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WorksheetsN5 K&D Hinge 3
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these is NOT a key principle of Descartes' method of doubt?
Descartes viewed the method of doubt as a 'once in a lifetime' project.
If Descartes could doubt a belief, he would treat it as if it were false
Descartes would doubt the principles that his beliefs are based on.
Descartes would put forward the most powerful sceptical arguments possible so that whatever knowledge is left is indubitable
Descartes would doubt each of his beliefs one at a time, slowly and methodically.
Which of Descartes' sceptical arguments is missing?
The Deceiving God Argument
The Dreaming Argument
The Evil Demon Hypothesis
(a)
Tick ALL the statements which are part of the dreaming argument
If I am dreaming then I am not experiencing reality
My dreams may not be deceiving me now
Sometimes it is impossible to tell that I am dreaming
I could be dreaming at this very moment
So my dreams make me doubt even a priori knowledge such as mathematics
Tick ALL the statements which are part of the Mistrust of the Senses argument
Sometimes my senses deceive me
I can check when my senses deceive me
I should not trust my senses if they have deceived me even once
My senses could be deceiving me now
So I cannot trust a posteriori knowledge gained through the senses
By following his method of doubt, Descartes wished to find an (a) statement, that would form the foundation of all knowledge.
Select all correct answers: What kinds of knowledge did Descartes doubt with his sceptical arguments?
Propositional knowledge
Ability knowledge
a priori knowledge
a posteriori knowledge
A stick that appears to bend in water is a good example to illustrate which of Descartes' sceptical arguments?
Mistrust of the Senses
Dreaming
Deceiving God
Evil Demon
Which of the following statements does Descartes believe the Evil Demon and Deceiving God could deceive us about:
The sky is above us.
I have two hands.
All dogs are mammals.
I enjoy the taste of ice-cream.
0 is less than 25
In Meditation One, Descartes asks us to believe that...
The evil demon exists
The evil demon does not exist
The evil demon possibly exists
The evil demon probably exists
The evil demon makes no difference to us
The statement that Descartes believes is indubitable is known as...
(a)
Select all the terms that accurately describe Descartes' proposition: 'cogito ergo sum'.
Valid
Self-authenticating
Foundational knowledge
Empirical
Indubitable
When does the 'cogito' confirm that you exist, according to Descartes?
Only when it is conceived in my mind
Only when it is spoken
All the time
Whenever it is conceived or spoken
Never - we can always doubt our existence
What does Descartes think the cogito proves? Select the most precise answer.
Something exists
Something thinks
I exist
I think
I am a thinking thing
