What is epistemology?

• The scientific study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge.

• Something to do with knowledge.

• The philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge.

• The study of human existance.

What term does the TOK guide use to describe knowledge

What is inference?

• Thinking

• Reasoning

• Summarising

• Understanding

What is the difference between inductive and deductive?

• Inductive reasoning relies on patterns and trends, while deductive reasoning relies on facts and rules.

• Inductive reasoning relies on facts and rules, while deductive reasoning relies on patterns and trends.

• Inductive reasoning relies on our own examples, while deductive reasoning relies on other people's examples.

• There's no real difference.

What does the term "introspection" stand for?

• The examination or observation of someone's personality.

• Someone's mental and emotional processes.

• The examination or observation of someone's mental and emotional processes.

• The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

What is the difference between truth and belief?

• A belief may be justified or unjustified depending on the strength of the evidence for it. A truth is something we know to be true such that we require no further evidence or justification and could not be right.

• A belief may be justified or unjustified. A truth is something we also don't know to be true.

• A belief is unjustified. A truth is something we know to be true.

• A belief may be justified or unjustified depending on the strength of the evidence for it. A truth is something we know to be true such that we require no further evidence or justification and could not be wrong.

Who was Descartes?

• A French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician.

• A Spanish philosopher, scientist, and mathematician.

• A French writer and mathematician.

• A French mathematician and art critic.

True or false: Confucius was a Chinese philosopher who lived in 14th century.

• True

• False

True or false: Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher, who used the allegory of the cave to illustrate the concept of truth.

• True

• False

True or false: A British philosopher John Locke encouraged others to use reason to seek for the truth.

• False

• True