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Quiz 3 - Quiz 3
Philosophy and Contemporary Ideas (Liberty
University)
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“To affirm that something as true in a propositional form” is the definition of
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2
Bel
i ef
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By “noumena” Kant is referring to
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d
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3
the organization of the raw
data by our mind
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Scientific anti-realism is the view that science does not claim objects like
electrons actually exist. They are just a fictional construct to explain how
things work. This view fits best with which truth theory:
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d
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4
Corresponden
ce theory
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Locke divided knowledge into matters of fact and relations of ideas.
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Question 5
3 out of 3 points
The basis for Descartes knowledge of the material world was:
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d
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6
rationali
s m
3 out of 3
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The truth theory that holds that a proposition is true if it correlates with
reality is the
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Corresponden
ce Theory
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Descartes believed that all men were born a tabula rasa.
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Question 8
The Aristotelian approach that Bacon critiqued was
deduction.
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Question 9
3 out of 3
points
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Knowledge arrived at immediately:
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10
Intuiti
o n
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According to Dew and Foreman, faith is one of the sources of knowledge.
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d
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Fa
l
se
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Question 11
Plato was hesitant to build a theory of knowledge on the
physical world because
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points
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d
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Question
12
The physical world is
always changing
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For Locke, which of the ideas below would be a complex idea:
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13
hea
v y
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Which is not one of the ways the word “know” might be used?
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14
Knowledge
as
Competenc
y.
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The primary problem with Thales’ view of the earth is that he lacked
justification for his belief.
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15
True
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Even after the Gettier problem, Dew and Foreman think that JTB is still at
least a necessary condition for knowledge.
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d
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16
Fal
s e.
3 out of 3
points
Though there are a variety of different forms of justification, the best form
is empirical evidence.
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17
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s e.
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We should study epistemology so that we can find confidence on the
biggest questions of life.
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18
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s e.
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Gettier Problems show that:
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Question
19
JTB fails to demonstrate the
truth of a claim.
3 out of 3
points
In order to count as knowledge, there must be some form of
justification for the claim.
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d
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Question
20
Tru
e
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3 out of 3
points
Since coherentism and pragmatism fail as definitions of truth, we should
refrain form using them as tests for truth.
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d
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According to Dew and Foreman, if something exists, then something must
be true of about the things that exists.
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22
Tru
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3 out of 3
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Tests for truth are meant to define the nature of truth itself.
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23
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s e.
3 out of 3
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Postmodern anti-realism argues that our perception comes to us through
the subjective filters of our minds.
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d
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24
Tru
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The correspondence theory of truth is thought by some philosophers to be
a pre- theoretic intuition that we philosophize with, not to.
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d
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Question
25
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s e.
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Pragmatism is epistemologically valuable for us since it helps us test truth claims.
