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Quiz 5 - Quiz 5
Philosophy and Contemporary Ideas (Liberty
University)
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Question 1
The doxastic assumption
is:
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points
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d
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2
The idea that what justifies a belief is
another belief
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points
The motivation behind internalism is:
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d
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3
We have an epistemic obligation to have good reason for
the beliefs we hold
3 out of 3 points
Coherentism holds that some beliefs are more foundational than others.
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d
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4
Fa
l
se
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points
According to externalism one must be aware of whether his
cognitive processes are functioning properly or not.
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Answer: ue
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Question 5
3 out of 3 points
Rene Descartes was a:
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d
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6
Global
Skepti
c
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points
The motivation behind externalism is:
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d
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7
It seems intuitively to be the way we
normally form beliefs
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points
If an individual is an externalist in terms of epistemic warrant, then
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that person thinks that
Selecte
d
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Some of the reasons or conditions for the truth of a
person’s belief may lie outside that person’s cognitive
grasp.
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8
3 out of 3
points
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If Jacob thinks there is overwhelming evidence for the existence of
God, especially in light of what he thinks is the apparent design and
fine-tuning of the universe, but John claims that the obvious
existence of evil argues against the rationality of Jacob’s belief in the
existence of God, then John has
Selecte
d
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Question
9
Offered a potential defeater for Jacob’s belief in the
existence of God.
0 out of 3 points
Select the one below that does NOT belong: To suggest that a
person’s approach to justification is internalist is to suggest
that
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d
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A person may not be currently aware of the potential
evidence she has in support of a belief she holds.
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10
3 out of 3
points
Select the one below that is NOT a difficulty with W.K. Clifford’s approach to
evidentialism
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d
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It is certain that his approach to evidentialism reverts to
a form of reliabilism in knowledge.
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11
3 out of 3
points
Select the one below that does NOT belong : The justification of one’s
beliefs is a matter that deals with
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d
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12
Theological issues about the
process of salvation.
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points
Ginger believes that the dog she sees in her neighbor’s back yard is
her own Labrador Retriever named Sam. Since there are no other
Labrador Retrievers in the neighborhood fitting the same description
as Sam, and since the dog Ginger sees in her neighbor’s yard seems
to recognize Ginger’s voice when she calls out to it, Ginger quite
naturally believes the dog in her neighbor’s back yard is her dog
Sam. It turns out, however, that the dog in her neighbor’s back yard
is in fact not Ginger’s dog but the Labrador of a visiting relative of
her neighbor. On an internalist account of justification, since it turns
out not to be true that Ginger saw her dog Sam in her neighbor’s
back yard, Ginger was not justified in believing it was her own dog in
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the first place.
Selecte
d
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:
Fa
l
se
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13
3 out of 3
points
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The virtue of studiousness does not take into account the proper kinds of
motives for seeking knowledge.
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d
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14
Fal
s e.
3 out of 3
points
For Aristotle, the “Golden Mean” points to fixed and universal
ethical norms for all people to follow.
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d
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15
False
.
3 out of 3
points
Virtue epistemology generally focuses on being intellectually
virtuous as opposed to being absolutely certain.
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d
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16
Tru
e
.
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points
Vices might be described as characteristics that are destructive in nature.
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d
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17
Tru
e
.
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points
The intellectual virtue of humility can be described as the mean between:
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d
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18
Grandiosity and diminished sense of
ability.
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points
Aristotle thought that the virtues are present naturally in all people.
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d
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19
False
.
3 out of 3
points
Hume thinks that, while we may assume connections of causality
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(i.e., every event has a cause), we never actually perceive a
necessary connection of causality and therefore we cannot know a
causal connection has actually occurred.
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Answer: ue
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Question 20
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One of the philosophical benefits of skepticism
is that
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points
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d
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21
It can remind us of the need for epistemic
humility.
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points
Sextus Empiricus adopted a version of Pyhrro’s skepticism mainly
because he believed that
Selecte
d
Answer
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Because we are plagued with doubts over opposing
claims, suspending judgment is a good way of being free
from the unrest that is often caused by such doubts.
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Question
22
3 out of 3
points
One reason why certainty in knowledge is not likely a reasonable alternative
to unmitigated skepticism is because
Select
e d
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We are often able to see that a given belief we hold, rather
than being justified by the right kind of evidence in support
of it, has been unduly influenced by social factors having
nothing to do with its justification, and this gives us good
reasons to question the certainty of our beliefs.
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Question 23
When the used car salesman tells Steve that the particular
car he is
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points
considering purchasing has less than fifteen thousand actual miles
on it, Steve is, quite naturally, a bit skeptical about this claim,
particularly since the car is over ten years old and looks a little
worse for wear. In exhibiting this level of doubt, Steve is expressing:
Selecte
d
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24
Common
sense
skepticism.
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points
Rather than having certainty about our beliefs, it is more likely that
we have varying degrees of rational support for our beliefs.
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25
3 out of 3
points
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Explain the logical problem with W. K. Clifford’s belief that “It is wrong
always, everywhere and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient
evidence."
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Selecte
d
Answer
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Respons
e
Feedbac
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This statement in and of itself contradicts itself in assuming
right and wrong lacking evidence to support this statement.
There is not a way to gather evidence in order to be able to
prove that statement is itself true.
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