Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e

Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

Things Aren't Always What They Seem: Skepticism About Skepticism

Multiple Choice


1	According to the correspondence theory of truth, a proposition is
		A)	made true by its correspondence with reality.
		B)	made true by its coherence with a system of beliefs.
		C)	made true by a society believing it to be true.
		D)	meaningless unless stated.


2	For Plato, knowledge is
		A)	true belief.
		B)	firmly held true belief.
		C)	true belief that is grounded in reality.
		D)	belief without doubt.


3	Descartes’s uses the dream argument to show that
		A)	dreams can seem real.
		B)	we can’t trust our dreams.
		C)	we can’t rust our senses.
		D)	dreams are a source of knowledge.


4	Descartes assumes that we can be certain about
		A)	dreams
		B)	what our sense reveal.
		C)	our beliefs.
		D)	our mental states.


5	For Descartes, the idea that closes the gap between the way the world really is and the way the world appears is the principle of
		A)	clarity and distinctness.
		B)	certainty.
		C)	knowledge and truth.
		D)	doubt.

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