Finals Unit 7 and 8 ( Introduction to Philosophy)

Empiricism is the view that knowledge of reality begins with sense experience. Its main proponents were John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume.

• True
• False

Rene Descartes rejected the rationalist claim that there could be innate ideas. Instead, he taught ideas are produced primarily through sense experience, and secondarily by reflection.

• True
• False

Locke grouped ideas into two kinds: simple and complex. In general, simple ideas are those that we receive passively (whether by only one sense, or multiple senses).

• True
• False

Identify and describe the a priori/a posteriori distinction. Give your own examples of each type of judgment. (3-5 sentences)

Identify and describe the three steps in Kant’s epistemology

Why is Kant’s philosophy called “transcendental idealism?”

Seven is a prime number.

• a priori
• a posteriori

Every circle is round.

• a priori
• a posteriori

Three plus three is six.

• a priori
• a posteriori

It is raining in Yuma, AZ right now

• a posteriori
• a priori