Crash Course in Philosophy 5

What profession did Rene Descartes have?

• Professor

• Mathematician

• Lawyer

• Teacher

What movie is used in the video to explain the idea of reality not being real?

• Inception

• Horton Hears a Who

• The Matrix

• Toy Story

What is epistemology?

• The study of words

• The study of stems

• The study of knowledge

• The study of epi-pens

What is the definition of a sceptic?

• A person who questions if anything can be known with certainty

• A person who doesn't question if anything can be known with certainty

• A person who questions if anything can septic

• A person who believes everything told to them as the truth

Empirical beliefs are

• Beliefs we form through research

• Beliefs we form through experiments

• Beliefs we form through our senses

• Beliefs we form based on evidence

According to Descartes, local doubts are

• A firm belief in reliability and truth

• A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction

• a 2008 movie starring Amy Adams

• Doubts about a particular experience, or some other occurrence at a particular point in time

Who introduced the idea of 'global doubt?'

• Rene Descartes

• Bertrand Russell

• Betty White

• Plato

Radical scepticism- proposed by Descartes- follows the idea that who put false beliefs in our minds?

• Plato

• Ourselves

• An evil genius

• The Matrix

Cogito ergo sum, is one of the most famous quotes in Philosophy. What does it translate to?

• I think, therefore I am

• I am, I think?

• I think, therefore I am I

• Thinking makes me who I am

What is the name of the hypothesis that the world was only created 5 minutes ago?

• The 5 minute theory

• The 5 minute hypothesis

• The 5 minute since creation

• The 5 minute fact