Epistemology Unit Test

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This philosopher coined the idea of "Tubula Rasa"

John Locke

How did he view knowledge acquired through the senses?

Sense is subject to change and doubt

A Posteriori is a Latin term which translates in English to

"From After"

A Priori is a Latin term which translate in English to

"From Before"

The English translation for this term is

Blank State

This philosopher was Plato's student, but disagreed with some of his ideas

Aristotle

An example of a a foundational would be

Aristotle/Russel

________ Theory - A Statement is true if it is consistent with other things that are

Coherence

This kind of knowledge is also known as "knowledge by ability" - in other words, it is knowledge gained by seeing something demonstrated or doing it yourself

Competence knowledge

Kongfuzi was a Chinese philosopher, better known in West as:

Confuscious

_________ Theory - A Statement is true if it directly reflects reality

Correspondence

This philosopher thought up the famous line "Cogito Ergo Sum"

Descartes

How did he compare waking life to dreams?

Dreams are indistinguishable from life

These types of thinkers believe that knowledge comes from experience and senses

Empircists

The Greek word "Empeiria" means

Experience

Direct knowledge is acquired through

Experiences using our senses

T or F: He agreed with Plato in that knowledge was acquired through the senses was unreliable

False - He disagreed and believed the sense were reliable.

T or F: Kongfuzi favoured wild ideas; people believed his head was in the clouds!

False - He was known to be down to earth

Innate ideas come from the world of the

Forms

How did he believe we could best acquire true, genuine knowledge?

He favoured reason instead of sensory knowledge

The English translation for this phrase is

I think therefore I am

This philosopher said that consciousness was the key feature that made humans so special

Immanuel Kant

A similar "kind of knowledge" is called

Knowledge by acquaintance

A smiler "kind of knowledge" is called:

Knowledge by description

________ Theory - A Statement is true if it is useful people

Pragmatic

The most famous example of an anti-Foundationalist would be

Plato

This Philosopher compared people's minds to an aviary

Plato

This kind of knowledge gained by hearing about something, rather than doing it yourself

Propositional knowledge

These types of thinkers believe that knowledge comes from exercising the human ability to reason

Rationalists

The Latin word "ratio" means:

Reason/Rational

Indirect Knowledge is acquired through

Reasoning connect pieces of direct knowledge

What does the word epistemology mean?

Study of Knowledge

Kongfuzi believed wise people will never pretend to know more than they do

True

T or F: A Priori refers to knowledge that is gained before having any sensory experiences

True

T or F: He believed that whether knowledge from the senses and from reasoning were united and synthesized in our minds, bringing forth consciousness

True

T or F: This type of knowledge comes directly from our sensory experiences

True

T or F: We will fill the "Tabula Rasa" (our minds) by experiencing life with our senses

True

T or F: he doubted everything in existence

True


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