Epistemology Quiz

What is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge?

• Ethics

• Metaphysics

• Epistemology

• Logic

What are the core areas of debates in contemporary epistemology?

• The nature of knowledge and its conditions

• Sources of knowledge and justified belief

• The structure of knowledge or justified belief

• All of the above

Who is often credited as the father of modern philosophy?

• Francis Bacon

• John Locke

• David Hume

• René Descartes

What is the definition of knowledge as justified true belief?

• Belief is required to have an explanation to be correct

• Belief is required to be true and justified

• Belief is required to be true and have an explanation

• Belief is required to be justified and have an explanation

Which philosophical school rejected justification on the basis of Agrippa's trilemma?

• Hellenistic Sceptics

• Pyrrhonian school

• Academic skepticism

• Ajñana school

What is the etymology of the word 'epistemology'?

• Knowledge and understanding

• Science or discipline of knowledge

• Ancient Greek word for philosophy

• All of the above

What is the main focus of epistemology?

• The nature of reality

• The nature of knowledge

• The nature of ethics

• The nature of logic

Who resolved the dispute between empiricists and rationalists?

• Francis Bacon

• John Locke

• David Hume

• Immanuel Kant