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WorksheetsEpistemology
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is rationalism?
Reason is the foundation of knowledge - we create knowledge in our minds
Sense data is the foundation of knowledge - we create knowledge from the data we gather from our senses
The practice of questioning the reliability of our knowledge
a view of the proper structure of one's knowledge or justified beliefs
What is empiricism?
Reason is the foundation of knowledge, we create knowledge in our mind
sense data is the foundation of knowledge - we create knowledge from the data we gather from our senses
a view of the proper structure of one's knowledge or justified beliefs
a practice questioning the reliability of our knowledge
What is skepticism
the interpretation of sensory information, how we construct reality
sense data is the foundation of knowledge
the practice of questioning the reliability of our knowledge
reason is the foundation of knowledge
What is perception?
knowledge that comes after sense data, depends on empirical evidence
knowledge that precedes sense data, derived from our ability to reason
the practice of questioning the reliability of our knowledge
interpretation of sensory information - how we construct reality
What is a priori
knowledge that comes after sense data. Depends on evidence including science and aspects of personal knowledge
knowledge that precedes sense data, derived from our ability to reason. is independent from experience
the interpretation of sensory information, how we construct reality
belief in the life cycle, reincarnation
what is a posteriori
knowledge that comes after sense data. Knowledge that depends on evidence, including science and aspects of personal knowledge
knowledge that precedes sense data, derived from our ability to reason. Independent from experience.
practice of questioning the reliability of our knowledge
reason is the foundation of knowledge, we create knowledge in our minds
What is qualia?
the interpretation of sensory information
knowledge that comes after sense data, depends on evidence
knowledge that precedes sense data, independent from the experience
private conscious experiences of sensation and perception
what is samsara?
the practice of questioning the reliability of our knowledge
belief in the life cycle - reincarnation
an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem
the idea that things only exist when they are percieved
What is maya
the interpretation of sensory information, how we construct reality
an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem
belief in the life cycle - reincarnation
the idea that sense data if the foundation of knowledge
What is the representative theory of perception?
senes data is the foundation of knowledge
reason is the foundation of knowledge
things only exist when they are percieved, the existence of anything is dependent on perception.
The world we see, is not the real world itself, but merely an illusion/representation of that world .
what is subjective idealism?
things only exist when they are perceived, the existence of anything is dependent on perception.
the world we see, is not the real world itself but merely an illusion.
belief in the life cycle - reincarnation
an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem
What is functionalism
knowledge that precedes sense data, derived from our ability to reason. "from the earlier". Independent from experience. Ex, math, deduction, reasoning.
pratice of questioning the reliability of our knowledge
the view that all knowledge ultimitaley resides upon a firm base of self evident truths.
an illusion where things appear to be present but are not what they seem
