Epistemology

Question 1

acquiring and validating knowledge

Answer 1

epistemology

Question 2

what are the two purpose of epistemology?

Answer 2

1. To show how we can acquire knowledge
2. Method of validating knowledge, determining if the knowledge acquired is actually a knowledge

Question 3

“mental grasp of reality”
observation, process of reason

Answer 3

Nature of knowledge

Question 4

what are the two nature of knowledge?

Answer 4

empiricism
rationalism

Question 5

use of senses (John Locke, George Berkley, David Hume)

Answer 5

empiricism

Question 6

use of mind/critical thinking (Rene Descartes, Baruch Spinoza, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz)

Answer 6

rationalism

Question 7

3 steps to validate one’s knowledge

Answer 7

1. ask questions
2. action
3. consensus-if everyone agrees

Question 8

identify if it is a characteristic of truth or opinion:

based on facts/reality/objective

Answer 8

truth

Question 9

identify if it is a characteristic of truth or opinion:

based on emotion

Answer 9

opinion

Question 10

identify if it is a characteristic of truth or opinion:

can be confirmed with other sources

Answer 10

truth

Question 11

identify if it is a characteristic of truth or opinion:

open to interpretation

Answer 11

opinion

Question 12

identify if it is a characteristic of truth or opinion:

independent of one’s interpretation, preference, and biases

Answer 12

truth

Question 13

identify if it is a characteristic of truth or opinion:

inherently biased

Answer 13

opinion

Question 14

identify if it is a characteristic of truth or opinion:

cannot be confirmed

Answer 14

opinion