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PHIL 1301

Philosophy Quiz 3

1)The Father of modern philosophy.

 

2. The following describes Rene Descartes except:

 

3. Rene Descartes’ criterion for truth is:

 

4. The proof of God’s existence of Descartes through pure reasoning or thinking is called:

 

5. Descartes destroyed all possible sources of knowledge in order to attain certainty of knowledge is called:

 

6. Which of the following best express Descartes’ Method?

 

7. In the Meditations, Descartes’ project is to:

 

8. For Descartes, no matter how hard I try, it is impossible for me to doubt

 

9. The result of Descartes’ methodical doubt is that

 

10. Which of the following defines “cogito ergo sum” of Descartes?

 

11. Which of the following best describe Rene Descartes’ epistemological theory?

 

12. Which of the following best describe David Hume’s epistemological theory?

 

13. The following describes David Hume except:

 

14. The following describes Hume’s Impression except:

 

15. The following describes Hume’s Ideas as against impression, except

 

16. David Hume’s criterion for truth is:

 

17. Which of the following Hume’s example of complex impression.

 

18. Which of the following best describe Hume’s statements of “relations of ideas” or analytic statements?

 

19. Which of the following is an example of statements of “relations of ideas” of Hume.

 

20. The following best describe Hume’s “matters of fact” or synthetic statement except:

 

21. Which of the following is an example of statements of “matters of fact.”

 

22. “Knowledge” for Empiricists is called: “a posteriori”. “A posteriori” means:
23. The following describes the theory of “rationalism”, except:

 

24. “Knowledge” for Rationalists is called: “a priori.” Means:
25. The following describes the theory of “empiricism,” except: