Epistemology test

Question 1

What is a composite thing according to descartes?

Answer 1

Something composed of more than one thing, these subjects contain more doubt than simple subjects that contain some sort of certainty.

Question 2

Cogito ergo sum - Descartes?

Answer 2

I think therefore I am. Descartes comes to the realization that the only thing he can be certain of is that he exists.

Question 3

Why is Socrates not afraid to die?

Answer 3

He believes the soul is eternal.

Question 4

What is Plato’s criticism of the body?

Answer 4

It is a source of endless trouble.

Question 5

What is a form? (Beauty & Justice etc)

Answer 5

An eternal ideal version of general things.

Question 6

What is epistemology

Answer 6

What we know and how we know it

Question 7

Who was socrates?

Answer 7

The oldest teacher. Not a writer. Plato wrote down his ideas.

Question 8

socrates was the interlocutor. What does that mean?

Answer 8

Guy asking the questions. Socratic method.

Question 9

Who founded the first school the Academy?

Answer 9

Plato

Question 10

Who is plato’s student

Answer 10

Aristotle. Differed from his ideas.

Question 11

Apriori Knowledge?

Answer 11

Innate knowledge. Things you naturally know. (rationalism)

Question 12

Aposteriori knowledge?

Answer 12

Knowledge you acquire through experience, empirisicm.

Question 13

Rationalism:

Answer 13

Deductive, apriori, reason is prominent sense of knowledge

Question 14

Empiricism:

Answer 14

Inductive, aposteriori, rejects that we have innate knowledge

Question 15

Some empiricists?

Answer 15

John Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Aristotle

Question 16

Rationalist Philosophers

Answer 16

You already know everything there is to know you just need to access it; Descartes, Plato

Question 17

Why is Descartes not a skeptic?

Answer 17

He still believes in some sort of universal certainty, even though he doubts almost everything.

Question 18

Some of John Locke’s theories?

Answer 18

Believed mind was a tabula rasa or blank slate, believed in primary and secondary qualities, first isnt subjective latter is, believes in senses and reflection

Question 19

Some of Humes’ theories?

Answer 19

Impressions: feelings/emotions, senses we gather through life lets us understand things.

Question 20

Berkeley’s theories:

Answer 20

Said both primary and secondary qualities were subjective, believed in God, external reality is outside the mind, “TO BE IS WHAT YOU PERCEIVE”

Question 21

Immanuel Kant theories.

Answer 21

Bridges gap between rationalism and empiricism, says that you need innate knowledge to be able to experience things: aka transcendental deduction. (dualism.)

Question 22

Karl Popper

Answer 22

Can’t be certain about anything, everything is doubted. But you can have some sort of idea.

Question 23

What does Descartes Doubt?

Answer 23

The foundations on which he built his beliefs. He doubts the sincereness of the senses.

Question 24

Humes ideas

Answer 24

Constructed through mind