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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi
The Search for Knowledge
Rationalism
Essay Quiz
1
State the three anchor points of rationalism identified in your text.
2
Describe the point of Socrates' geometry lesson in the Meno.
3
Discuss how Plato's account of Universals/Forms marks him out as a rationalist.
4
Summarize in your own words Descartes' argument in Meditations III for the existence of God.
5
Explain how Descartes finally takes himself to be justified in claiming to have knowledge of the external world. Briefly discuss how convincing you find his reasoning.
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