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WorksheetsKnowledge and Doubt Nat 5
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is the difference between knowing how and knowing that? (remember to include an example for each)
Who came up with the Tripartite Theory of Knowledge?
Decartes
Hume
Plato
Locke
In the Tripartite Theory of Knowledge, for something to be regarded as a piece of knowledge, what three criteria must in contain?
(a)
Billy is asked what 2 x 2 equals by his maths teacher. He provides the answer '4'. He had notes in his jotter to show he learned the 2 x table, he got the answer right, but he guessed his answer. What part of the Tripartite Theory of Knowledge is Billy missing? Explain
What is meant by empiricism?
What is meant by rationalism?
Knowledge is gained through experience
We cannot know anything for certain
Knowledge is gained through reason alone
The Cogito is the only thing we can know for certain
Which Philosopher is associated with Rationalism
Leibniz
Hume
Locke
Russell
Which philosopher is associated with empiricism?
Locke
Leibniz
Descartes
Russell
Draw your best version of Descartes in the space below
Draw your best version of David Hume below
How does Locke use a blank sheet of paper to describe the mind at birth? (Remember to include if he is describing rationalism or empiricism)
How does Leibniz use a block of veined marble to describe the mind at birth? (remember to say if he is describing empiricism or rationalism)
What is meant by scepticism?
The theory that knowledge comes from the senses
The theory that knowledge is gained through reason
The theory that we cannot know anything for certain
The theory that all knowledge is what you want it to be
