that differentiate it from every other monad, which accounts for our experience of change.

When Locke says, "For in bare naked perception, the mind is, for the most part, only passive," what does he mean?

According to Locke, "The particular bulk, number, figure, and motion of the parts of, for example, fire or snow, are really in them, whether anyone's senses perceive them or no: and therefore they may be called ...

Hume concludes: "If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning quantity or number? No. Does it contain any experimental reasoning concerning matter of fact and existence? No." Then ...

According to Plato, knowledge belongs to the Conceptual World.

According to Kant, what is transcendental realism?

According to Cavendish, there are some objects which are not perceptible by sense perception, yet they are subject to our ...

According to Plato, the areas above the divided line are where our minds are capable of understanding the world of ideas, which is the ...

Cavendish warns us that the dangers in the process of human reason can be remedied by ...

"The great, basic thought," according to Engels, which dialectical materialism inherited from Hegel, was "that the world is not to be comprehended as a complex of ready-made things, but as a complex of ..."

Plato says that "Our argument shows that the power and capacity of learning exists ..."

What is MacDonald's main point when she says, "That the sun goes round the earth is not of course perceived by anyone but may be an erroneous deduction from what is perceived"? Do you agree with MacDonald? Explain your answer.

Locke argues that we are not born with innate ideas, that our minds are like blank slates.

Explain what Plato means by reasoning and understanding.