Practice Questions Flashcards
The proposition ‘The table in front of me’ fits into which category within HF and AVP?
Matters of fact/Empirically verifiable
The proposition ‘God exists’’ fits into which category within HF and AVP?
Commit to the flames/Meaningless
The proposition ‘I exist’ fits into which category within HF and AVP?
Matters of fact/Empirically verifiable
The proposition ‘The form of beauty exists’ fits into which category within HF and AVP?
Commit to the flames/Meaningless
The proposition ‘Bachelors are unmarried men’ fits into which category within HF and AVP?
Relations of Ideas/Analytic
The proposition ‘Kicking cats is wrong’ fits into which category within HF and AVP?
Commit to the flames/Meaningless
The proposition ‘2 + 2 = 4’ fits into which category within HF and AVP?
Relations of Ideas/Analytic
What kind of knowledge does Descartes want to find and how?
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Why does Descartes doubt knowledge from the senses?
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What does Descartes know for sure?
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Explain why the Cogito is synthetic a priori knowledge.
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What thought does Descartes use to remind himself that all opinions from the senses are doubtful and why is this hard to remember?
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