Epistemology Quiz

What is the primary focus of epistemology?

• The exploration of mathematical theories

• The study of ancient civilizations

• The investigation of historical events

• The analysis of the nature and scope of knowledge

Which philosophers are associated with the French school of historical epistemology?

• Aristotle and Hume

• Socrates and Plato

• Descartes and Kant

• Gaston Bachelard and Georges Canguilhem

What does the Cartesian cogito conclude?

• I am existing, therefore I am

• I am dreaming, therefore I am

• I am thinking, therefore I am

• I am feeling, therefore I am

What is a key critique of foundationalism?

• It ignores the role of language in knowledge

• It overemphasizes empirical evidence

• It doubts the correspondence between knowledge and its objects

• It relies too heavily on historical context

How does feminist epistemology view knowledge?

• As an unchanging truth

• As a socially constructed and gender-influenced concept

• As an objective and value-neutral entity

• As a purely scientific endeavor