An exercise of the truth-making

Question 1

are the things that appear to us in this world

Answer 1

reality

Question 2

situation that is observed to exist or happen

Answer 2

phenomenon

Question 3

the object of a person’s perception

Answer 3

phenomenon

Question 4

they are the objects we try to figure out

Answer 4

reality

Question 5

what the sense or mind notice

Answer 5

phenomenon

Question 6

the state of things as they actually exist

Answer 6

reality

Question 7

how does science treat phenomena

Answer 7

• observe through experiments and calculations are the data used to arrive at a conclusion
• specific phenomenon to be understood is isolated to yield valuable information
• narrows its analysis in order to know something

Question 8

how does philosophy treat phenomena

Answer 8

• uses phenomenon or raw experience to form the basis for truth
• phenomenon is studied, not by isolating it from others but by examining the relations it has with other phenomena
• broadens its analysis to arrive at wisdom and truth

Question 9

what does science and philosophy seek when treating phenomena

Answer 9

seeks to understand the world

Question 10

he is a rationalist that thought reason could explain the working of the world; without reference to the sense of experience

Answer 10

rene descartes

Question 11

the ultimate starting point for all knowledge is not the senses but reason

Answer 11

rationalists

Question 12

he is a empiricist that argued that the mind was like a tabula rasa (blank sheet of paper) which was informed by the world of experience

Answer 12

john locke

Question 13

sense experience is the ultimate starting point for all our knowledge

Answer 13

empiricists

Question 14

three key principles of rationalism

Answer 14

• deduction
• innate ideas
• reason

Question 15

is the application of concrete principles to draw a conclusion

Answer 15

deduction

Question 16

is the concept that we’re born with fundamental truths or experiences left over from another life that we’re born with

Answer 16

innate ideas

Question 17

uses logic to determine a conclusion

Answer 17

reason

Question 18

key principles of empiricism

Answer 18

• sense of experience
• innate ideas
• induction

Question 19

empiricists believe that our ideas come solely from _________; these ideas are either simple or complex and make use of the five senses

Answer 19

sense of experience

Question 20

empiricists reject the notion of ________; because they believe that the mind was a blank slate or tabula rasa

Answer 20

innate ideas

Question 21

it is the most crucial principle to empiricism; it is the belief that very little can be proven conclusively, especially without experience

Answer 21

induction

Question 22

both rationalism and empiricism are terms used in philosophy; and both terms are under the term _____________

Answer 22

epistemology