Intro to Philo Quiz 2

Epistemology is a science devoted to the discovery of the proper method of acquiring and validating knowledge.

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Knowledge is the clear awareness and understanding of something where it is provided by facts and not based on reality.

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John Locke, George Berkley and David Hume were the founders of Rationalism belief.

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According to rationalist philosophers, we can acquire knowledge using our senses.

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Existence is everything there is. It includes everything we perceive and everything inside our heads which represents our inner world.

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Statements about the world or reality are called propositions which may or may not carry the truth.

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Statement that requires further examination and can be contested is called claim.

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A belief is true if it can be justified or proven through the use of one’s senses.

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A belief or statement is false if it is based on facts.

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Truth is the process of proving the truth or validity of a statement.

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