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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.
6
Many have concluded that direct realism is an inadequate theory because of
A)the argument from illusion.
B)the nonexistence of physical objects.
C)arguments against the existence of God.
D)sense data.
7
Locke advocated a theory of perception known as
A)direct realism.
B)idealism.
C)representative realism.
D)indirect realism.
8
Berkeley rejected the existence of
A)sense data.
B)ideas.
C)God.
D)material objects.
9
The view that statements about physical objects are reducible to statements about sensations is known as
A)realism.
B)objectivism.
C)phenomenalism.
D)idealism.
10
The philosopher who insists that it's impossible for something to exist unconceived is
A)Locke.
B)Descartes.
C)Russell.
D)Berkeley.
11
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.
12
For Plato, knowledge is
A)true belief.
B)firmly held true belief.
C)true belief that is grounded in reality.
D)belief without doubt.
13
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.
14
Descartes assumes that we can be certain about
A)dreams.
B)what our sense reveal.
C)our beliefs.
D)our mental states.
15
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.
16
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.
17
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.
18
Internalist theories of knowledge include
A)the standard account.
B)the causal theory.
C)the reliability theory.
D)the psychological theory.
19
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.
20
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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