PHI final
True or False? Aquinas accepts the notion of an infinite series of causes.
False
True or False? Descartes concludes that he is a thing that breathes.
False
True or False? Descartes says there are very few ways that we can tell whether we are dreaming.
False
True or False? Empirical evidence can show that the principle of induction is true.
False
True or False? Hume thinks that causes and effects are discoverable by reason.
False
True or False? Hume's argument shows that science should stop relying on the principle of induction.
False
True or False? Locke accepts the view that we have innate ideas about metaphysical truths.
False
True or False? According to Descartes, only beliefs that are certain can count as knowledge.
True
True or False? According to a 2014 survey, 63 percent of Americans believe in God with absolute certainty.
True
True or False? Berkeley does not believe in material substance.
True
True or False? Hume divides the content of the mind into ideas and impressions.
True
True or False? Rowe asserts that it is reasonable to believe that God does not exist.
True
True or False? The key to identifying an argument in context is to first identify the conclusion then look for the premises.
True
According to Rowe, Anselm believes that existence in reality is
a great-making quality.
Philosophers provide reasons for thinking their ideas are plausible—that is, they give us _____.
arguments
The fallacy of _____ is arguing erroneously that a particular action should not be taken because it will lead inevitably to other actions resulting in some dire outcome.
b. slippery slope
When we arrive at a generalization about an entire group of things after observing just some members of the group, we are making a(n) _____.
d. enumerative induction
True or False? A good deductive argument is said to be cogent.
false
True or False? A statement can be valid or invalid.
false
True or False? According to Rowe, if we grant to Anselm the premise that God is a possible being, the argument is sound.
false
True or False? Descartes concludes that he is a thing that breathes.
false
True or False? Descartes says there are very few ways that we can tell whether we are dreaming.
false
True or False? Empirical evidence can show that the principle of induction is true.
false
True or False? Hume thinks that causes and effects are discoverable by reason.
false
True or False? Hume's argument shows that science should stop relying on the principle of induction.
false
True or False? Locke accepts the view that we have innate ideas about metaphysical truths.
false
True or False? Scientists and philosophers have no explanation for the existence of the universe.
false
True or False? Socrates thought that the primary occupation of a good citizen should be the pursuit of wealth and prestige.
false
According to Hick, the divine purpose could not be forwarded in a world that was designed as a
hedonistic paradise.
According to Aquinas, an infinite regress of causes is
impossible
Rowe's story of the dying fawn in the forest is meant to show that
premise 1 of his argument is true.
Locke's purpose is to inquire into
the origin and extent of human knowledge.
Locke's purpose is to inquire into
the origin and extent of human knowledge. Question
True or False? According to Descartes, only beliefs that are certain can count as knowledge.
true
True or False? Berkeley does not believe in material substance.
true
True or False? Hume divides the content of the mind into ideas and impressions.
true
A good argument must have (1) solid logic and (2) _____.
true premises
According to Craig, the kalam cosmological argument establishes that the
universe has a cause
