Epistemology Unit Test
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
