Question 1

The defeasibility theory adds a further condition to the standard account of knowledge, namely, that

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A)   no other evidence (TRUE statements)  could undermine your original justification.
B)   the belief be a private one.
C)   it ignore irrelevant evidence (all FALSE statements) .
D)   your evidence (TRUE statements)  be defended by scientific principles.

Question 2

The theory that talk of all things is reducible to talk of sensations.

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A)   perceptionism
B)   phenomenalism
C)   direct realism
D)   representative realism

Question 3

The Demented Mrs. Grabit thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)   a version of the defeasibility theory is a slight improvement over the standard account.
B)   some versions of the defeasibility theory are adequate.
C)   all versions of the defeasibility theory are unfounded.
D)   a version of the defeasibility theory is unfounded.

Question 4

Descartes method of doubt is designed to reveal,

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A)   what we believe.
B)   what we know.
C)   what we fear.
D)   what we hope.

Question 5

The theory that sensations are caused by external objects and that some of those sensations resemble the qualities of those objects.

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A)   perceptionism
B)   phenomenalism
C)   direct realism
D)   representative realism

Question 6

Lehrer's Human Thermometer thought experiment is intended to show that reliably produced TRUE belief is an adequate account of knowledge.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following wouldnot be considered a primary quality by Locke?

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A)   sound
B)   solidity
C)   figure
D)   extension
E)   mobility

Question 8

According to Berkeley, we can never bridge the gap between appearance and reality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cognitive subjectivism fails because it

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A)   does not take into account one's beliefs.
B)   is self-refuting.
C)   has no criterion for identifying truth.
D)   makes truth objective.

Question 10

An a priori statement is one whose truth/falsity can be known without having to appeal to experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Mermaids have fins" is not an analytic proposition because mermaids do not exist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Descartes, knowledge requires certainty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Goldman's Fake Barns thought experiment is intended to show that the causal theory of knowledge is inadequate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is an a priori proposition?

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A)   All material objects are extended (that is, they take up space) .
B)   Some material objects have a greater mass than others.
C)   All material objects are empirically observable.
D)   Some material objects are living creatures.

Question 15

When I say I know something, I do not always have to believe what I claim to know.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

By means of his method of doubt, Descartes shows that there is one thing we can know with certainty-namely, that we cannot know anything with certainty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hume claims that we can't justify induction by appeal to experience because

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A)   that would assume what we're trying to prove.
B)   that would be a fallacious appeal to authority.
C)   the principle that the future will resemble the past is self-contradictory.
D)   the principle that the future will resemble the past doesn't follow from any other principle.

Question 18

According to the "problem of induction" identified by Hume, we cannot use induction to show that the future will resemble the past because

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A)   generalizations based on past experiences are flawed.
B)   induction assumes that the future will resemble the past.
C)   the world is constantly changing.
D)   change is an illusion.

Question 19

Mathematical propositions (e.g., 7 + 5 = 12) are known a priori because their truth or falsity can be known without having to appeal to sense experience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Epistemology is the study of the nature of reality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

The theory that sensations are caused by external objects and that some of those sensations resemble the qualities of those objects.

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The defeasibility theory adds a further condition to the standard account of knowledge, namely, that

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Lehrer's Human Thermometer thought experiment is intended to show that reliably produced TRUE belief is an adequate account of knowledge.

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An a priori statement is one whose truth/falsity can be known without having to appeal to experience.

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Cognitive subjectivism fails because it

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The Demented Mrs. Grabit thought experiment is intended to show that

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Epistemology is the study of the nature of reality.

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Goldman's Fake Barns thought experiment is intended to show that the causal theory of knowledge is inadequate.

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According to Berkeley, we can never bridge the gap between appearance and reality.

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Hume claims that we can't justify induction by appeal to experience because

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The theory that talk of all things is reducible to talk of sensations.

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Mathematical propositions (e.g., 7 + 5 = 12) are known a priori because their truth or falsity can be known without having to appeal to sense experience.

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According to the "problem of induction" identified by Hume, we cannot use induction to show that the future will resemble the past because

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Descartes method of doubt is designed to reveal,

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Which of the following wouldnot be considered a primary quality by Locke?

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When I say I know something, I do not always have to believe what I claim to know.

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Which of the following is an a priori proposition?

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According to Descartes, knowledge requires certainty.

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"Mermaids have fins" is not an analytic proposition because mermaids do not exist.

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By means of his method of doubt, Descartes shows that there is one thing we can know with certainty-namely, that we cannot know anything with certainty.

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