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Q: Dr. Johnson advocated Idealism.
Q: Al-Ghazali advocated Occasionalism.
Q: According to Occasionalism, there is a perfect preestablished harmony between mind and body.
Q: Leibniz advocated Parallelism.
Q: According to Rorty, Descartes' view sent philosophy down "a 400 year long cul-de-sac".
Q: According to Descartes, the mind is physical substance while the brain is mental substance.
Q: Descartes believed the mind and brain were the same thing.
Q: Descartes indicated that the Cogito implied that one's body existed.
Q: Descartes argued for the theory of Mind-Body Dualism.
Q: Advocates of artificial intelligence would prefer the theory of ____. A. Functionalism B. Epiphenomenalism C. Parallelism D. Occasionalism
Q: According the Dual-Aspect theory, humans are ____. A. Physical B. Mental C. Both A and B D. None of the Above
Q: The Dual-Aspect theory was championed by ____. A. Berkeley B. Leibniz C. Descartes D. Spinoza
Q: According to the theory of ____, no distinct mind substance exists. A. Parallelism B. Idealism C. Materialism D. Occasionalism
Q: Bishop Berkeley established the theory of ____. A. Parallelism B. Idealism C. Materialism D. Occasionalism
Q: According to the theory of ____, God intervenes in order to move every thought to the body. A. Parallelism B. Idealism C. Materialism D. Occasionalism
Q: According to ____, preestablished harmony existed between the mind and body. A. Leibniz B. Descartes C. Chalmers D. Berkeley
Q: According to Descartes, the Cogito implies ____. A. The mind exists B. The body exists C. Both A and B D. None of the Above
Q: According to ___, acceptance of Mind-Body Dualism led philosophy down "a 400 year long cul-de-sac." A. Descartes B. Rorty C. Quine D. Chalmers
Q: _____argued for Mind-Body Dualism. A. Aristotle B. Berkeley C. Descartes D. Hume
Q: Sellars follows in Peirce's tradition of Pragmatism.
Q: According to Peirce, there is no possibility of an absolute reality.
Q: James argued that we live in a block universe.
Q: Dewey defined truth as "warranted assertability."
Q: Peirce and James differed slightly with regard to their respective views of Pragmatism.
Q: Pragmatism has been universally accepted.
Q: Pragmatists believed that knowledge must rest on a foundation.
Q: Correspondence theories hold the view that knowledge claims occur as part of a larger system.
Q: According to Popper, falsification rather than verification leads to knowledge.
Q: The Pragmatic Movement of Inquiry has two stages: Firstness and Secondness.
Q: Pragmatists are anti-foundationalists.
Q: According to the Pragmatists, if a theory works then it is true.
Q: Evolutionary theory helped many accept the notion of change as positive.
Q: Darwin was the first person to speak of evolution.
Q: The Ancient Greeks believed change was superior to permanence.
Q: According to ____, truth is merely "warranted assertability". A. Dewey B. James C. Peirce D. Sellars
Q: William James argued for a ____ universe. A. Expanding B. Pluralistic C. Block D. Coherent
Q: ____, like Descartes, believe knowledge must be grounded on an "indubitable axiom". A. Pragmatists B. Empiricists C. Foundationalists D. Anti-foundationalists
Q: _____theorists hold the view that knowledge claims always occur as part of a larger system. A. Coherence B. Correspondence C. Evolution D. Pragmatic
Q: According to Popper, ____leads to knowledge. A. Verification B. Falsification C. Obligation D. Termination
Q: The Pragmatic Movement of Inquiry was created by ____. A. James B. Dewey C. Rorty D. Peirce
Q: According to ____, if a theory works, then it is true. A. Epistemology B. Pragmatism C. Philosophy D. The Vienna Circle
Q: The founder of Pragmatism was_____. A. Darwin B. Dewey C. Peirce D. Russell
Q: The earliest scientific theory of evolution was proposed by _____. A. Newton B. Mendel C. Darwin D. Lamarck
Q: Ancient Greek thinkers sought ____. A. Permanence B. Change C. Coherence D. Togas
Q: According to Kant, some truth about the world can be known by reason alone.
Q: "All bachelors are unhappy" is an example of a synthetic statement.
Q: In a synthetic statement, the predicate is contained in the subject.
Q: In an analytic statement, the predicate is not contained in the subject.
Q: Hume maintained there was good reason to remain skeptical about knowledge.
Q: Chomsky and Skinner carried the Rationalist/ Empiricist debate into the 20th century.
Q: According to Hume, the mind begins with innate ideas implanted by God.
Q: According to Lock, the mind begins as a tabula rasa.
Q: Locke, Hume, and Kant were all Empiricists.
Q: Empiricists base all knowledge on reason.
Q: Empiricists generally accept that reason yields truth in mathematics.
Q: Newton recognized the need for both reason and observation.
Q: Spinoza was an Empiricist.
Q: Rationalists base all knowledge upon experience.
Q: Rationalists seek certainty.
Q: Edmund Burke developed a conservative view of government.
Q: According to ____, there are synthetic a priori truths. A. Spinoza B. Kant C. Hume D. Newton
Q: The negative liberty perspective sees the role of government as protection against interference in individual liberty.
Q: "All bachelors are unmarried" is an example of a ____ statement. A. Analytic B. Synthetic C. A priori D. A posteriori
Q: The classical conservative model of government established basic values such as freedom of speech and religion.
Q: Both Hume and Goodman recognized the Problem of ____. A. Rationalism B. Empiricism C. Deduction D. Induction
Q: According to Rousseau, the main reason for entering the social contract is to protect property rights.
Q: Hume states that "our causal conclusions are based on ____, rather than on deep rational insight." A. Custom B. Habit C. Both A and B D. None of the Above
Q: Jefferson based the Declaration of Independence on Locke's social contract theory.
Q: The Rationalist/Empiricist debate, at least with regard to language, carries on into the 20th century due to the works of ___. A. Chomsky and Skinner B. Chomsky and Sellars C. Skinner and Crabbapple D. Sears and Roebuck
Q: Under Hobbes' version of social contract, man only hands over the right of defense and the right of punishment to the sovereign.
Q: According to ____, humans have innate ideas inscribed in us by God. A. Hume B. Descartes C. Locke D. Newton
Q: According to Locke, if a sovereign fails to do its duty, the people will have the right to overthrown the sovereign.
Q: According to ___, the human mind begins as a tabula rasa. A. Hume B. Descartes C. Locke D. Newton
Q: Under Locke's version of the social contract, man gives over all independent power to the monarch.
Q: According to the ___, truth requires observation, experience, and experimentation. A. Rationalists B. Empiricists C. Pragmatists D. Existentialists
Q: Rousseau described life in the state of nature as "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
Q: ____credited his predecessors with the acknowledgement that he stood "on the shoulders of Giants". A. Leibniz B. Galileo C. Copernicus D. Newton
Q: Hobbes and Locke are social contract theorists.
Q: _____maintain that we can know essential truths through the power of pure reason. A. Rationalists B. Empiricists C. Structuralists D. Existentialists
Q: Divine Right theory is still the most popular form of justification.
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