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WorksheetsEpistemology 12 I&D
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
The intuition and [blank] thesis.
(a)
What does intuition mean?
Your gut instinct.
Being able to intellectually apprehend an idea.
A feeling.
Being able to distinguish between right and wrong.
What type of ideas does Descartes wish to identify?
Clear
Distant
Distinct
Clean
What is the concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy?
The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the belief that individuals are born with innate knowledge.
The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the idea that individuals are born with a blank slate and acquire knowledge through sensory perception and experience.
The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the idea that individuals are born with predetermined personalities.
The concept of tabula rasa in John Locke's philosophy is the notion that individuals are born with a fixed set of abilities and talents.
What is empiricism?
Knowledge derived from logical reasoning and deduction.
Knowledge derived from religious beliefs and faith.
Knowledge derived from intuition and speculation.
Knowledge derived from sensory experience and observation.
What is rational intuition according to Descartes?
An a priori faculty that enables us to see truth
A feeling of certainty in an idea
A recognition that an idea is impossible to be false
A deduction based on perceptions
What does Descartes mean by the 'trademark' argument?
The concept of God is like an innate 'trademark' placed in our minds
The concept of God is a deduction based on perceptions
The concept of God is a feeling of certainty
The concept of God is a recognition that it is impossible to be false
According to Descartes, why can his perceptions of an external world with physical objects be trusted?
Because they are caused by his own mind
Because they are voluntary
Because God has created him with a tendency to form false beliefs
Because God is a perfect being and would not create him with a tendency to form false beliefs
Why does Descartes argue that the cause of his perceptions must be something external to his mind?
Because his perceptions are involuntary
Because his perceptions are caused by physical objects
Because his perceptions are voluntary
Because his perceptions are caused by his own mind
What are the aims of Descartes method of doubt? (tick all that apply)
To establish a foundation for knowledge that couldn't be doubted
To defeat the sceptics
To prove the existence of God
To avoid believing things that are not completely certain and indubitable.
In what order are Descartes three sceptical arguments presented in Meditation 1?
1) Dreaming 2) Illusion 3) Evil Demon
1) Evil Demon 2) Dreaming 3) Illusion
1) Illusion 2) Dreaming 3) Evil Demon
1) Dreaming 2) Evil Demon 3) Illusion
Descartes doubts whether he knows if he is awake. He begins by explaining that he has no way of knowing if he is really seated on front of the fireplace or if he is really lying asleep in bed. This is known as the:
Argument from illusion
Dreaming argument
Evil Demon argument
What is meant by a priori knowledge?
knowledge gained from the senses
knowledge gained from reason alone
knowledge gained from both the senses and reason
knowledge that we cannot know for certain
What is meant by local scepticism?
Doubt about a particular branch of knowledge
Doubt about the local area you live in
Doubt about whether there is a world existing outside our own mind
What is meant by global scepticism?
Doubt about a particular branch of knowledge
Doubt about all the countries that exist
Doubt about whether or not a world exists outside our own mind
Which of the following three arguments leads to global scepticism?
Argument from illusion
Argument from dreaming
Evil demon argument
'Cogito Ergo Sum' is Latin for:
The Method of Doubt
The Whirlpool of Doubt
I Think Therefore I am
The Three Waves
What is significant about the Cogito?
He realises that even if there is an evil demon deceiving him, he is thinking about existing , therefore he exists.
It makes him realises that he will never know anything for certain
He realises that he will never overcome the evil demon argument
Which is the most reliable form of philosophical argument?
abductive
inductive
deductive
which of the following conditions for knowledge would you associate with Descartes?
Reliablism
Infallibilism
Virtue Epistemology
