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Question 1 3 out of 3 points

“To affirm that something as true in a propositional form” is the definition of

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Beli ef

Question 2 0 out of 3 points

By “noumena” Kant is referring to

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the organization of the raw data by our mind

Question 3 0 out of 3 points

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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Correspondence theory

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Locke divided knowledge into matters of fact and relations of ideas.

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Tr ue

Question 5 3 out of 3 points

The basis for Descartes knowledge of the material world was:

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rationalis m

Question 6 3 out of 3 points

The truth theory that holds that a proposition is true if it correlates with reality is the

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Correspondence Theory

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Descartes believed that all men were born a tabula rasa. Selected

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Question 8 3 out of 3 points

The Aristotelian approach that Bacon critiqued was deduction. Selected Answer:

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Tr ue

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Knowledge arrived at immediately: Selected Answer:

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Intuitio n

Question 10 3 out of 3 points

According to Dew and Foreman, faith is one of the sources of knowledge.

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Fal se

Question 11 3 out of 3 points

Plato was hesitant to build a theory of knowledge on the physical world because Selected Answer:

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The physical world is always changing

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For Locke, which of the ideas below would be a complex idea: Selected Answer:

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heav y

Question 13 0 out of 3 points

Which is not one of the ways the word “know” might be used?

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Knowledge as Competency.

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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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Question 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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Question 16 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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We should study epistemology so that we can find confidence on the biggest questions of life.

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Question 18 0 out of 3 points

Gettier Problems show that:

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JTB fails to demonstrate the truth of a claim.

Question 19 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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True .

Question 20 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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Question 21 3 out of 3 points

According to Dew and Foreman, if something exists, then something must be true of about the things that exists.

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True .

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Tests for truth are meant to define the nature of truth itself.

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Question 23 3 out of 3 points

Postmodern anti-realism argues that our perception comes to us through the subjective filters of our minds.

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True .

Question 24 0 out of 3 points

The correspondence theory of truth is thought by some philosophers to be a pretheoretic intuition that we philosophize with, not to.

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Question 25 0 out of 3 points

Pragmatism is epistemologically valuable for us since it helps us test truth claims....