Liberty PHIL 201 Quiz 3 Answers Complete Solutions
JTB is the traditional definition of knowledge, but was never actually articulated in the ancient world.
Which of the following can be classified as a priori knowledge?
Which of the following represents the key difference in thought from Descartes to Bacon?
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that epistemologists are generally hesitant to accept testimony as a source of knowledge:
Plato holds that we obtain knowledge:
Plato was hesitant to build a theory of knowledge on the physical world because
Nancy believes that her brother, Peter, is currently in Paris. It is true that Peter is in Paris. According to the traditional definition of knowledge, can we say that Nancy knows her brother is in Paris:
Scientific anti‑realism is the view that science does not claim objects like electrons actually exist. They are just a fictional construct to explain how things work. This view fits best with which truth theory:
One problem with the coherence theory of truth is that it is not linked with the real world but only systems of beliefs.
According to the pointecast presentation on truth theories, Coherence is a sufficient condition for truth, but it is not a necessary condition for truth.
Plato develops the traditional view of knowledge in one particular book of his. What is the title of that specific book by Plato? (Note: “Complete Works” is not the answer.)
Dew and Foreman claim that one minor concern with JTB is that the line between justification and truth seems a bit vague.
The primary problem with Thales’ view of the earth is that he lacked justification for his belief.
A ______________ is something we hold to be true.
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Epistemology is concerned with all the following types of questions except:
As long as justification is present, one can be assured that he/she has real knowledge.
For a statement to be true, it need not correspond to reality, it need only be consistent with everything else that we believe to be true.
Tests for truth help us to comprehend the essence of truth itself.
Coherentism uses which metaphor to illustrate how our beliefs relate to each other?
Anti-realist Postmodern thinkers say that reality does not exist.
According to Dew and Foreman, the coherentist perspective of truth has enjoyed the greatest and longest amount of support throughout history.
According to Hume, why can we never arrive at certainty?
Hume’s fork consisted of:
The philosopher who arrived at certainty through a process of doubting all of his knowledge was:
According to Plato, how do we gain genuine knowledge?
For Plato, the realm where things are constantly in a flux and changing is:
The one below that is NOT one of the necessary criteria for the traditional definition of knowledge:
The elements of a proposition include:
One problem with the coherence theory of truth is that it is not linked with the real world but only systems of beliefs.
Rationalism holds that all knowledge is arrived at through the reason and rejects any use of the senses at all.
Plato develops the traditional view of knowledge in one particular book of his. What is the title of that specific book by Plato? (Note: “Complete Works” is not the answer.)
Which is not one of the ways the word “know” might be used?
In response to the Gettier Problem, Keith Lerher and Thomas Paxson revise JTB as:
