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

Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

What Do You Know: Knowing What Knowledge Is

Multiple Choice


1	You’re justified in claiming that that the earth is not flat if (1) you believe that the earth is not flat, (2) it’s true that the earth is not flat, and
		A)	you’re certain that the earth is not flat.
		B)	others believe that he earth is not flat.
		C)	you’re justified in believing that the earth is not flat.
		D)	you have faith that the earth is not flat.


2	The doctrine that knowledge is undefeated justified true belief is called
		A)	the causal theory.
		B)	the standard theory.
		C)	the reliability theory.
		D)	the defeasibility theory.


3	Internalist theories of knowledge include
		A)	the standard account.
		B)	the causal theory.
		C)	the reliability theory.
		D)	the psychological theory.


4	The causal theory has been called into question because
		A)	the right kind of causal connection is never attained.
		B)	someone can have suitably caused belief and still not have knowledge.
		C)	physiological causal links have never been identified.
		D)	the theory is internalist.


5	The reliability theory cannot be correct because
		A)	knowing seems to requires more than just having correct information.
		B)	no system is reliable.
		C)	lucky guesses can be knowledge.
		D)	the theory is internalist.

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