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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is epistemology?The theory of knowledgeThe theory of right action and the greater goodThe study of the fundamental nature of realityThe study of the meaning and nature of religion
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich belief statement represents Empiricism?Truth is discovered with the mindTruth is perceived with the sensesTruth is unknowable
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is knowledge of things as they really exist?Objective truthSubjective truth
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is knowledge based on a subject's perception or experience?Objective truthSubjective truth
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote "The Allegory of the Cave"?PlatoDescartesHumeKant
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho claimed, "I think, therefore I am"?PlatoDescartesHumeKant
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat are impressions?Sense experiences, emotionsThoughtsImagination
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDoubting whether knowledge is possible is called ...SkepticismCausalityRationalism
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that events are related so that one event causes another is called....CausalityConstant conjunctionEmpiricism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the knowledge that is built into the structure of our minds?A priori knowledgeA posteriori knowledgeImpressionsIdeas
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the knowledge we gain from experience?A priori knowledgeA posteriori knowledgeImpressionsIdeas
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the perfect world that our world is a shadow of?The world of FormsThe noumenal worldThe phenomenal world
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the world as it really is, independent of our experience?The world of FormsThe noumenal worldThe phenomenal world
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the world as we experience it?The world of FormsThe noumenal worldThe phenomenal world
- 15. Multiple ChoiceFeeling that something is true is called ...IntuitionA priori knowledgeSense experience
- 16. Multiple ChoiceFoucault says that truth exists in a circular relationship with ...PowerKnowledgeSelfAll of these
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote that all knowledge begins with experience, but it does not all come from experience?PlatoDescartesHumeKant
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is JTB short for?justified true beliefjustified trio beliefjustified triple belief
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes "tripartite definition of knowledge"?knowledge is a justified true beliefreasoning cannot be based on false premisesagents must use a reliable method of justification
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes "no false lemmas"?knowledge is a justified true beliefreasoning cannot be based on false premisesagents must use a reliable method of justification
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes "reliabilism"?knowledge is a justified true beliefreasoning cannot be based on false premisesagents must use a reliable method of justification
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes "infallibilism"?beliefs must be infallible to be knowledgereasoning cannot be based on false premisesagents must use a reliable method of justification
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes "virtue epistemology"?the agent must be a person who is skilled in finding knowledgebeliefs must be sensitive to the truth
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes "infallibilism"?beliefs must be infallible to be knowledgereasoning cannot be based on false premises
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "Empiricism"?we aquire knowledge via experiencewe are born knowing some thingswe aquire knowledge via reasoning
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "Innatism"?we aquire knowledge via experiencewe are born knowing some thingswe aquire knowledge via reasoning
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "Rationalism"?we aquire knowledge via experiencewe are born knowing some thingswe aquire knowledge via reasoning
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes: Knowing a person, or knowing attributes about them - e.g. "I know Jack".Acquaintance knowledgeAbility KnowledgePropositional Knowledge
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes: Knowing how to do something such as how to drive a carAcquaintance knowledgeAbility KnowledgePropositional Knowledge
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes: Knowing facts such as knowing that Paris is the capital of FranceAcquaintance knowledgeAbility KnowledgePropositional Knowledge
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of knowledge can easily be transferred from one person to another? (Zagzebski said this)Acquaintance knowledgeAbility KnowledgePropositional Knowledge
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWho argues that knowledge is achieved when the person is in 'cognitive contact' with realityZagzebskiKantPlato
- 33. Multiple Choice"Tripartite" means…It has three parts to itIt has two parts to itIt has four parts to it
- 34. Multiple Choice"Tripartite theory of knowledge" is made up of…Justification, Truth and Belief (JTB)Justification, Trial and Balance (JTB)Justification, Track and Bring (JTB)
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWas 'Gettier' for or against the tripartite definition of knowledge?AgainstFor
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the "Tripartite theory of knowledge"PlatoGettier
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Gettier's main argument AGAINST the "Tripartite theory of knowledge"Justification, Truth and Belief could all be achieved through luck - this does not mean it is knowledge.A person only has knowledge if it's justifiable (have good reasons), true (no such thing as false knowledge) and they believe in it
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Plato's main argument FOR the "Tripartite theory of knowledge"Justification, Truth and Belief could all be achieved through luck - this does not mean it is knowledge.A person only has knowledge if it's justifiable (have good reasons), true (no such thing as false knowledge) and they believe in it
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote about "No False Lemmas"?PlatoGettierDescartes
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "No False Lemmas" mean?A belief is not knowledge if it is based on false premisesA belief is knowledge if it is Justified, True and Believed. (JTB)
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote about about "Infallibilism"?PlatoGettierDescartes
- 42. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "Infallibilism" mean?JTB is not sufficient for knowledge - merely believing in something doesn't make it trueA belief is knowledge if it is taken on faithA belief is knowledge if it is justified
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhich fits: If something is infallible, it cannot be wrong - not just that the individual feels certain, the proposition itself has to be certain.InfallibilismJTB (Justifies True Belief)tripartite definition of knowledge
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Gettier's examples used to argue about "no false lemmas"?Job Interview (Smith and Jones) and Brown in BarcelonaThe Allegory of the CaveThe realm of the forms
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Plato's example used to demonstrate our experience of the realm of the forms?Brown in BarcelonaThe Allegory of the CaveJob Interview (Smith and Jones)
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhat's the missing blank: ……………… is a response to Gettier's No False Lemmas argument and focuses on good justification by a reliable processReliabilismJTB (Justifies True Belief)No False Lemmas
- 47. Multiple ChoiceSenses, Sources, Memory and Inference are examples of…possible ways to determine if a belief is reliable (Reliabilism)JTB (Justifies True Belief)No False Lemmas
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThis is the main critisism of "Reliabilism"Reliability is highly subjective and therefore debatable. E.g. someone might think information on the news is a reliable source and someone else might think the news is biasOther than maths and analytic truths, there are very few substantive propositions which we can know for sure
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThis is the main critisism of "infallibilism"Reliability is highly subjective and therefore debatable. E.g. someone might think information on the news is a reliable source and someone else might think the news is biasOther than maths and analytic truths, there are very few substantive propositions which we can know for sure
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat is "virtue epistemology"?Looking at the person themselves when justifying a belief. E.g. we would give more credit to a scientist when discussing climate change over a politician.JTB is not sufficient for knowledge - merely believing in something doesn't make it true
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