Some Basic Concepts and Rousseau

Which of the following terms refers to the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge and knowledge acquisition?

• Ontology

• Ethics

• Rationalism

• Epistemology

Empiricism is the belief that

• knowledge is based on observed physical phenomena and sense impressions

• knowledge cannot be acquired as we are all finite

• the belief that knowledge is not based on sense impressions

The study of being or existence is called _____________.

All brothers are male. Jack is my brother. Therefore, Jack is male.

The above logical reasoning is an example of

• deduction

• induction

I have seen only black crows. Therefore all crows are probably black.

The above is an example of ______________

• deduction

• induction

I can never prove that all crows are black. Even if I see one brown crow, the assertion that all crows are black will be disproven.

The above is an example of the principle of _______________.

The ______________ was the political movement influenced by enlightenment philosophy.

• The Boston Tea Party

• The French Revolution

• The American War of Independence

Which of the following statements are true with regard to Rousseau's beleifs?

• Human beings are innately evil

• It is the institutions of civilisation that corrupt human beings

• All human beings must be taught in schools to ensure liberty, equality and fraternity

• Freedom and equality can be gained only through civic laws

For Rousseau, living without civilisation and without any of the organis of civilisation is living in

• Noble Savage

• Sovereign

• a state of nature

• Civil State

Rousseau's idea of original goodness posed a challenge to

• Hobbes' belief that without external authority, human beings would behave like Leviathans, in an anarchic manner

• Marx's ideas on the ownership of means of production

• Early Western feminists' belief in the equality of genders

• Plato's belief in an ideal world of forms and ideas