phil week 10

Which of the following may be said about things that we think, according to David Hume? Question 20 options:If anything was demonstratively false, it could never be distinctly conceived by the mind.If something we think is not demonstratively true, then it is a 'matter of fact'.If something we think is demonstratively true, then it is a 'relation of ideas'.All of the above.

If anything was demonstratively false, it could never be distinctly conceived by the mind. wrong try all

According to David Hume, 'All the objects of human reason or enquiry may naturally be divided into two kinds.' What are these two kinds of human reason or enquiry? Question 15 options:Pre-Socratic (or 'Monistic') Concerns and Socratic (or 'Dialogic') Concerns.Humean and unreasonable.Relations of Ideas and Matters of Fact.None of the above.

Relations of Ideas and Matters of Fact

Which of the following is true about human understanding, as it is portrayed by John Locke? Question 6 options:The understanding makes us see and perceive all other things.The understanding takes no notice of itself.It takes 'art and pains' to set the understanding at a distance in order to understand it.All of the above.

all

According to Simmons, Descartes wanted to argue that there are some important metaphysical things that can be known by the intellect without help from the senses. Which of the following is an example of such "innate ideas"? Question 2 options: Our idea of color. Our idea of cheesecake. Our idea of God. All of the above.

color wrong try god

What does Locke mean when he uses the term 'contemplation'? Question 6 options:It is one of two ways the mind uses to retain the ideas that it has received from sensation or reflection.It is a third way, different from and unrelated to both sensation and reflection, by which the mind can gain knowledge.It is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which, after imprinting, have since disappeared.All of the above.

it is one of two ways

How does Alison Simmons describe Descartes' profession "before he was a philosopher"?

physicist

Which of the following captures part of what Simmons says about the way Descartes chose to write his Meditations? Question 2 options: The style of exposition chosen by Descartes was typical of literature designed to induce a religious conversion. The mode of exposition chosen by Descartes for this book is typical for the presentation of philosophy. Descartes was hoping to induce a religious conversion among his readers. Descartes wrote the first version of the Meditations in pig-Latin, to fool the authorities in the Catholic Church.

Descartes was hoping to induce a religious conversion among his readers. wrong try A

Which of the following may be said about Matters of Fact, according to Hume? Question 15 options:Every matter of fact is either intuitively or demonstratively certain.They just aren't like they used to be back when Hume was a boy.The contrary of every matter of fact is still possible.Matters of Fact are known innately. Previous PageNext Page

Every matter of fact is either intuitively or demonstratively certain. wrong try matters of fact are known innately

Which of the following may be said about Matters of Fact, according to Hume? Question 20 options:Every matter of fact is either intuitively or demonstratively certain.They just aren't like they used to be back when Hume was a boy.The contrary of every matter of fact is still possible.Matters of Fact are known innately.

Every matter of fact is either intuitively or demonstratively certain. wrong try matters of fact are known inately

What does Hume say about the idea that the reasoning process we use -- in order to draw conclusions about how things will behave in the future, based on information we have obtained through experience -- is a very difficult reasoning process? Question 19 options:He argues that the reasoning process we use for this purpose is actually a very simple one.Since his whole income as a philosophical consultant was based on making this process seem difficult (Hume made a very lucrative living in offering advice to people about how things would behave in the future), this idea is the centerpiece of his whole philosophical approach.He argued that this can't be right, since even small children and brute beasts do it.All of the above.

He argued that this can't be right, since even small children and brute beasts do it.

What does John Locke hope to accomplish, in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding? Question 7 options:He hopes to establish, once and for all, whether there exists a being, than which none greater is possible.He hopes to give an account of how the understanding gains its notions of things, and of how certain our knowledge might be.He hopes to establish, once and for all, whether Rene Descartes actually exists, or whether he is a brain-in-a-vat after all.He hopes to establish, by the most plausible arguments, whether humans actually have any right at all to private property.

He hopes to give an account of how the understanding gains its notions of things, and of how certain our knowledge might be.

John Locke presumes, at the very beginning of his discussion of the human understanding, that everyone will agree with at least a few basic claims about ideas, as he understands them. Which of the following is among the presumptions he makes? Question options:He presumes that everyone will agree that the only possible source for any of these ideas is experience.He presumes that everyone will agree that the words and actions of others suggest that those others have ideas in their own minds.He presumes that anyone dumb enough to buy his book will swallow this stuff about ideas.None of the above.

He presumes that everyone will agree that the only possible source for any of these ideas is experience. wrong try He presumes that everyone will agree that the words and actions of others suggest that those others have ideas in their own minds.

John Locke presumes, at the very beginning of his discussion of the human understanding, that everyone will agree with at least a few basic claims about ideas, as he understands them. Which of the following is among the presumptions he makes? Question 7 options:He presumes that everyone will agree that the only possible source for any of these ideas is experience.He presumes that everyone will agree that the words and actions of others suggest that those others have ideas in their own minds.He presumes that anyone dumb enough to buy his book will swallow this stuff about ideas.None of the above.

He presumes that everyone will agree that the words and actions of others suggest that those others have ideas in their own minds.

john Locke presumes, at the very beginning of his discussion of the human understanding, that everyone will agree with at least a few basic claims about ideas, as he understands them. Which of the following is among the presumptions he makes? Question 9 options:He presumes that everyone will agree that they themselves are conscious of having such ideas of their own.He presumes that everyone will agree that some of these ideas come from experience, while others are inborn in us (or 'innate').He presumes that everyone will agree that the only possible source for any of these ideas is experience.All of the above.

He presumes that everyone will agree that they themselves are conscious of having such ideas of their own.

In his attempt to determine how much we can actually know, John Locke adopts a method of inquiry that has three parts. Which of the following is one of those parts of his method? Question 13 options:He resolves to try to figure out the nature and grounds of opinion.He resolves to doubt anything about which he could even possibly be mistaken.He resolves to take no notice of anything that might be mere opinion.He resolves to quite drinking, smoking, and singing off-key.

He resolves to doubt anything about which he could even possibly be mistaken. wrong try he resolves to try and figure out the nature and grounds of opinion wrong try none

Hume observes that one might think that it is by way of some chain of reasoning -- some kind of rational process -- that we draw conclusions about how things will behave in the future based on our experience. What does he say about this? Question 15 options:He says that this is correct. He insists, however, that the reasoning that is involved is inductive reasoning, rather than deductive reasoning.He says that anyone who thinks this is obliged to explain exactly what this chain of reasoning is.He says that it is wrong to think that things should behave in some special way based on our experience. They should go out and have their own experiences and then base their behavior on them. Things should get a life!He says that this is true of human beings, but that other creatures are more like what we in the modern era would think of as robots. The behavior of non-human creatures is automatic, since such creatures do not have the ability to reason. Previous PageNext Page

He says that this is correct. He insists, however, that the reasoning that is involved is inductive reasoning, rather than deductive reasoning. wrong try He says that this is true of human beings, but that other creatures are more like what we in the modern era would think of as robots. The behavior of non-human creatures is automatic, since such creatures do not have the ability to reason. wrong try he says that anyone who thinks this is obliged to explain exactly

Which of the following is an example of going beyond the evidence of the senses and memory by means of the relation of cause and effect, according to Hume? Question 18 options:You tell me that 1) all A is B and 2) all B is C, and I conclude that 3) all A is C.You put some kind of pill in my coffee, and this causes me to go way beyond the evidence of my senses and memory.I get a postcard from you that is postmarked 'New York City', and conclude that you must recently have been in New York City.All of the above.

I get a postcard from you that is postmarked 'New York City', and conclude that you must recently have been in New York City.

How does Locke define 'memory'? Question 11 options:It is the only one of our mental faculties that allows us to retain the ideas that we have received from sensation or reflection.It is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which, after imprinting, have since disappeared.It is the power to get the right answers on tests.None of the above.

It is the only one of our mental faculties that allows us to retain the ideas that we have received from sensation or reflection. wrong try it is the power to revive

While Hume concedes that 'a man is guilty of unpardonable arrogance who concludes, because an argument has escaped his own investigation, that therefore it does not really exist,' he nevertheless thinks that there are considerations which seem to remove all suspicion of mistake from his conclusion that our expectation that the sun will rise tomorrow can not possibly be based on any process of argument or reason. Which of the following is included among the reasons he gives for drawing this conclusion? Question 14 options:Even 'brute beasts' improve by experience and learn the qualities of natural objects by observing the effects which result from them.If anyone claims that small children are led to an understanding that they shouldn't put their hands near flaming candles by any process of argument or reasoning, then such a person is obliged to produce that argument.It is unreasonable to say that the reasoning process that leads us to draw conclusions about the future based on our past experience is a very complicated and difficult one, since even small children plainly form their expectations of the future in the same basic way adults do.All of the above.

It is unreasonable to say that the reasoning process that leads us to draw conclusions about the future based on our past experience is a very complicated and difficult one, since even small children plainly form their expectations of the future in the same basic way adults do. wrong try all

Which of the following is among John Locke's reasons for thinking that it is unreasonable to believe that there are any 'innate principles'? Question 6 options:Just as there is no need to suppose that the ideas of colors are innate since we have eyes to see them, there is no need to suppose that any ideas are innate since we have the natural means to acquire any ideas that we ever do acquire.There can be no innate principles above and beyond the simple inborn knowledge of the rules of logic, since only these rules go beyond what experience can teach us.The knowledge of principles can not possibly be innate, since such knowledge requires a kind of judgment that goes beyond the simple ideas that are innate.None of the above.

Just as there is no need to suppose that the ideas of colors are innate since we have eyes to see them, there is no need to suppose that any ideas are innate since we have the natural means to acquire any ideas that we ever do acquire.

Some people argue that there must be some innate principles to account for the fact that all mankind agrees that these principles are true. What does Locke say about this line of reasoning? Question 13 options:Locke agrees with the basic line of reasoning, but thinks that it isn't precisely correct unless one substitutes the word 'ideas' for 'principles'. With this revision, Locke agrees with the argument.Locke says a number of ugly things about people who argue this way, then challenges them to a mud-wrestling match to settle things.Locke says that even if it were true that there were some truths that everyone agreed with, that wouldn't necessarily mean that they were innate.All of the above.

Locke says that even if it were true that there were some truths that everyone agreed with, that wouldn't necessarily mean that they were innate.

Which of the following reflects Locke's views concerning memory? Question 11 options:To say that ideas are stored in our memories is not really correct. When we are not currently perceiving our ideas, they are nowhere.Memory is the power to revive perceptions we have once had with this additional perception annexed to them: that we have had them before.Memory is one of two ways the mind uses to retain the ideas that it has received from sensation or reflection.All of the above.

Memory is the power to revive perceptions we have once had with this additional perception annexed to them: that we have had them before. wrong try all

According to Simmons, the style in which Descartes wrote the Meditations was much more typical of literature designed to induce a religious conversion experience than of philosophical exposition. What is the characteristic mood of the style chosen by Descartes? Question 3 options: One acknowledges the arguments of those one disagrees with, then carefully offers objection or counter-evidence to each point in these arguments. One withdraws from the world, has a conversion experience, and then prepares to go back into the world. One enters the world, has a big party, and then spends the next few days recovering. All of the above.

One withdraws from the world, has a conversion experience, and then prepares to go back into the world.

Which of the following is among the lines of reasoning that John Locke attributes to those who think that there are innate principles? Question 8 options:People who believe this commonly say that there must be some principles that are innate, since all ideas come to us through experience.People who believe this commonly say that there must be some innate principles to account for the fact that all mankind agrees that these principles are true.People who believe this also believe that if you put your underwear on backwards each day you will be successful in love.People who believe this commonly say that the fact that there is nothing that everyone agrees to shows that some principles, anyway, must be innate.

People who believe this commonly say that there must be some innate principles to account for the fact that all mankind agrees that these principles are true.

What is likely to happen, according to Hume, if a child touches the flame of a candle just once? Question 17 options:The child will be careful not to put his hand near any other candle, because it will expect a similar effect from a cause which is similar in its sensible qualities and appearance.The child's behavior will not change appreciably, since the power of 'inductive' reasoning required in order to draw adequate generalizations from experience has not yet developed in the child.The child's behavior will not change appreciably after just one occurrence of this kind, since the power of 'inductive' reasoning (which even the child possesses) requires many more trials than one if it is to yield adequate generalizations from experience.None of the above.

The child will be careful not to put his hand near any other candle, because it will expect a similar effect from a cause which is similar in its sensible qualities and appearance.

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 2 options: All life sciences are understood to involve the soul. There should be some kind of team sport involving a bat, a ball, and several bases (Descartes proposed 17 bases). The function of the soul is reduced to mind. None of the above.

The function of the soul is reduced to mind.

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 5 options: God is understood to be omnipotent. Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame-seed bun. Mind is understood to be especially related to consciousness. The soul is understood to be the principle of life. Previous PageNext Page

The soul is understood to be the principle of life. wrong try Mind is understood to be especially related to consciousness.

What is one of the key signs of an area of inquiry that is included among what David Hume calls 'relations of ideas'? Question 14 options:The statements within the area are either intuitively or demonstratively certain.The contrary of every statement within the area is still possible.The statements within the area reflect the scientific state of the art at any given moment in time.All of the above.

The statements within the area are either intuitively or demonstratively certain.

Which of the following is among John Locke's reasons for thinking that it is unreasonable to believe that there are any 'innate principles'? Question 11 options:Just as there is no need to suppose that the ideas of colors are innate since we have eyes to see them, there is no need to suppose that any ideas are innate since we have the natural means to acquire any ideas that we ever do acquire.There can be no innate principles above and beyond the simple inborn knowledge of the rules of logic, since only these rules go beyond what experience can teach us.The knowledge of principles can not possibly be innate, since such knowledge requires a kind of judgment that goes beyond the simple ideas that are innate.None of the above.

There can be no innate principles above and beyond the simple inborn knowledge of the rules of logic, since only these rules go beyond what experience can teach us.

Hume claims that we are 'ignorant' of the 'natural powers and principles' in things that account for how they behave. He says, for example, that we cannot form even the most distant conception of the force or power that accounts for the inertia of moving objects. How does this ignorance relate to the way we typically view the world, according to Hume? Question 18 options:This ignorance of natural powers and principles typically leads us to doubt the existence of 'secret powers' in things that account for the effects we experience.Despite this ignorance of the natural powers and principles, we always presume when we see similar sensible qualities that they have similar secret powers, and we expect therefore similar effects.Our ignorance of natural powers and principles gives us an almost ironclad argument in favor of unnatural powers and principles.All of the above.

This ignorance of natural powers and principles typically leads us to doubt the existence of 'secret powers' in things that account for the effects we experience. wrong try all wrong try despite this ignorance of the natural powers

Hume refers to inertia as 'that wonderful force or power which would carry on a moving body forever in a continued change of place and which bodies never lose but by communicating it to others.' What is Hume's view concerning the conception that we can have of this force? Question 16 options:We cannot form even the most distant conception of this force.We get our conception of this force from the senses of sight and feeling.We get our conception of this force from reason.We get our conception of this force from afternoon network television programming. Previous PageNext Page

We cannot form even the most distant conception of this force.

Which of the following reflects John Locke's own view of the idea that 'there are in the understanding certain innate principles'? Question 6 options:He believes that this idea is mistaken.He believes that this idea is not needed in order to explain how people get whatever knowledge they may have.He believes that it should be enough, in order to show that this idea is false, how people can get whatever knowledge they have just using their natural facilities.All of the above.

all

I hear a voice in the dark and conclude that a person must be there somewhere. What accounts for this inference of mine, according to David Hume? Question 19 options:An innate knowledge of modern nuclear physics.An innate knowledge of the principle of the general uniformity of nature.A certain peculiar 'limitation' in my imagination, which I share with most of my fellow humans.None of the above.

an innate knoweldge of the principle of the general wrong try none

What does John Locke mean by the term 'idea'? Question 9 options:Something inborn and invariably correct.Something that is almost always accompanied by a little light bulb in cartoons.Any object of the understanding.None of the above.

any object of the understanding

Some people argue that there must be some innate principles to account for the fact that all mankind agrees that these principles are true. John Locke, on the other hand, thinks that this argument would tend to show that there are no innate principles. Why? Question 12 options:Because the assumption that there are some principles that all mankind agrees to is false.Because the things that all mankind agree to are not principles, properly speaking, but are ideas.Because the only things innately known are the general rules of mathematics and logic, and these are not what most people mean by 'innate principles'.Because if all mankind really did agree to anything, that would be a good sign that it is just wrong.

because the assumption that there are some principles that all mankind agrees to is false

Locke discusses the following question, originally posed by William Molineux: Imagine that someone who is born blind, and whose ability to distinguish between cubes and spheres has been based on touch alone, suddenly somehow regains his vision. Would he now be able to distinguish between cubes and spheres by sight? What is Locke's (and Molineux's) answer to this question? Question 8 options:No he would not, since cubes looked and felt exactly like spheres in Locke's day.Yes he would, since he has learned the difference between them based on how they feel.Yes he would, since touch and sight are merely two avenues for data to reach the intellect, and judgments about similarity and difference are made by the intellect, not by the senses themselves.No he would not, since he has not yet learned how to connect visual images to the things he has learned on the basis of touch.

both yes is wrong try no he would not since he has not yet learned how to connect visual

Alison Simmons mentions that in 1629, ten years before writing the Meditations, Descartes started writing a very different book. Which of the following correctly characterizes this earlier work, according to Simmons? Question 5 options: Descartes claimed of this book that it explained all the phenomena of nature. This book was a "mechanistic" description of the world. This book described all natural phenomena in terms of bits of matter impacting one another. All of the above.

descartes claimed of this book that it explained all the phenomena of nature wrong try all

Which of the following is included among the examples listed by David Hume of the mode of inquiry that he labels 'relations of ideas'?

geometry

What does John Locke hope to accomplish, in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding? Question 10 options:He hopes to establish, once and for all, whether there exists a being, than which none greater is possible.He hopes to give an account of how the understanding gains its notions of things, and of how certain our knowledge might be.He hopes to establish, once and for all, whether Rene Descartes actually exists, or whether he is a brain-in-a-vat after all.He hopes to establish, by the most plausible arguments, whether humans actually have any right at all to private property.

he hopes to give an account of how the understanding gains its notions of things

John Locke presumes, at the very beginning of his discussion of the human understanding, that everyone will agree with at least a few basic claims about ideas, as he understands them. Which of the following is among the presumptions he makes? Question 10 options:He presumes that everyone will agree to send him lots of money each Christmas, since he is so very very clever.He presumes that everyone will agree that the only possible source for any of these ideas is experience.He presumes that everyone will agree that some of these ideas come from experience, while others are inborn in us (or 'innate').He presumes that everyone will agree that there are such ideas in people's minds. Previous PageNext Page

he presumes that everyone will agree that there are such ideas in peoples minds

In his attempt to determine how much we can actually know, John Locke adopts a method of inquiry that has three parts. Which of the following is one of those parts of his method? Question 10 options:He resolves only to think of blue things from now on.He resolves only to accept things that can be deductively proven.He resolves to doubt anything about which he could even possibly be mistaken.None of the above.

he resolves to doubt anything about which he could even possibly be mistaken wrong try he resolves only to accept things that can be deductively proven

In his attempt to determine how much we can actually know, John Locke adopts a method of inquiry that has three parts. Which of the following is one of those parts of his method? Question 7 options:He resolves to doubt anything about which he could even possibly be mistaken.He resolves to check everything out in the Encyclopedia Britannica.He resolves to try to figure out the origin of all of our ideas.All of the above.

he resolves to try to figure out the origin

Hume points out that just because we've received nourishment in the past from a piece of bread that looked and felt just like what we have on our plate now, we fully expect that this one too will provide similar nourishment. So what? Question 17 options:Hume argues that this is often not the case.Hume contends that bread is not healthy for us. We should eat cake, instead. Marie-Antoinette, the queen consort of King Louis XVI of France, later got into a lot of trouble for subscribing to this same philosophical view about bread.Hume does not see what makes this process of reasoning legitimate.None of the above. Previous PageNext Page

hume does not see what makes this process of reasoning legitimate

How does Locke define 'memory'? Question 9 options:It is the only one of our mental faculties that allows us to retain the ideas that we have received from sensation or reflection.It is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which, after imprinting, have since disappeared.It is the power to get the right answers on tests.None of the above.

it is the only one of our mental faculties wrong try it is the power to revive again

According to Alison Simmons, ten years before writing the Meditations, Descartes had written a different book, which he believed explained "all the phenomena of nature". What was the title of this earlier book? Question 3 options: This earlier book was entitled Le Monde ("The World"). This earlier book was entitled Kritik der reinen Vernunft ("Critique of Pure Reason"). This earlier book was entitled Les Mots ("The Words"). None of the above.

le monde

Which of the following best reflects Locke's view concerning memory? Question 12 options:Memories are ideas that we have that are not currently perceived, but are stored somewhere.Elephants never forget.Memory is the power to revive perceptions we have once had with this additional perception annexed to them: that we have had them before.Memory is the only mental faculty that allows us to retain the ideas that we have received from sensation or reflection.

memory si the only mental wrong try Memory is the power to revive perceptions we have once had with this additional perception annexed to them: that we have had them before.

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 4 options: We should wear our socks on the inside of our shoes. The soul is understood to be the principle of life. The mind is understood as only a part of the soul. Mind is understood as an immaterial faculty distinct from other aspects of the traditional soul.

mind is understood as an immaterial faculty

Alison Simmons describes Descartes as having been a physicist before he became a philosopher. What's another way of describing physics that has the same general meaning for the era when Descartes was active? Question 5 options: Physics was often called "moral philosophy". Physics was often called "non-bs philosophy". Physics was often called "natural philosophy". Physics was often called "logical philosophy". Previous PageNext Page

natural philosophy

What do we know, according to Hume, about the connection between the color, weight, and consistency of bread, on the one hand, and the powers that make bread nutritious, on the other? Question 18 options:He says that, for one thing, the power of Wonder Bread to build strong bodies 12 ways is closely tied to the fact that you can squeeze and pinch a piece of it into a tiny little pasty ball that will hold its shape pretty well even if you set it on a shelf for a week.He says that our senses give us our knowledge of this connection.He says that reason gives us our knowledge of this connection.He says that there is no known connection between these two things.

no connection

Which of the following captures part of what Simmons says about the way Descartes chose to write his Meditations? Question 1 options: For some reason Descartes chose to write the Meditations with his left hand, which made it much harder to read. Descartes was hoping to induce a religious conversion among his readers. The mode of exposition chosen by Descartes for this book is typical for the presentation of philosophy. None of the above. Previous PageNext Page

none

Which of the following represents a principle that is known innately, according to John Locke? Question 8 options:'A penny saved is a penny earned'.'It is impossible for the same thing to be and not to be'.'Whatsoever is, is'.None of the above.

none

Which of the following reveals, according to Hume, the true reasoning process used by infants and adults alike as they use their past experiences to draw conclusions about the future? Question 17 options:We are given the answers by very tiny flying creatures which are almost wholly invisible but look very much like penguins under an electron microscope and which embed the necessary information into our brains through small holes drilled in our heads with their beaks.We use a fundamentally 'inductive' reasoning process, which allows us validly to draw universal conclusions from finite collections of data.We use 'conditional proof' and 'indirect proof' techniques to establish deductively valid conclusions in a roundabout way.None of the above.

none

What does David Hume say in comparing Relations of Ideas with Matters of Fact? Question 19 options:Our evidence of the truth of Matters of Fact is precisely the same as our evidence of the truth of Relations of Ideas.Our evidence of the truth of Matters of Fact is not the same as our evidence of the truth of Relations of Ideas.Matters of fact are usually lots cuter than Relations of Ideas. The latter are pretty stuffy, for the most part.None of the above.

our evidence is not the same

According to Simmons, Descartes wanted to argue that there are some important metaphysical things that can be known by the intellect without help from the senses. Which of the following is an example of such "innate ideas"? Question 3 options: Our idea of matter. Our idea of the mind. Our idea of peanut butter. Our idea of color.

our idea of the mind

John Locke says that it is an 'established opinion amongst some men that there are in the understanding certain innate principles.' What are these things supposed to be, according to the people Locke is talking about? Question 12 options:Principles that are produced in the mind by experience.Stuff like 'don't ever lick the mailbox when the temperature goes below freezing.'Primary notions that are not produced by experience, but are instead inborn.Whatever it is which the mind can be employed about in thinking. Previous PageNext Page

primary notions

Which of the following informs us, according to Hume, of the qualities of bread (for example) that 'fit it for the nourishment and support of a human body'? Question 20 options:The Reporter.The senses.Reason.None of the above.

reason wrong try senses

Alison Simmons describes Descartes as having been a physicist before he became a philosopher. What does "physics" designate, in this context? Question 4 options: "Physics" means roughly the study of medicine. "Physics" means roughly the study of the natural world. "Physics" means roughly the study of impossibly difficult stuff. None of the above.

study of natural world

Which of the following is among the things used by John Locke as examples of the 'innate principles' that other people believe in and argue for? Question 11 options:The principle of sufficient reason.'It is impossible for the same thing to be and not to be.''Never tickle a sleeping water buffalo.'All of the above.

sufficient reason wrong try 'It is impossible for the same thing to be and not to be.'

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 4 options: All life sciences are understood to involve the soul. There should be some kind of team sport involving a bat, a ball, and several bases (Descartes proposed 17 bases). The function of the soul is reduced to mind. None of the above.

the function of the soul is reduced to the mind

What is it, according to David Hume, that provides the foundation for all reasoning concerning matters of fact? Question 14 options:The relation of cause and effect.Inborn principles or notions.The laws of pure logic.None of the above.

the laws of pure logic wrong try the relation of cause and effect

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 1 options: We should wear our socks on the inside of our shoes. The soul is understood to be the principle of life. The mind is understood as only a part of the soul. Mind is understood as an immaterial faculty distinct from other aspects of the traditional soul.

the mind is understood as only a part of the soul wrong try mind is understood as an immaterial

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 5 options: Life is understood to be purely a bodily phenomenon. The mind is understood as only a part of the soul. The soul is understood to be the principle of life. All of the above.

the mind is understood as only a part of the soul wrong try all

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 4 options: Life is understood to be purely a bodily phenomenon. The mind is understood as only a part of the soul. The soul is understood to be the principle of life. All of the above.

the mind is understood as only part of the soul wrong try all

Which of the following is among the "new" ideas introduced by Descartes' Meditations, according to Simmons? Question 1 options: The soul is understood to be the principle of life. The body is understood as a machine. People should only have to work for 45 minutes a week. None of the above.

the soul is understood wrong try the body is a machine

What is it, according to John Locke, that sets man above the rest of sensible beings? Question 10 options:The emotions.Cool haircuts.The understanding.The appetites.

the understanding

How is it that human reasoning goes beyond the evidence of present sensation and memory, according to Hume? Question 16 options:Through an innate knowledge of the 'principle of the uniformity of nature'.By making inferences about cause and effect.By subscribing to the National Enquirer.Through use of pure mathematics and logic.

through an innate knowledge wrong try by making inferences about cause and effect

What is John Locke's announced purpose in writing his Essay Concerning Human Understanding? Question 13 options:To inquire into the origin and extent of human knowledge.To establish whether God really exists.To determine whether mental and material substance are really different, or whether they may be considered the same ultimate thing.None of the above.

to inquire into the origin and extent

What does John Locke mean by the term 'idea'? Question 11 options:Any novel inspiration that has never been had by anyone else before.Whatever it is that the mind can be employed about when a person thinks.He means what most other people mean when they say 'leopard-skin sneakers'. Locke was trying to offer a radical reform of the English language.All of the above.

whatever it is that the mind can be employed about when a person thinks

What does John Locke mean by the term 'idea'? Question 9 options:Any novel inspiration that has never been had by anyone else before.Whatever it is that the mind can be employed about when a person thinks.He means what most other people mean when they say 'leopard-skin sneakers'. Locke was trying to offer a radical reform of the English language.All of the above.

whatever it is that the mind can be employed about when a person thinks