Philosophical Rationalism

Which of the following is a correct definition of rationalism?

• Those who assert that only by reason alone can we discover knowledge

• Those who assert that everything knowable is known through the senses

Which of the following terms are based in Platonic Rationalism?

• Blank Slate

• A posteriori

• A priori

• all of the above

Define a priori

• Knowledge gained from both the senses and reason

• knowledge that is independent from experience

• knowledge that is gained through the senses

• none of the above

Through who's writings do we learn about Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Descartes

• Mr. Howard

In the allegory of the cave what do the shadows on the wall represent?

• The word of the senses

• The world of forms

• Just shadows, stop trying to be deep

• Whatever you want them to represent

In the allegory of the cave who is the person who escapes and returns to free others from the world of the senses?

• Philosphers

• Kings

• Your mom

• No one, because the world of the senses is impossible to escape

In what book is the allegory of the cave found

• Principia mathematica

• fear and trembling

• The Republic

• Theory of relativity

Which of the following describes the world of forms according to Plato

• an analogy simple used to make sense of the world

• a higher world of existence where all things exists in their perfect forms

• a lie constructed by religion to trick us

• None of the above

Cogito ergo sum means what?

• I doubt therefor... I doubt

• I live therefore I think

• I exists, get over it

• I think therefore I am

Which of the following fully defines radical / methodological doubt?

• Doubting physical reality

• doubting mental certainty

• doubting that your doubting

• Doubting everything which can be doubted.